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Double PE Classes Using the ABC Method with 12-15 Year Old Students

The ABC method is great for any sport of PE class. I taught all ages in my 34 years and this method works really well. It saved me my last 13 years in the school system when all of my classes were double classes of 48-60 students.

Two classes came at the same time to a small gym. 48 to 60 students.
Challenges: get the fit, keep them safe, teach the curriculum, keep everyone active and get them to love being active.

https://youtu.be/0pngnLm3P58


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T1 - D Point Shots-F Scoring-C Face Offs – Pro

Key Points:

Players go to skill stations led by coaches. Forwards who take face-offs in the middle. Defense shoot at one end. Forwards at one end do in tight scoring drills. Defense face the play when skating sideways to shoot. Head up to read the checker. Make one touch passes for the one timer shot.

Description:


1. Coach pass to point-D1-Skate and pass to D2-D2 skate down lane-D2 back to D1-D1 shoot from mid-point.
2. Coach drops pucks for face-offs in the middle.
3. F1 cut in or go around the net and shoot, then screen the goalie for F2’s shot.
4. Coach pass to D1 who passes across to D2 who shoots. Alternate sides.
5. D1exchange passes with a coach at mid-point then slide and shoot.
6. D1 progress to exchange passes then slide without a puck and one time D2’s pass.
7. Coach rim the puck from the far corner; F1 pick up the rim and cut in or go around net and wrap.
8. Coach pass to D1 from mid-point; D1 across to D2 for a one timer.

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=2&s=20170804122011308

https://youtu.be/1YzvCUkrHPo

(updated drill PDF's on my One Drive https://1drv.ms/f/s!AukXg5gWoW-9pEfeVWbIL9YG0crr )


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Hockeycoachingabcs Postings Since 2012

This is a pdf. of the postings on this site since 2012. I am posting this to make things easy to find at the start of the 2017-18 season.

It is a good idea to look at the coding system explanation first.


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ABC's of International Ice Hockey Curriculum

Progress through these practice ideas and you will develop skilled players who enjoy both practices and playing games.

Drills and games PDF's for practice at all levels.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AukXg5gWoW-9pEfeVWbIL9YG0crr

Younger players use the A-B-D-G-T1-T3, at about U10 include some DT, E, T2 then U13 and up use everything. For U18 players and up the A-B are for warm-up and the rest should be done at top speed and there is more focus on the T2-T4 offensive and defensive team play.

A - skating and individual skills like puck handling and shooting.

B - Partner and team skills - lots of passing, shooting, etc.

C - Game situation drills - 1-1 and up.

D - Games to teach the game. Full ice, cross ice, one zone, etc.

DT - Transition games - you take the C drills and play games, no whistles, one puck, continuous change on the go.

E - Shootouts and contests.

F - Fitness skating.

G - Goalies

O - Off ice training.

T - Teaching Team Play and Individual Skill with Coach Led Instruction.

T1- individual offensive skill.
T2 - team offensive skill.
T3 - Individual defensive skill.
T4 - Team defensive skill.
T2-4 - team offense vs. team defense. etc.
T1-3 - offensive player or players vs. defenders.

Each PDF has a description, diagram and 90% of the time a video demonstration. (I do this because I have a hard time understanding most drill diagrams.)

This link takes you to the diagrams and video. Many of the videos haven't been written up yet.
They are coded and you can also use the search function.


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Logical Way to PK vs. 1-3-1

I watched an NHL game last night where the home team lost 2-1 on two power play goals against that are totally preventable. Basic principles:

A. Defend from the net out.
B. Forecheck from the inside out.
C. Play 4-4 with the closest attacker and give them the player two passes away. (you can rotate back after one pass)

Someone invented the Fall Under pk vs. the 1-3-1 and it violates many principles of defense. The first goal was scored when the top F chased a pass to the side and left the attacker at the mid-point alone to shoot. Result - GOAL. The winning goal was scored when the attacker on the goalies left was passed to from the mid point, walked in alone and the goalie made a great save, ten seconds later same thing but this time he shot bar down - GOAL.

This fall under scheme that is used to kill the 1-3-1 Diamond pp violates a lot of basic hockey principles. I dress beside a former NHL coach of the year at +55 hockey and he shakes his head. He says the basic principle is you 'always defend from the net out.' and you never chase passes.

So the solution is that instead of all of this switching and chasing passes the PK should defend from the net out with a diamond that covers the 4 most dangerous players.

When the puck is at the mid point the diamond should move out and leave the player in front to the goalie and the mid D get halfway to the middle attacker. The D and F on the side cover one stick length away on net side of the attackers on each wing.

The puck moves to the side the defender on that side close the gap, block a shot. The low D front the player screening, high forward drop down, wide defender move to cover shooter in the middle.

Simple rotation that takes away the one timer and is soft on the player two passes away but denying the passes with sticks in the lane. Simple but much more logical rotation where you don't give up shots and the four most dangerous attackers are defended from the net out.

Last season teams went back to a tandem I forecheck on the pk. For about ten years everyone was doing this equally illogical swing to the sides. Come on boy's.

Defend from the middle and force the puck with on the forecheck and defend from the net out in your zone. Stay with the puck carrier 1-1 but don't chase passes. The game isn't that hard.

Forecheck:

Most high level teams now have two forwards follow the play on the breakout and they pass back to them for the zone entry.

Why wait for them. They only have a 3-3 if the F1 forechecker pressures the player who gets the back pass. Force the second pass and F2 pressure the puck to the side while F1 comes back through the middle. The other attackers are standing still at the blue line and are not dangerous.

Just some thoughts.


* Just read an announcement from Hockey Canada on 26 players that are trying out for the Olympic men's team at a tournament in Finland Switzerland. Two players who I had on the ice for lots of practices when they were 12-13 (in the golden years of learning) were named. One had a good NHL career and the other is a little on the small side and was up and down from the American League and now plays in Europe. It is neat to see former players do well.
I was an assistant coach for 6 seasons at the University of Calgary with Willy Desjardins, Canada's head coach. So I am very interested to see how they do. Lots of former NHL players. There are many players released by NHL teams now when they are near 30 because they have to pay them a lot compared to young guys coming into the league. Only the top players get that lucrative 3rd contract. So they should have a good team.


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Tom in your opinion - on the DeBrusk goal last night did Gardiner pivot the wrong way?

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Tom in your opinion - on the DeBrusk goal last night did Gardiner pivot the wrong way?

4Paw, Gardiner did what defense are taught if you get caught flat footed. You turn to the inside which is 90 degrees instead of 270 degrees if you turn outside and race as hard as you can to the inside post. He pushed DeBrusk outside so he couldn't cut across and put it around Andersson.

After the game Andersson said he thought DeBrush was going to cut across to the far side and that is why his five hole was open.

In hindsight if Gardiner had put his stick on the puck he might have deflected the shot but he was trying to prevent DeBrusk from cutting across.

Really a great play by DeBrusk going hard to the net and taking advantage of what the D and G gave him.

Entire Leaf team was on their heels the third period and it is unfair Gardiner is getting so much blame. Some of the -5 goals had little to do with him. There are 6 players on the ice.


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Search and Post Excess Ice Times on RentMyRink.com

Get kids on the ice...Here is a snapshot on how the site works!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yznj8iTJg6M

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Trapezoid Power Play

This is another look for a power play with lots of possibilities.

https://thecoachessite.com/understanding-the-confusion-of-the-trapezoid-powerplay/


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Power Play Research - Every NHL Goal in 2017-18 Season

Over 1500 power play goals were studied for the kind of shots, location of shots, one timers, shot off pass etc. Very informative.

https://thehockeythinktank.com/2019/05/29/how-power-play-goals-are-scored-in-the-nhl/


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NHL Coaches Drill Package

About 140 drills donated by all 31 teams. Good stuff.

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Offensive Development Camp 2019 – YouTube Video

Focus of the camp was to develop the skills and habits that will make the players effective pro's.

A2 - Backward Stride - Forward Agility Testing – Prospects
https://youtu.be/XrleD88YOcI

C1-C3 - F-D - 1-1 x 2 Prospects
https://youtu.be/fBvrGEnPzWw

C6 - 1-1 to 2-2 D Join F Backcheck – Prospects
https://youtu.be/lwuBzYqRqG8

D200 - Russian Scrimmage 1-1 to 3-3 – Prospects
https://youtu.be/3TCSrwJ0jIU

D202 - 2-2 - 3-3 - Jokers on Blue Lines – Prospects
https://youtu.be/3mEt4nOdSj4

D400 - 2-2 Regroup With Coach – Prospects
https://youtu.be/8ZWf0cNOFPI

D400 - 2-2 Skate or Pass Thru Pylons for a Point – Prospects
https://youtu.be/pPmpnaest8Y

DT400 - Quick Transition 2-2 - Coach Joker – Prospects
https://youtu.be/p6cHAkTJuhA

G - Absorb Shot - Post to Post - Prospects
https://youtu.be/Zzbnpr32WC0

T1 - 1-1 Board Battle – Prospects
https://youtu.be/YtaCfGHM7mc

T1 - Beat Checker on a Pinch – Prospects
https://youtu.be/VmX00C1qtuM

T1 - Change Shooting Angle - Shoot – Prospects
https://youtu.be/gEPUtiZi6jY

T1 - D Evasive Move - Shoot - Angle – Prospects
https://youtu.be/nz9C6ofKArY

T1 - F Hit Stick - Catch Pass-Quick Shot – Prospects
https://youtu.be/vLn-tJwjFNI

T1 - Lateral Skate and Shoot x 3- Prospects
https://youtu.be/-1D9jIuQxEg

T1 - One Touch Pass x 3 - Catch and Release Shot x 3 – Prospects
https://youtu.be/t6yPf2m3iU0

T1 - One Touch Shot - Escape Moves - One Touch Shot – Prospects
https://youtu.be/pf1llFPgqW8

T1 - Pass and Get Open – Prospects
https://youtu.be/S2SckC15vIE

T1 - Pass D Lateral Skate and Shoot x 2 – Prospects
https://youtu.be/uXjo0p63eAA

T1 - Pinch-Stick Lift - Shoot – Prospects
https://youtu.be/qwWgASCN2DA

T1 - Take Pass - Shoot Past Checker in Low Slot – Prospects
https://youtu.be/GM30JcX6gno

T1 - Take Rim - High Cycle - Shoot – Prospects
https://youtu.be/k-J3gdmkdIU

T1 - Take Up Rim - Walk in-Shoot – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX4b1pFeE-Q

T2 - B4-B6 - F-D One Touch - 2-1 Big Ice Wide Entry - Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAgEOjZwpDs

T2 - D One Touch Shots - Point-Move up-Wide – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKkyoTCSYGc

T2 - D-D - D Jump Up for Pass – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3lXciA5_hk

T2 - Dump In - First Breakout Pass Options – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3lXciA5_hk

T2 - F1 Cycle Up to D1-D2 - Shot Pass - Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrXCjlOZdVA

T2 - F1 Escape-D1-D2 Shoot - F2 Screen – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_--HGxhkOKU

T2 - F1 Low Escape to D1-D2 - F1 High Cycle for Shot Pass – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztmC2_KGL18

T2 - Low 2-1 Regroup 2-1 – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdGFr9UGJcY

T2-B6 - 2-0 - Stretch Man Shot Pass – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayhWPwbOF1o

T2-B6 - 2-0 Skate to Big Ice-Cross and Pick – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htTW05-WiXg

T2-B6 - 2-0 Skate to Big Ice-Wide Entry – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGY6uYxzZ4E

T2-B600 - 3-0 Middle Pick - D Trail-Shoot – Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcOWOxnQeos

F - Prospects Stretch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUpG65MMSZk

2019 Prospect Camp Practice 1
https://youtu.be/3vsPFaYXqfg

2019 Prospect Camp Practice 2
https://youtu.be/BapCWI3kL2w


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2019 Individual Offensive and Team Offensive Skills Manuals

These 2019 updated manuals have pdf's of hockey practice ideas.

T1 - Individual Offensive Skills

Link to pdf's of each drill.

T1 – Individual Offensive Skills PDF's
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AukXg5gWoW-9hZh0VY6EAVwXRI9TCQ

Links to YouTube Video of T1.and T1-2
T1
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=8130&topic=8155#8155

T1-2
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=8130&topic=8156#8156

Links to these and other Offensive Skill Drills on One Drive

T1 – Individual Offensive Skills

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AukXg5gWoW-9hZh0VY6EAVwXRI9TCQ

T2 - Team Offensive Skills

Link to a pdf of each drill.

T2 – Team Offensive PDF"s
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AukXg5gWoW-9haQ-pQ7PVR8ZPR1uRA

Links to YouTube video of T2.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=8130&topic=8157#8157

Links to video of individual Team Offense drills on One Drive

T2 – Team Offensive

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AukXg5gWoW-9haQ-pQ7PVR8ZPR1uRA


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2019 Drill Manuals by Juhani Wahlsten and Tom Molloy

I have updated the drill manuals to include what Juuso wrote in our original manual.

A - Skating and Individual Skills Manual - 2019
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7657&topic=8247#8247

B - ABC Coded Passing Drills Manual – 2019
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7657&topic=8248#8248

C - ABC Coded Game Situations Manual – 2019
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7657&topic=8249#8249

D – Games to Teach the Game Manual – 2019
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7657&topic=8250#8250

DT - ABC Coded Transition Games Manual – 2019
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7657&topic=8251#8251

E1 - Shootouts and Contests Manual – 2019
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7657&topic=8252#8252


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Backward Skating on a 1 vs 1

Much discussion about the DEF utilizing crosssovers/unders or rapid "C" cuts when closing the gap against a forward as the forward makes his move; neutral ice. I always thought that once the DEF crosses his feet, he is vulnerable and at this point can be beat. Opinions?

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Reply from TomM

No need for x-overs ever when skating backward on 1-1 or ever. It does make the D vulnerable as you said.


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