Attacking the Seam Without Puck to Open Shooting Lanes

Principles:   Power Play

• Control Breakout, Sure Entry, Possession and Set Up
• Be a Threat to Score

Terms:

• Attack the Seams with or without puck

Teaching Points:

• Keep the Puck Moving
• Good Power Plays Keep the Players Moving
• Support Low, Middle and High
• Move Up and Down the Rink
• Move Across or Diagonal on the Rink
• Attack the Seam Without Puck
• Attack the Seams with Puck
• Open Up Shooting Lane

 

Coaching Tips: 

 Three Stages of Becoming 

A Great Coach

1. An average coach impresses players.

2. A good coach impacts players.

3. A great coach inspires players for a lifetime.

Sports Psychology Tips:  Three Types of Goals; Performance, Process and Outcome Goals

Performance goals are things you can do that you are 100% control of  such as the number of hours you will train and number of repetition in gym. Performance goals focus on success or failure at the task.

Process goals focus on mastering specific skills such as skating, puck control,  passing and shooting.  Executing process goals increase the probability of achieving your desired outcome.  Process goals break things down into manageable components or actions to improve your tactical and technical skill development.

Outcome goals such as “I want to make the national team” or “win the championship” etc. However, outcome goals are usually not under your full control. Outcome goals can be huge motivational factor or become a major source of pressure and frustration. Athletes must balance performance, process and outcome goals to reach their optimum motivational level.

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Evander Kane Offensive Rush

Tactics:  Offensive Rush; Taking the Middle Lane

• Read the Space
• Read the Stick
• Take the Middle Lane
• Gain the Middle Lane Take the Shot

Rules:

• Take the shot or make the easy pass

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Evander Kane Creating Space To Shoot

Power Thoughts:

If you look for the bad in people

expecting to find it, you surely will.

– Abraham Lincoln

Sports Psychology Tips:

Four Strategies for In-Between Time in Hockey




1. Eliminate Negative Self-Talk

When the whistle blows during a game or practice, use it as a signal to change negative thoughts into positives. Immediately use positive thoughts, affirmation. or cue words to get focused and evoke a good performance.

2. Reduce Fatigue

In-between time is the perfect time to take charge of your breathing.  You are responsible for your focus and energy; There is plenty of time in hockey to take a deep breath through your nose, hold it for 5 or 6 seconds and exhale slowly through your mouth. Proper breathing techniques will allow your to get centered and energized.

3. The Power of the Replay

Use the in-between time in the game or breaks in the practice to replay in your mind the perfect play. Use visualization to create positive neural pathways. Mental imagery in turn creates a habit, or neural pathway in the brain, programming your body’s actions in the future. Use the break in the game to reinforce good plays or correct mistakes.


4. Shake Out Any Muscle Tension

Progressive Muscle Relaxation is a strategy you can carry out in just a few seconds. Simply tighten your muscle as hard as you can and hold for at least three seconds, then release. You will feel the muscles relax immediately. This can be used any time during a break in the game or practice

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Kazakhstan v Canada 1-2-2 Forechecking System 2012

Strategy & System:  Kazakhstan 

• The 1-2-2  forechecking is a conservative system
• Kazakhstan is locking boards strong side
• It  is designed to prevent odd man rushes
• It can be used to control the boards
• It can be organized to pressure puck in center ice

“D” to “D” Pass

Teaching Points:

• All five players must be up ice and in position 1-2-2
• F1 presses puck carrier from the inside out
• F2 or F3 reading the pass and pressuring the pass receiver
• F3 locks Boards, than cut Across and Locks Middle Ice
• When any  forechecker is beat, they  turn and backcheck up middle ice

Rule:

• If you can’t get 2 men on puck; Play it safe, turn and Backcheck up middle ice

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

John Tavares Forechecking Goal Team Canada

New York Ranger Makes Bad Pinch on Forecheck

Power Thoughts:

Sports Psychology Tips:

Organize Your Own Positive Marketing Campaign




When we see thing over and over, we start to embrace it as fact. When we hear something long enough, we start to believe it.  It starts to affect the way we see things and perform on a daily basis. You need to take charge of these negative messages around you or you will start to dwelling on them.  In society today we are overwhelmed with negatives on TV, the news and by people.  Advertising company spend billion of dollars on TV commercials. You can reap the same benefits as these companies by creating your own marketing campaign. You can choose to see challenges  as blessings. You  can declare good breaks are coming your way. You can see problems as opportunities.

Imagine the commitment, energy and enthusiasm you would have in your life;  if you decided to dwell on the positives.  Start today and create your own ad campaign. Organize your pictures and thoughts in a  positive way.  When you become aware of negative images or thoughts, choose to make them a positive.  Make it a habit  to declare victory before you play the game.  


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Creating Space To Get Shot on Goal

When your watch a NHL game on television the players make taking a shot on goal  look effortlessly. Well it not effortless!  If  you watch closely you will see how the player with the puck and without the puck will fake, cut and switch lanes to create space for themselves or their team mates. The truth is players have to work hard defining their skills and moves to  create space to get a shot on goal.

We will regularly update this page, with short videos to show you how players develop these moves and create space to get shots on goal.

Reads:  

• Poke Check or Stick Checks
• Space
• Stick

Individual Tactics:  

• Keeps Puck in Shooting Position
• Moves the Puck Away From Defender

Yevgeni Bumagin 

Little Things: Evander Kane Creating Space To Shoot

NHL REGULAR SEASON STATS

74 GAMES

30  GOALS

27 ASSISTS

57 POINTS

Coaching Tips:  Admit Mistakes; Don’t Blame the Players

Turkey Control Power Play Breakout IIHF WC Group III 2012

Principles:   Power Play

• Control Breakout
• Sure Entry
• Possession
• Set Up

Terms:

Control Skate, Communication & Accelerate

Tactics:

• Control Breakout
• Fill all three lanes
• Timing

Rules:

• Move the puck to the fastest skater

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Norway Control Breakout & Rush

Coaching Tip:

Offensive Move by Sidney Crosby and Sergei Drozd

Sergei Drozd

Sidney Crosby

Part 1: Core Skills – Moves & Fakes:

1 v 1 Defensive ZoneTactics and Drills

1 v 1 Show Away 

• F1 passes puck to forward
• D Skates to middle ice
• Show the forward away to go
• Play 1 v 1 to finish

1 v 1 Pressure Up

• F1 passes puck to forward
• D pressures up
• D plays Man-You-Goal
• Play 1 v 1 to finish

1 v 1 Protect Middle

• D passes puck to forward
• D pressures up, stops and protects middle ice
• D playing Man-You-Goal
• D shows away for forward to go
• Play 1 v 1 to finish

1 v 1 Take Away Forehand – Force Puck Carrier to Backhand

• D passes puck to forward
• D pressures up, protects middle
• D playing Man-You-Goal
• D shows  forward to go to backhand
• Play 1 v 1 to Finish

1 v 1 Take Away Boards

• D passes puck to forward
• D pressures up, takes away Boards
• D forces puck carrier to middle and pressures Up
• D shows away for forward to go
• Play 1 v 1 to finish

Teaching Points:
Tactics:

Protect the Middle  

• Force your man to boards
• Force the player to backhand
• Pressure up in slot

Take Away

• Take away forehand

Show the Way

• Square your skates and protect middle

Challenge the Shooter

• Body in shooting lane
• Stick passing lanes

Always Pressure Through Middle Ice

• Band things happen when puck is in middle ice
• Pressure and take away angle to net

Individual Tactics:

1. Good Defense Starts with Proper Body Position and Stance.
-Eyes Up
-low Stance
-Knees Bent
-Skates Shoulder width apart

2. The Low Man Always Wins On Defense

3. Stick out in front of you.
-Active Smart Stick (ASS)
-Body in Shooting Lane, Stick in passing lanes

4. Split the Ice in half.
-Do not let the puck carrier to other side of ice
-Initiate Contact if your players tries to enter scoring area
-Do not let a player break you down in center ice

5. Force the Player where you want him to go.
-Force to space on ice
-Force him to his backhand

6. Play the Body. Stick and Puck in that order.

7. Checking

a. Angle Check
-Low stance always win
-Head should be lower then the players arm pit
-Two hands on stick when initiating contact
-Knees bent and explode into puck carrier

b. Straight on Check
-Force the Puck Carrier in the direction you dictate
-Low Stance
-Head under Chin (General Rule)
-Two hands on stick when initiating contact
-Knees bent and explode into puck carrier

Keys:

• Speed but in control
• Get down low, but eyes up
• Come in on angle or circular approach
• Control where the puck carrier is going
• Show him away to go
• Open door to boards or backhand

Terms:

• No free shots
• ASS: Angle, Speed, Show
• ASS: Always Stop Set up
• ASS: Active Smart Sticks

Teaching 1 v 1 Curve Skating Tactics

1 v 1 Defensive Tactic – Force Puck Carrier to Backhand

Read The Puck Carrier Is On Backhand and Pressure Up

Two Playing Rules:

1.  Pressure the puck carrier when on backhand.

2. Defensive players need to  stop in passing lanes. 

2 v 4 Offensive Rush KHL Playoffs

Tactics:

• Keep your stick out in front
• Stay between the forward and the net
• Always play tight gap on even situations
• Always pressure up when outnumbering opposition 
• Maintain good angle

Reads:

• What do the defenders see?
• Read the situation;Uneven, Even or Out Numbered Offensive Team?

Terms:

• Read, Communicate, Pressure Up & Contain

Rules:

• Always know where your man is and the puck 
• Man to man coverage after blue line (Adjust to your system)

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Turkey Stops Set Up:

Turkey’s #11 HAMARAT Galip & #10 TASDEMIR Gokturk Playing Great Defense on Penalty Killing – IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship DIV III 2012

1 v 2 Teaching Tape World University Team

Six Critical Mistakes on Defensive Rush – Japan v. Turkey 2011

Power Thoughts:

Sports Psychology Tips:

1 v 1 Angling Drills

Defensive Zone 1v 1 Attack

Instructions:

1. Place 2 cones just short of mid-court on the right side of the court.
2. Players start on the goal line , opposite the cones.
3. The player on the boards has the puck.
4. On “whistle,” both players take off at full speed.
5. Both players go around to middle ice towards goal.
6. The player with the puck becomes offense and the player without the ball becomes the defense.
7. Drill and with shot and rebound
8. Pick up puck and play, second 1 v 1.

*The advantage in this drill is to the offensive player.

Full Ice Double X 1 v 1:  Shooting Under Light Pressure

Instructions:

1. Place 2 cones on the rink, a little higher than the face off circle.
2. Place 2 cone at red line.
3. Players start on the goal line.
4. The player middle ice has the puck.
5. On “whistle,” both players take off at full speed.
6. The players with the puck and the defender cross around the cones two times.
7. Once clearing the second set of cones, the puck handler attacks the goal. The defender plays the 1 v 1. 

*Great drill for developing speed with puck and shooting under light pressure.

Double X 1 v 1:  Angling

1. Place 2 cones on the rink, a little higher than the face off circle.
2. Place 2 cone at red line.
3. Players start on the goal line.
4. The player on boards has the puck.
5. On “whistle,” both players take off at full speed.
6. The players with the puck and the defender cross around the cones two times.
7. Once clearing the second set of cones, the puck handler attacks the goal. The defender plays the 1 v 1. 

*Great drill for developing speed, angling and toughness and shooting under tight  pressure.

                                                                           Shooting Under Light Pressure           

                              Angling



Angling 1 v 1 Plus Offensive Control

                                                 Adjust the cones to, change difficulty. 
Instructions:

1. Place cones on the side rink.
2.  F1 must skate forward around the cone before cutting to middle.
3. The Defender take a good angle on the puck carrier.
4. On “whistle,” both players take off at full speed and play 1 v 1.
5. After shot or check, both players play a second 1 v 1 in offensive zone. 

These drills work on puck handling, explosiveness, decision making, defense in transition, finishing and are great conditioners. They are also high intensity and a lot of fun so players will enjoy them.

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

1 v 1 Defensive Tactic – Force Puck Carier to Backhand

Defense Pressuring Up Finishing Check and Going Up on Rush:

Power Thoughts:

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
– Jim Rohn








There is a real magic in enthusiasm.

It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
– Norman Vincent Peale

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling,
but in rising again after you fall.
– Vince Lombardi

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HSC Csíkszereda Offensive Tactics – No Space Play

Tactics:

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

DPR Korea Reading Passing Lane and Making No Space Play & Forcing Pass

Power Thoughts:

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