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“How do you rotate your goalies?”
“They change on the fly”
Here’s why,
They are ready and engaged, no checking out or getting bored, and it’s fun.
“What if you get scored on?”
It’s 10u…we’ll be ok.
Chris Sevier retweeted
I’ve been on the ice with a bunch of youth teams this fall. My daughter is also playing 8u. And with that, my thoughts on full ice hockey at that age have only been solidified more. Here’s why.
Quickest way for a good team to let a bad one back in the game is to start whining about refs, offside, icing. When the bench starts whining, players lose focus, make mistakes, take penalties
The opposite happens also, lesser team plays well…starts whining, loses the game.
Improve this drill part 1.
Classic follow your pass drill. How can we improve it, or what can we do instead to keep players engaged and learning?
When teams struggle to breakout it usually breaks down to the ability to get open, receive a pass under pressure and make the next play in about a second.
The more you can include those skills in everything you do the more successful your breakouts will be.
🏒 Want to improve your breakout?
➡️ Clean breakouts don't happen on command. They're built through habits.
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As a ref I see a ton of chaotic time outs, trying to get lots of info in a short time or changing up a system to hold/gain a lead in the final minutes. Creating these situations in practice will help calm those chaotic last few minutes or when adversity strikes.
If the pucks behind the net I’m not an option standing on top of the crease. Even though players will force it to the middle over and over.
Become a hawk, hunting and exploding into space to get a shot or cut off the breakout.
“Bring at the net front tied up when the puck is behind the net is worthless”
A 3 sec “house” rule like the lane in basketball is a good addition to sag’s. Helps them work on timing and drawing D away.
Rutger McGroarty with an insightful take on the “get to the net” cliché and why timing matters more than simply going to the net:
“I think overall, a lot of people just say, like, ‘Get to the net, get to the net, get to the net.’ But just going to the net, a lot of the time, is just kind of a dumb play, and that's what a lot of people don't realize. If you just go there and get tied up, I think arriving on time is a huge thing. I think that not being at the net front in a battle when the puck's behind the net, because that's worthless. I think that just arriving on time is a huge thing, and that's something that I've tried to work on a lot.” #LetsGoPens
When you have kids waiting to enter an sag, this is a good little side game you can play while they wait.
As a coach, make them use their backhand or their feet and receive tough passes.
Really liked this warmup from @transformbball
Passing tennis provided some tough challenges, especially on the backhand. Good way to use deceptive passes as well. Only rule was it had to be a reasonable pass, not a shot obviously.
Fun and competitive as well.
What’s the skill?
Wall pickup or…
Scan, pickup, identify pressure, deceive defender, get pass on tape=scoring chance
Simplify the training but keep the context.
Problem solving, not drill repetition
Chris Sevier retweeted
One of the key skills in practice design is being able to take a complex game and create a simpler version without losing what makes it the game.
Think about it as taking a slice of the game
Here are 5 steps I use when designing these activities 👇
Chris Sevier retweeted
Great chat with @MatiszJohn 👊
Nikita Kucherov said last week that he believes the NHL today is faster, but dumb and “low IQ.”
@MatiszJohn asked some coaches and players to see if there is any merit to Kucherov's assessment. sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/kuc…
Your stick and your eyes tell a story…..make sure it’s a lie.
Also a great look at scanning for info. Not just scanning to scan but making the right play at the right time.
see-perceive-decide-act
There is the “perception” of what learning looks like.
Then there is what it actually looks like…
And those 2 things are often wildly different.
Watching my daughter’s training and I think I would rather stick hot pokers in my eyes so as to not have to suffer.
Seriously.
Just dropping a ball and letting them play would be exponemtially better than this “training.” 😳
#TOVO