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Teaching Hockey Sense. By Ken Martel USA Hockey – National Team Development Program MAHA – Advanced Coaching Clinic May 31, 2003. What is Hockey Sense?. Awareness Anticipation Creativity Vision Alertness Decision Making Adaptability to change. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Teaching Hockey Sense
By Ken Martel
USA Hockey – National Team Development Program
MAHA – Advanced Coaching Clinic
May 31, 2003
What is Hockey Sense?
• Awareness• Anticipation• Creativity• Vision• Alertness• Decision Making• Adaptability to change
Hockey Sense is a teachable skill like skating, puckhandling & shooting. The question becomes what are the
tools and techniques used by coaches to teach these skills.
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Timing Drills
– Eliminate whistles to start drills.
NZ Dots Sequence
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Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Timing Drills
– Eliminate whistles to start drills.
• Add extra passes to players in line.
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Timing Drills
– Eliminate whistles to start drills.
• Add extra passes to players in line.
• Use drills that change puck focus.
NZ Stretch Pass
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Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Timing Drills
– Eliminate whistles to start drills.
• Add extra passes to players in line.
• Use drills that change puck focus.
• Coach takes away options in drill by covering pass receivers.
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Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Timing Drills– Eliminate whistles to start drills.
• Add extra passes to players in line.
• Use drills that change puck focus.
• Coach takes away options in drill by covering pass receivers.
• Change puck possession on whistle.
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Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Timing Drills– Eliminate whistles to start drills.
• Add extra passes to players in line.• Use drills that change puck focus.• Coach takes away options in drill by
covering pass receivers.• Change puck possession on whistle.• Tag up to change spacing
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Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Forced puck movement
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Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Forced puck movement
• Colored Pucks
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Yellow – Attack Opponents Net
Green – Attack Either Net
Red – Puck Possession
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Forced puck movement
• Colored Pucks
• Forced communication
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Forced puck movement
• Colored Pucks
• Forced communication
• Add or subtract players to change the playing situation
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Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Forced puck movement
• Colored Pucks
• Forced communication
• Add or subtract players to change the playing situation
• Disorientate players to change responsibilities
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Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Forced puck movement • Colored Pucks• Forced communication• Add or subtract players to change the
playing situation• Disorientate players to change
responsibilities • Players - all offense or all defense
3v2 Puck Possession
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Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Game Situation Drills– 1 Puck Drills– Small Area Games
(SAG)
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Game Situation Drills– 1 Puck Drills– Small Area Games
(SAG)
• Both Offensive & Defensive
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Game Situation Drills– 1 Puck Drills– Small Area Games
(SAG)
• Both Offensive & Defensive
• Concept Development– Big Picture Elements
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Game Situation Drills– 1 Puck Drills– Small Area Games
(SAG)
• Both Offensive & Defensive
• Concept Development– Big Picture Elements
• Decisions Making
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Game Situation Drills– 1 Puck Drills– Small Area Games
(SAG)
• Both Offensive & Defensive
• Concept Development– Big Picture Elements
• Decisions Making• Dynamic Repetition
– Growth
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Game Situation Drills– 1 Puck Drills– Small Area Games
(SAG)
• Both Offensive & Defensive
• Concept Development– Big Picture Elements
• Decisions Making• Dynamic Repetition
– Growth
• Skill Experimentation
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Game Situation Drills– 1 Puck Drills– Small Area Games
(SAG)
• Competitiveness
Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
• Game Situation Drills– 1 Puck Drills– Small Area Games
(SAG)
• Competitiveness• Hide the Tactic
2v2 Continuous
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3v2 Mid Zone Game
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2v1 Transition Game
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Lilley 3v3 +2 Full Ice
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“Every time we teach a child something, we deprive them the
opportunity to discover it for themselves.”
- Jean Paige