System:
- Always have a plan for all face offs
Keys:
- Center always communicates plan with other players
Tactics:
- Both wings are moving forward to goal
- Center move the puck to point and sets pick
- Puck at point skate to net
Defensive Mistake:
- Kazakhstan center fails to stay with center.
Reads:
- Read who won face off and execute resposibilities
Related Videos & Teaching Points:
USA Creating Problems for Finland on Defensive Zone Face Offs
Offensive Face Off TUR GRE 2012 WC – Solak Great Job
Power Thoughts:
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by
the seeds you plant.”
-Robert Louis Stevenson
Coaching Tip:
You can’t overload your players with to many details. Break things down into easy to understand components. Limit the amount of new material you teach at any one practice.
Keith McAdams Hockey Tips 