Coaching Tips

 Admit Mistakes; Don’t Blame the Players

Success is About Time Management

Set a Goal After a Loss

Players Need to Know You Care

Work In Groups Of Two To Develop Skills

Create Clear Vision

 

Show Up Physically and Mentally

Coaching is About Time Management

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Using the Shaft of Your Stick to Score Goals

Using the Shaft of Your Stick to Score Goals

Technique:

• Speed of stick
• Impact the ice 6-10 inches behind the puck

 

• Weight transfer allows the stick to flex and unflex 
• Using the shaft of the stick gives the speed to the shot

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Creating Space To Get Shot on Goal

 

Little Things: Evander Kane Creating Space To Shoot

 

NHL REGULAR SEASON STATS

74 GAMES

30  GOALS

27 ASSISTS

57 POINTS

Power Thoughts:

 

 

 

 

“It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer” 

 

– Larry Bird

 

“Practice makes the master.” 

― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

 

 

 

Sports Psychology Tips:

 

Self Belief and Confidence is critical to becoming a champion. Self Confidence is something that you must earn every day with your daily routines, life habits and work ethic. Self Confidence happens when you have a great plan and work it. Confidence just does not happen, you create it everyday in practice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Modelling The Performance Of Dan Girardi On Defens…

Modelling New York Ranger Dan Girardi On Defense

 

Teaching Points:

• Intelligently Finishing Hits
• Blocking Shots
• Stick in Passing Lanes
• Move the Puck

Dan Girardi Stats 2011-12 Season:

• Hits  211  8th in NHL
• Blocked Shots  185 5th in NHL

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

 

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

 

 

Slovakia Good Gap Control Leads To Quick Transitions in Neutral Ice

 

 

 

The Job of the Head Coach: 

 

You get to coach players as long as they let you. (Chuck Daly)

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.

                                                                                                                               

-Vince Lombardi

“The mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher demonstrates, the great teacher inspires.”

 -William Arthur Ward

The Art of Passing

Philosophy:

The best passing team can become the best offensive and defensive club.

• They see the ice better than other clubs
• They see players away from the puck 

Term:

• Good vision leads to good offensive and defensive decisions

Four “T’s” of Passing:

Black Sea Cup:  Erzurum Gençlikspor & Georgia 

• Technique
• Type
• Think & Execute Off Puck 
• Timing

The Four T’s of Passing are key to developing fundamental sound players. 

The best players maintain good technique at all times. Good technique must be emphasized on every pass. 

• Cup, Push, Point

The passer must choose the right type of pass. The player must choose when to use touch passes, first and second touch skating and passing. Players must choose when to make short or long pass. Players must choose when to pass to stick, space or use no space play. Players need to know when to use the boards to make a pass or clear.

Types of Passes

• Forehand
• Backhand
• 1 touch, 2 touch, 3 touch
• 1 time
• Saucer
• Snap
• Slap
• Use of boards

Each player must be “thinking off the puck” and working on being in position to receive a pass. Players need to work on things like:  Am I calling for the puck when open? Can I see the puck? Am I in the best place for a pass? How can I give my teammate an option? Can I create space for others? The best players are always thinking and executing “OFF the Puck”.

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been – Wayne Gretzky

The 4th “T” is for timing. Both the player with the puck and without the puck need to work on timing skills. Timing is everything in hockey. Arrive a little to fast, a little to slow and the play results in a turnover. The player with the puck must choose the right pace of the pass. Pass to hard it arrives to fast. Pass to slow, it behind the receiver or the puck is intercepted.

Sweeney Drill – 1 v 0

Term:

• Control Skate, Communicate & Accelerate

Coaches must work on the “Four T’s” if they want to improve their team play. When players master the three T’s, puck handling, passing, scoring and tactics will all improve.

 

Techniques:   

Receiving Passes:

• Always position yourself where you can see the puck clearly
• Call for the puck
• Your stick needs to be out in front of your body
• Your stick needs to be on the ice
• Your stick needs to form a right angle when receiving pass
• Skate to the puck, do not stop skating and reach

Flip Pass to Open Space and Soft Hands:

Dallas Stars Tic-Tac-Toe Goal 3-27-10

Ducks Stretch Man, Filling 3 Lanes and Drop Pass 2007 Playoffs

Ducks Stretch and Cross 2007 Playoffs

KHL Back Pass 2010-11

KHL 2010-11 – Back Pass, Relay Pass, 1 v 0 Possession Screen

No Space Play Center Ice World University 2011

No Space Play Breakout World University 2011

Thorton Know When To Pass Soft 2011

Related Videos & Teaching Points: 

Nine Words to Improve Your Passing Game: 

MOVE YOUR MOUTH, MOVE YOUR LEGS & MOVE THE PUCK

Sweeney Drill – 1 v 0

Sweeney Drill – 1 v 0

3 v 1 Wise Drill (Part 1)

3 v 1 Wise Drill (Part 2)

Power Thoughts:

“A winner never whines.” 

                   -Paul Brown 

Sports Psychology Tips:

The video has an inspirational message on responding to challenges by the choices that we make, including:

1. Courage

2. Belief

3. Attitude

4. Purpose

Congratulations:  
All five 15 year old player  from ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR   eligible for Turkish National  Team, made the club. Every player from ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR  U14 National Championship team was invited to TBHF National Development Camp.

Ömer Kantar,  SeFa TaKar, Sefa Kavaz, Fatih Emin Faner and Muhammet Karagül.

New York Rangers Quick Transition On Defensive Zone Face Off

System:

• New York Rangers Defensive Zone Face Off & Breakout   

Tactics: 

• When Rangers win face off, the defense in middle ice picks up puck and makes pass to strong side forward skating to point

Reads:

• All 5 players must quickly read weather the face off is won or lost

Keys:

• Forwards must quickly be moving out to point
• D1 picks up puck on won face off

• D2 & Center must stay with their men and block them out

• The forwards must cause the defense to back out of zone

In this clip you can see the speed of the NY Rangers cause Ottawa Senators to back out of zone.

On Lost Face Off:

• Center on Center
• Defense on Wings & Stay with Your Man
• Wing in Middle, Stops for Loose Puck or Goes Out to Point.
• Wing on Out Side Goes Out to Point

Power Thoughts:

“If you accept a limiting belief, then it will become a truth for You.”  -Louise Hay

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

USA Creating Problems for Finland on Defensive Zone Face Offs

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Teaching Highlights IIHF World …

Teaching Highlights IIHF World Champiohsips , Division 3

Chris Kreider Goal – Hard Rims Can Be Effective Play On Regroups & Defensive Clears

                                        

System/Strategy:

• Wide Rim
• Tag Up

Tactics:

• Timing hard rim and timing to be the first to pick
• Driving to net to create open space in slot

Keys:

• The puck must get past the goalkeeper for it to be effective
• Arriving to the puck quickly
• Know what you will do before you pick up puck

Power Thoughts:

“I try to do the right thing at the right time.  They may
just be little things, but usually they make the difference
between winning and losing.”


                                                  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Team USA Failed to Capitalize on Good Forechecking vs. Finland

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: John Tavares Forechecking Goal …

Modelling The Performance Of Dan Girardi On Defense

Teaching Points:

• Intelligently Finishing Hits
• Blocking Shots
• Stick in Passing Lanes
• Move the Puck

Dan Girardi Stats 2011-12 Season:

• Hits  211  8th in NHL
• Blocked Shots  185 5th in NHL

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Turkey’s #11 HAMARAT Galip & #10 …

Slovakia Good Gap Control Leads To Quick Transitions in Neutral Ice

KYLE TURRIS SCORE GOAL ON OFFENSIVE RUSH -CROSS

System/Strategy:

• Offensive Cross

Tactics:

• F1 Puck carrier cuts across blue line
• F2 Crosses behind to receive puck
• The player can receive hand off, pass or puck moved to vacated space

Reads: 

• Read space and stick of defense
• 1 stick length drive wide
• 2 stick lengths take the middle lane

Keys: 

• Enter the zone wide
• F2 picking puck up on forehand

Entering zone wide allows you and your team mates to read and set up the play.

Rules:  

• Receive puck in T.O.P.  position

Goals:

• Gain the middle lane, we must get a shot on goal 

Terms:  T.O.P.  Position


From the TOP Position – You have three offensive plays. You can shoot quickly, pass or make fake.

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Senators Execute Offensive Rush …

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: PRK-LUX Offensive Rush, Cross …

Power Thoughts: (Success Formula)

SUCCESS CYCLE:
-Unknown Author

1. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT 

2. HAVE A PLAN 

3. FIND A SUCCESSFUL COACH 

4. TAKE CONSISTENT ACTION 

5. REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS (KEEP SCORE)

6. REBOUND AFTER SETBACKS 

7. SET NEW GOALS DAILY

USA – Canada IIHF 2012 Overload & Second Wave Attack

Principles:

• Adding the fourth attacker simulates the second-wave-of-attack 
• Overload a zone to create 2 v 1’s

Reads:

• The defense needs to read when to jump into the attack
• Recognize the 3 skating lanes, where and when to overload the ice

Part 1:   Second Wave Attack

Part 2:   Overload Zone to Create 2 v. 1’s

Teaching Points:
Make sure younger players, play offensive and defense in practice. This help develop the
overall skills of the players. It teaches both offensive and defensive players to recognize the
patterns of  play that occur in the game.

Teach Offensive Rush & Control Concepts:
It’s important for younger players to learn and understand fundamental offense concepts.

• Spacing of Players
• Reading the Space
• Passing Lanes
• Offensive Triangles 
• Overload Attack
• 2nd Wave 
• Screening
• Tipping
• Redirecting 
• Rebounding

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Organizational Philosophy for Teaching & Coaching Ice Hockey‏

1. Goals: 

• Your team should have clear set of goals with measurable objectives

2. Reads: 

• What players should see and anticipate

3. Keys: 

• Smaller Details

4. Rules: 

• Things you should do most of the time

5. Roles: 

• Responsibilities of  staff & players

6. Tolls: 

• The price of what most be done to win

7. Terms: 

• Short command words or sayings

8. Power Thoughts: 

• Motivational quotes, lists and stories to make people think

9. Video Note Book: 

• Video to teach and model performance 
• Work Segments – Keep Score! How are we doing?  

10. Be Active Participant:

• Ask Questions
• Share Ideas

11.  Technique, Strategy & Tactics

• Technique is the ability to execute an action
• Strategy is what you should do
• Tactic is how you do it

12. Principle

• In any systematic discipline there are fundamental rules of action
• Life Lessons
• Moral Code

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