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COACHING AND LEADING THE NEW MILLENNIALS
KEN HITCHCOCK HEAD COACH
HOW TO TEACH THE SKILL’S THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO A PLAYER’S PERFORMANCE NOT ONLY THE CORE SKILLS BUT THE “MENTAL” SKILLS THAT REALLY AFFECT A PLAYER’S ABILITY: TIMING, ANTICIPATION, DECISION MAKING, THE ABILITY TO READ AND REACT, GAME SENSE!!!
• UNDERSTANDING HOCKEY AS A UNIQUE ATHLETIC ENDEAVOUR • UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANICS OF THE SKILLS • BREAKING DOWN THE SKILL-‐THE IMPORTANCE OF PROGRESSIONS TO ACQUIRING THE SKILL • THE COACH AS THE CREATOR OF ACTIVITY • EXPANDING THE “TOOL BOX”-‐ GIVING THE PLAYER THE HARD DRIVE TO PLAY BETTER • DRILLS THAT DEVELOP THE “SOFTWARE” SKILLS • THE GAME ITSELF AS A GREAT TEACHER • HELPING PLAYERS TO “THINK HOCKEY” • SMALL GAMES-‐BIG RESULTS!!!
HOW TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF YOUR WARM UP!!! ON AND OFF THE ICE
• THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX • THE LESSONS OF HERB BROOKS AND THE MIRACLE ON ICE • AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT • A CHANCE FOR TEAM BUILDING • ACTIVATING THE BODY & MIND • THE TEAM TAKING “OWNERSHIP” • EFFECTIVE USE OF YOUR TIME AND SPACE
HOW TO CREATE THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE ON THE BENCH
• YOUR ROLE AS THE CONDUCTOR OF THE ORCHESTRA • DON’T UNDERESTIMATE YOUR IMPACT ON THE “MOOD” • YOUR COMMENTARY EARLY IN THE GAME • CORRECTION AND FEEDBACK DURING THE GAME • COMMUNICATING WITH OFFICIALS • COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COACHES • COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COACHES • QUIET CONFIDENCE • THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING AND TALKING • THAT-‐”BLACK-‐DIAMOND FEELING”-‐ EMBRACING THE CHALLENGE
HELPING YOUR TEAM TO FIND IT’S RHYTHM!!!
• THE IMPORTANCE OF LINE CHANGES • “MANAGING” YOUR BENCH • FAIR PLAY • HOW CAN YOU ASSISTS YOUR TEAM TO PLAY ITS “GAME” • THE IMPORTANCE OF PACE
HOW YOU CAN HAVE AN IMPACT DURING THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT: THE CAR RIDE HOME!!!
• YOUR CONTACT WITH EACH PLAYER BEFORE THEY LEAVE • HELPING YOUR PLAYERS TO BUILD THEIR VIDEO LIBRARIES-‐THE POWER OF MENTAL SKILLS • THE USE OF PARENT MEETINGS AND REMINDERS TO ENSURE THAT THE PARENTS UNDERSTAND
THEIR ROLE AND APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR POSTGAME CONDUCT • POSITIVE, POSITIVE, POSITIVE!!!
1. GIVE THEM FREEDOM WITH THEIR SCHEDULE. EVEN LIMITED FREEDOM TO VOTE WHEN THEY PRACTICE WILL HELP BUILD TEAM TRUST AND MOTIVATION.
2. CREATE A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. WORK, FAMILY AND SOCIAL ARE ALL INTERTWINED, SO MAKE SURE THE WORK ENVIRONMENT IS EXPERIENTIAL AND FAMILY ORIENTED. EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED.
3. CAUSE IS IMPORTANT. TIE IN COMPASSION AND JUSTICE TO THE “NORMAL”. CAUSES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK ARE IMPORTANT.
4. EMBRACE SOCIAL MEDIA. IT IS HERE TO STAY.
5. THEY ARE MORE TECH SAVVY THAN ANY OTHER GENERATION EVER. TECHNOLOGY IS THE NORM, XBOX, iPHONES, LAPTOPS, iPADS ARE JUST NORMAL. IF YOU WANT A RESPONSE, TEXT FIRST, THEN CALL. OR SEND A FACE BOOK MESSAGE.
6. LEAD EACH PERSON UNIQUELY. CUSTOMIZE YOUR APPROACH.
7. MAKE AUTHENTICITY AND HONESTY THE STANDARD FOR YOUR CULTURE. MILLENNIALS ARE CYNICAL AT THEIR CORE, AND DON’T TRUST SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE IN CHARGE.
8. MILLENNIALS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN “CLIMBING THE CORPORATE LADDER”. BUT INSTEAD ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND LEAVING THEIR MARK.
9. PARTNERING AND COLLABORATION ARE IMPORTANT. NOT INTERESTED IN DRAWING LINES. COLLABORATION IS THE NEW CURRENCY, ALONG WITH GENEROSITY.
10. NOT ABOUT WORKING FOR A PERSONALITY. NOT INTERESTED IN LABORING LONG HOURS TO BUILD A TEMPORAL KINGDOM FOR ONE PERSON. BUT WILL WORK THEIR GUTS OUT FOR A CAUSE AND VISION BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES.
11. DEEPLY DESIRE MENTORING, LEARNING AND DISCIPLESHIP. MANY OLDER LEADERS THINK MILLENNIALS AREN’T INTERESTED IN GENERATIONAL WISDOM TRANSFER. NOT TRUE AT ALL. YOUNGER LEADERS ARE HUNGRY FOR MENTORING AND DISCIPLESHIP, SO BUILD IT INTO YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
12. COACH THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM. THEY WANT TO GAIN WISDOM THROUGH EXPERIENCE. COME ALONGSIDE THEM, DON’T JUST TELL THEM WHAT TO DO.
13. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALITY TIME-‐INDIVIDUALLY AND CORPORATELY. THEY WANT TO BE LED BY EXAMPLE, AND NOT JUST BY WORDS.
14. HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. THEY WANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IT OUT. MEASURE THEM AND GIVE THEM CONSTANT FEEDBACK.
15. THEY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING, SO THE SKY IS THE LIMIT IN THEIR MINDS. OLDER LEADERS HAVE TO UNDERSTAND YOUNGER LEADERS HAVE A MUCH BROADER AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, WHICH MAKES WOWING MILLENNIALS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.
16. RECOGNIZE THERE VALUES, NOT JUST THERE STRENGTHS. IT AIN’T JUST ABOUT THE SKILSS THAT THEY BRING TO THE TEAM. DON’T USE WITHOUT TRULY KNOWING THEM.
17. PROVIDE A SYSTEM THAT CREATES STABILITY. CLEAR EXPECTATIONS WITH THE FREEDOM TO SUCCESS, AND PROVIDING STABILITY ON THE EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SIDE.
STRENGTH & NUTRITION
NELSON AYOTTE
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH ST. LOUIS BLUES, CH.P.C
1. Always train speed before endurance. 2. Do you strength and power training before your energy system. 3. Do you speed training on the ice and on the track (NO treadmills). 4. Use mother lias in each training phases: Squats, Dead lias, Pull-‐ups, Bench! 5. You can start to do strength training with your body weight around 8 years old. 6. Speed development is crucial between the age of 6-‐12 years old. 7. The posterior chain development “peak” occurs between 11-‐14 years old. 8. You get beger, faster and stronger by reshng not by training. 9. Start early correchng the imbalances created by your sport. 10. In the gym, free weights are always a beger choice than machines.
1. Never, ever skip breakfast! 2. Use protein every single meal. 3. Fat is not the enemy, use more Omega3 (especially DHA). 4. When you use carbohydrates (carbs), choose rice and potatoes before grains. 5. Avoid at all cost High Fructose Corn Syrup (HF C S). 6. Use whole eggs and real buger instead of subshtute. 7. When possible, replace cow dairy products by goat, sheep or almond products. 8. Use raw cane sugar, stevia or Monk fruit, instead of sweeteners or white sugar. 9. Eat a lot of vegetables and fruits every day, start with fruits then switch. 10. A daily mulhvitamin, is an insurance policy on your diet.
DEFENSIVE PLAY – SKILL, TACTICS, TEAM
RAY BENNETT
ASSISTANT COACH
• PreparaRon -‐ creates the grahficahon & sense of accomplishment that comes with “Déjà vu Coaching”
• PreparaRon -‐ creates a respect, which enhances leadership capability & profile
• PreparaRon -‐ promotes a belief system, which is the essence of performance
• PreparaRon: = accountability/performance measurement
• PreparaRon supports the coaching responsibility of “Eliminahng the Excuses for Poor Performance”
• Another of the Coach’s Responsibility! Skill development philosophy as a coach must progress through youth hockey and beyond to every level played. = Perseverance & EvaluaAon
• PracRce, PracRce, PracRce! – research says it takes approximately 10,000 repe22ons done in relahve hme proximity to achieve a relahve level of EFFICIENCY, let alone PROFICIENCY.
• Talent is OVERRATED! “oh, it’s god given”; “he’s a natural”: NOPE -‐ COMMIT TO TEACH.
• “Knocks” on emphasizing Defensive Play; “Defensive Systems & Philosophies are Ruining the Game”; Playing Defense is NOT FUN!; IT’S HARD WORK; BORING; and so on…
• The fact is, only 1 team can have the puck (offense), so if you do not have it, YOU BETTER GET
IT!
How do you avoid the “Restrichve Coaching Tag” because you demand solid defensive structural
play? Hitch talks about taking chances in our end to create the turnovers and loose pucks so we can
play offense. It is hard to create offense so we require more discipline with the puck (VALUE the
puck), more predictability to each other etc.
• “Protect the Middle of the Ice” – but be ready & prepared to aggressively get outside the dots, check, & create transihon. Remember, defensive structure is designed to acquire puck possession, so if all you do is check to give puck back so you can check again, how do you score enough to win? (offense, transihon skills)
• Players who are properly taught & possess defensive skills required, should feel confident in being aggressive outside the dots (trust, support, layers)
• Pressure -‐ Time & Space factor: Can’t give good players either; impact of hme of game, circumstances
• Contain/Stall – Hold ‘em off unhl help arrives – develop & use individual tachcs necessary
• Support –crihcal component, “layers to your net”.
• TransiRon – players are in or can move quickly to a strong defensive posture preparing to regain the puck; avoid being overly exposed to an pop's quick strike offensive transihon (5 hard strides, reload, tracking, high F3 shooter, avoid flat offensive postures etc.)
• Skater – edge control, speed, quickness
• Balance – core strength, leg strength
• Awareness – hockey sense
• Angling Skills – spahal awareness, teach it
• Checking Skills (shck posihon, body posihon, control, contact, understand the objechve)
• Puck Skills – ability to make plays under pressure and in small spaces
• Detail Oriented
• Willingness and Capacity to WORK!!
GOALTENDING
RAY BARILE
HD. ATHLETIC TRAINER ST. LOUIS BLUES MS, ATC, CSCS, LMT, OPA-‐C
SO YOU’VE CHOSEN YOUR GOALTENDERS…NOW WHAT???
“Take care of the goalies, and the goalies will take care of you” -‐ Bob Johnson 1991
Time To Talk With Your Goalie(s)…
ü Why do they play goal?
ü Do they use a goalie coach? (Bruce Racine)
ü Do they agend goalie camps in the off-‐season?
(Mitch Korn, goalie drills)
ü What goalie do they watch? (Visual learner)
ü Arhculate your expectahons… ü Now, hme to coach…
Goaltending is the “Base” for EVERY Stanley Cup Winning Team.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!
Coach & Teach the Basics
1. Skahng
2. Goalie Stance
3. Shck Posihon
4. Angles
5. Focus
6. Being Pahent
Common Coaching Mistake… Be careful not to teach a goaltending style unhl you know the GOALIES body type and or abilihes.
Most Important Aspect of Coaching Goalies HAVE FUN!!
EducaRonal Resources for the Hockey Coach & Goaltender 1. “The 10 Quickest Ways To Improve Your Game” – Ian Clark 2. InGoalmag.com 3. Mitch Korn website 4. ProHybrid Goaltending System – Zach Sikich
Things You Can Do As A Coach To Assist Your Goalie • Make Sure They Have Properly Figed Equipment • See If Your Associahon Has Specific Goalie Training • You or An Assistant Should Work w/ Your Goalie • Make Specific Time During Your Prachce Specific For Your Goalie
Get Square To The Puck… “Shuffle Your Feet” “ Belly Bugon To The Puck” Angles… Depth… “Top of Crease” Use of a Rope to Demo Angles-‐Is a Very Effechve Tool.”
• PRACTICE & GAME PREPARATION
• POSITIONING
• SKATING
• EVALUATION
• HIGH TEMPO
• COMPETE LEVEL
• DRILLS
COACHING INDIVIDUAL
SKATING• Single Most Important Skill To Play Goal! • Goalies Should Be Able To Skate While Maintaining A Good “Ready Posihon”. (Bug down,
Chest Up, Shck On Ice) • Quality Over Quanhty. ( Don’t Be THAT Coach) • You Should Work On Your Goalies Skahng Every Prachce.
POSITIONING…• A Correctly Posihoned Goalie (Angles) Increases The Chance Of Being Hit (Save) By The Puck.
Shuffles – T-‐Pushes – C-‐Cuts – Pad Slides • Your Goalie Should Be Square To The Puck. …. (Bellybugon to the Puck)…
.…. (Eyes Track The Puck)… • As A Coach You Need To Become Aware Of Your Goalies Posihoning During Prachce and Games.
GOALTENDER INDIVIDUAL SKILLS
STANCE • Comfortable • Bug Down • Chest Out • Glove Up • Ability to Move
BUTTERFLY • Bugerfly is a save selechon and not a style • Great for Coverage Low. • Bad for Coverage High.
GOALTENDER INDIVIDUAL SKILLS
•Mental Preparahon. •Mental Imagery. •Focus/Concentrahon. •Physical Warm-‐up.
PRACTICE & GAME PREPARATION
Assist your goalie in their evaluaRon… • Analyze situahons both in games and prachces. What did the goalie see? • What would they have done differently? • How was their form? • Develop standards or mantras for each prachce or game. (Focus/concentrahon, footwork,
playing the puck, eliminahng bad habits, “glove up, bug down, shck on the ice” “A breakaway is nothing but a Y drill”)
Develop A work ethic…• Goaltenders must have the highest work ethic on the team. Many coaches allow them to be lazy.
“ Prachce how you play”. • By compehng hard for every shot, your goalie should challenge his teammates to be beger every
prachce. • Require your goalies to become consistent.
GOALTENDER INDIVIDUAL SKILLS
1. Start by hugging the post 2. Move out to 1 and stop on outside foot 3. Backwards to top of crease, pivot and back to
post (2) 4. Move out to 3 and stop on outside foot 5. Backwards to top of crease, pivot and back to
post (4) 6. Repeat 2-‐3 hmes
2 to 1 – X – Y – 5 PUCK DRILL SERIES
A Hard Push Is Needed On The T-‐Push
2 to 1 – X – Y – 5 PUCK DRILL SERIES
2/1 SIDE SHUFFLE DRILL 1. Have your goalie in their stance move straight
across using their shuffle to (1) then to (2) . Make sure the goalie is loading their push leg by transferring most of their weight to this side and then complehng the push.
2. Transfer push leg and shuffle back to (3).
Repeat step one.
* To create more power in the shuffle lengthen the distance between shuffles
Repeat 2-‐3 hmes on both legs
1 23 1 23 1 23
SPECIAL TEAMS MATTER ASSISTANT COACH DANNY BROOKS
POWER PLAY SKILLS
AT BOTH ENDS AT THE SAME TIME 1. X1 pass to X2, X2 give and go X1 in and shoot
X1 stay in front, next forward in X1 line pass to X2, X2 take puck low and stuff, X1 line make a pass to D1, D1 shuffle and shoot with X1 and X2 in front
2. D1 then back peddle, coach spot the puck, D1 transihon the puck quickly to X1 or X2, X1/X2 five foot support entry, in and shoot, play rebound unhl the whistle pick up a loose puck in the corner pass the puck low to high to D1, point shot with net front traffic.
POWER PLAY SKILLS
• X1 is in front of the net creahng net front traffic
• Make the goalie fight to see the puck
• O1 is the shooter, shoot the puck through traffic, puck must be on the ice
• X1 pop aaer the shot look for a rebound quick to react to the puck
• RW and LW be ready for the quick rebounds as well shoot
POWER PLAY SKILLS
Anack the net low from different points • X1 and X2 pass the puck to each other
back and forth • As soon as X1 feels comfortable agack
the net low from which ever agack point he or she selects
POWER PLAY SKILLS
2 on 1 out of Corner Low • The coach will start the drill with a
pass to X1 or X2
• X1/X2 read off one another and agack the goal
• Work give and go’s, screen plays etc.
• Agack D1 low, then the drill progresses to a 3 on 2
POWER PLAY SKILLS • Think quickly, working in small spaces
six players total
• Players outside the circle can’t come inside the circle
• Center x and center o have to stay on their half of the circle
• OC1 is trying to get the puck to O1 or O2 for a quick shot
• XC1 with X2 and X3 try and do the same
• If the puck goes way outside, new puck put in by the coach
POWER PLAY SKILLS
• X1 pass to O1, O1 over the top/cut mid seam and shoot
• O1 pass to X1, X1 take it 01 and 02 • D2 and D1 shia, D2 get a pass from F1 • X1 and X2 at the net • D2 pass to D1, D1 point shot with traffic
POWER PLAY SKILLS 1
• O1 move the puck to X1,X1 take the puck low
• O1 make a pass low to high to D1 • D1 pass to D2 • O1 cut the mid seam • D2 back to O1 • O1 quick shot from mid seam
POWER PLAY SKILLS 1
X1 begins the drill by passing to X2 or X3, X2 or X3 can pass Across or back to X1 For a quick shot or a one hmer
POWER PLAY SMALL GAME 1
• Set up four cones in a diamond formahon. Three defensive players start in the middle, the X’s in this case. The five offensive players surround the cones, in this case the O’s.
• The object is to move the puck around passing through the coned off areas and through the defenders to a teammate.
• Change the game up by using only on-‐ice passes then only saucer passes.
• Aaer three pucks have been cleared change.
PK SKILLS/FORECHECK ANGLING
• BPF= breakout player moves to posihon and gets a pass from the coach behind the net. BPF can open up to either side
• X1 angle, take away any cut back ophons, keep angling unhl contact
• X2 can be added right away or aaer the 1 on 1 angle. X2 read, angle take away
• Any passing ophons to the coach by BPF
PRACTICE/ RED WHITE STEP DRILL
• Drill is great for angling, step up, transihon, net drive, back check.
• O1 take off with a puck and make a cross ice pass to X1.
• X1 skate with puck up the wall.
• O1 skate and angle X1 into O2, O2 has to make contact with X1, O1 pick up the loose puck and transihon puck quickly to O3 who is reading the play, O3 drive wide and deep.
• O1 and O2 get up into the play, three man agack. X1 back check. X1 line pass to O1 line.