• T4 - Continuous 2-1-Backtrack-2-5 - Pro W
    T4 - Continuous 2-1-Backtrack-2-5 - Pro W
    Album: T - Teaching Offensive and Defensive Team Play
    Sunday, March 11 2018 @ 01:06 AM GMT
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    Keywords 2 on 5 in the offensive zone, breakout, 2-1, 2-5, defensive zone coverage
  • T3 – Defensive Skating – To Caps Face Attacker – Mirroring – U18 - Wally Kozak Key Points: Defender must approach with toe caps facing the attacker using controlled skating. Always defend from the net side and a tight gap. Lead with the stick and use contact to restrict the attackers options. Description: 1. Practice using the inside edges of both skates and then one skate at a time. 2. Go on ‘green’ and stop on ‘red’. 3. Practice moving all directions facing the attacker with the toe caps forward. 4. Skate sideways without crossing the legs. 5. Stay square to the attacker always staying on the defensive side. 6. Alternate stepping once each way and then twice each way. 7. Skate all four directions; forward, backward laterally each way. 8. All the players mirror the demonstrator. 9. Mirror partner, start slow and go fast on the whistle taking turns. 10. Everyone get a partner and alternate mirroring each other. 11. Mirror in all directions.
    T3 – Defensive Skating – To Caps Face Attacker – Mirroring – U18 - Wally Kozak
    Album: T1-T3 Teaching Individual Offensive and Defensive Skills
    Wednesday, February 21 2018 @ 01:32 AM GMT
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    Keywords defensive skating, controlled skating, toe caps
  • T1-T3 - Battle to the Dot - U18 F Key Points: Puck carrier must protect the puck and use fakes and deceptive skating to get to the dot. Defender must use defensive skating skills keeping the toe caps facing the attacker, hands down and block the attacker. Description: 1. Attacker carries a puck and defender has no stick with hands close to chest to block attacker. 2. Start at one circle to demonstrate and then use multiple circles with a coach at each one. 3. Go for 10-15” and switch competitors. 4. Goalies also participate. 5. Break the team into small groups and do the same drill in multiple circles.
    T1-T3 - Battle to the Dot - U18 F
    Album: T1-T3 Teaching Individual Offensive and Defensive Skills
    Tuesday, January 16 2018 @ 05:35 PM GMT
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    Keywords protect puck, defensive skating, defend dot
  • T3 – Defensemen Skating One– Wally Kozak – U18 F Key Points: When defending the player needs to eliminate unneeded cross-over’s and extra steps. The toe caps must face the puck carrier so the defender is able to skate and turn left-right-back-forward to maintain a tight gap and the defensive side. This skill is important for all the player including forwards. Description: 1. Defensemen work with the coach at one end of the rink. 2. Skate forward then do a one foot stop and load with the other leg. 3. Push with the back leg and stride with the front leg without a cross-over. 4. Do two short reps facing one way using this load a fire technique. 5. Introduce the one foot and two foot controlled skating. 6. Alternate right skate, left skate, two skate control skating on coaches signal. 7. Full speed and stop on coach command, right, left, both. 8. Skate forward, one foot stop then backward without crossing over. 9. Skate forward, one foot slide, forward again then backward. 10. Skate forward to backward using a one foot stop and stride only – both ways. 11. Alternate skating forward to backward using the right then the left foot pivot. 12. Go full speed x 2 from the red to blue and back to red line.
    T3 – Defensemen Skating One– Wally Kozak – U18 F
    Album: T1-T3 Teaching Individual Offensive and Defensive Skills
    Saturday, December 23 2017 @ 05:38 PM GMT
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    Keywords defensive skating, backward striding, one foot stop, two foot stop
  • T4 - Defensive Team Play Review Coach uses the magnetic board with table top hockey players to go over the team play concepts.
    T4 - Defensive Team Play Review
    Album: Coach Discuss "Team Play Principles"
    Wednesday, October 18 2017 @ 11:12 PM GMT
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    Keywords defensive zone, forecheck, penalty kill, breakout
  • T4 – Defensive Zone Walk Through - RG 5-5 – Pro Key Points: Review defensive zone rotation. Lots of communication helps everyone to make good decisions. Use controlled skating towards the puck carrier. Always defend from the net side. Stick on the ice in the passing lane and closest checker play with ‘body on body and stick on the puck.’ Goalie can see everyone so it is important he communicates loudly. Description: 1. Players start from the neutral zone with a coach in each corner. 2. Coach one pass to coach two in corner and 5 players defend. 3. Coach two pass to coach three in other corner and 5 defenders rotate. 4. Defending 5 skate out and pass to 5 players waiting in the neutral zone. 5. Play 5 on 5. 6. Coach one spot a new puck if the play ends quickly and continue playing 5-5. 7. Rotate so the other 5 players walk through the defensive zone coverage. 8. Walk through the contain ‘box plus one’ and the pressure ‘swarm.’ 9. Do this at both ends if you have 20 skaters for 5-5 or 16 for 4-4. 10. If you have less skaters you can do it at one end with a defend-attack-rest rotation. If you have less than 4 lines you can have the walk through then the original attackers walk through then pass to the players waiting behind the red line. After all players have done the walk through make it a continuous transition game of Attack-Defend-Breakout-Rest.
    T4 – Defensive Zone Walk Through - RG 5-5 – Pro
    Album: T - Teaching Offensive and Defensive Team Play
    Saturday, October 07 2017 @ 04:47 PM GMT
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    Keywords defensive zone coverage, 5-5, transition, walk through
  • T4 - 5-5 Contain-Pressure Defensive Zone Coverage – Pro Key Points: Everyone must see the puck and see their man. Stay on the net side (defensive) of the player they are covering. Sticks on the ice and in the passing lanes. It is a combined ‘man to man-zone defense’. All defenders must cover one player. Closest defender to the puck on tight, ‘Body on body and stick on the puck.' next closest a stick length away, third closest half way, fourth and fifth closest maintain a ‘man-you-puck triangle’, see the puck and your man with the stick in the passing lane. Weak side defending forward pick up F3 if he is high in the slot. Description: Part One – Defensive Zone Rotation Contain then Pressure (Swarm) 1. 5 defenders start from the blue line with a coach in each corner. 2. Coach pass the puck to the corner and defenders skate into the zone. ‘Man on Box Behind.’ 3. Read offensive control and play ‘man to man-zone defense.’ 4. D1 on puck, D2 net front, F1 support D1 low, F2 mid slot, F3 puck side point. 5. Read no offensive control so pressure and outnumber the offense – ‘Swarm.’ 6. D1 on hard, D2 move to goal line, F1 close support for D1, F2 net front coverage, F3 move to boards above the hash marks. D2 and F3 intercept any low or high rim. 7. Pass to coach, players skate out - pass to the coach in the other corner - the 5 defenders rotate. 8. D2 to corner, F1 skate in front and to corner, F2 cover puck side point, F3 mid slot. 9. Repeat the contain and pressure, ‘ Swarm’ walk through. 10. After each group has practiced a few times go live. 11. Repeat the walk through in both corners then skate out and pass to 5 attackers and defend 5-5. Part Two – 5-5 Walk Through then Live 1. Set up in one zone with 5 attackers and 5 defenders. 2. Coach pass the puck to the corner and all 5 defenders rotate. 3. D1 on puck, D2 net front, F1 support D1, F2 mid slot - cover high offensive OF3, F3 puck side point. 4. Pass puck to strong side point and all rotate. 5. F3 up to point, F2 slide to mid slot, F1 cover high offensive OF3, D1 and D2 be half way or box OF1-OF2. 6. After the low and high walk through play 5-5 live. 7. Communicate to switch between ‘contain and pressure’ defending. 8. Coach spot a new puck if the play ends right away. 9. F1 pressure the puck at the hash marks or half wall and D1 support. 10. F3 drop down to prevent a high walk-in if F1 is beaten on the wall.
    T4 - 5-5 Contain-Pressure Defensive Zone Coverage – Pro
    Album: T - Teaching Offensive and Defensive Team Play
    Friday, October 06 2017 @ 04:10 PM GMT
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    Keywords defensive zone coverage, pressure, contain, stick in passing lane, body on body, stick on the puck, net side, defensive side
  • T3 Low 1-1 and 2-1 – Pro Key Points: Rotate the 1-1 and 2-1 so they happen in each corner. Attacker protect the puck and fight to go to the net. Defender control skating to be on the defensive side and the stick on the puck. On the 2-1 attackers make quick plays and defender keep the puck to one side of the ice. Description: 1. Start with half the forwards and half the defense at each end. 2. Alternate between a 1-1 then a 2-1. 3. The 2-1 starts from the top of the circle. 4. The 1-1 starts from the dot. 5. Coach shoot the puck in to start the drill. 6. Race to the blue line on the whistle. *This drill can also be done with all the players taking turns attacking and defending.
    T3 Low 1-1 and 2-1 – Pro
    Album: T1-T3 Teaching Individual Offensive and Defensive Skills
    Thursday, June 29 2017 @ 03:47 PM GMT
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    Keywords low 1-1, low 2-1, defensive side, protect puck
  • A - Defensive Skating - Wally Kozak Wally leads boy's from the Edge School for Athletes in exercises for defensive skating.
    A - Defensive Skating - Wally Kozak
    Album: A Formation Exercises
    Sunday, June 04 2017 @ 10:58 PM GMT
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    Keywords snowplow, inside edge, hands behind back, defensive side, horizontal and vertical gap
  • T3-C6 - Low 1-1 to 2-1 to 2-2 Battle – Pro Key Points: Defend from the net side. Stick on the puck and body on body. Offense screen, pick and create 2-1's. Defense communicate and switch if needed. Description: 1. Players start from the top of the circle and coach shoot in puck, R1 attack vs. B1. 2. After about 5" R2 make it a 2-1. 3. Play about 5" and B2 join making it a low 2-2. 4. Next rep the Blue attack and the Red, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2.
    T3-C6 - Low 1-1 to 2-1 to 2-2 Battle – Pro
    Album: T1-T3 Teaching Individual Offensive and Defensive Skills
    Wednesday, April 12 2017 @ 03:08 PM GMT
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    Keywords stick on stick, defensive side, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2
  • T4 - Low Defensive Zone 1-2 x 2, 3-3 – Pro Key Points: Low forward support from the defensive side. On low 3-3 man to man from the defensive side. First defender tight on attacker. Second defender a stick length away. Third defender halfway. Defenders communicate who they are covering and any switches. Attackers battle to gain net side and create 2-1’s. Description: 1. Coach pass to F1 in corner. 2. D1 and low forward check F1. 3. Defenders regain the puck and pass to the coach. 4. Coach pass to F2 in the other corner. 5. Low forward skate to support D2. 6. Regain the puck and pass to the coach. 7. Coach now pass to F3 who attacks 3-3 with F1-F2. 8. D1-D2-D3 defend the low 3-3. * This drill can be done at one end or both ends.
    T4 - Low Defensive Zone 1-2 x 2, 3-3 – Pro
    Album: T - Teaching Offensive and Defensive Team Play
    Thursday, April 06 2017 @ 02:59 PM GMT
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    Keywords low zone coverage, low zone attack, defensive side,
  • T3-B6 - 1-1 Two Crossovers - Wally Kozak - U18 F Key Points: Defender maintain a vertical gap of one stick length and a horizontal gap lining up between the outside shoulder and the middle of the body. If beat wide the defender turn inside and race to the near post to cut off the attacker and don’t allow any goals on rebounds. Pivot to the outside by flaring back and skate forward with the belly button facing the attacker. Description: 1. Attacker start on the goal line and defender on the face-off dot. 2. Defender is allowed a maximum of two cross-overs. 3. Defender protect the middle by keeping the attacker on the outside shoulder. 4. Defender maintain a gap of one stick length. 5. Add the attacker circles inside the first blue line and defender mirror. 6. Finish by allowing the attacker to either circle or go straight. 7. Defender deny a rebound by boxing out the attacker and control the stick after a shot. * Advanced stage is allow no crossovers but start facing the side boards half turn and stride backwards. * Progressions: Defender start at dot one crossover each way, then move to the bottom of the circle. *Next start at the dot with no crossovers and progress to the bottom of the circle.
    T3-B6 - 1-1 Two Crossovers - Wally Kozak - U18 F
    Album: T1-T3 Teaching Individual Offensive and Defensive Skills
    Monday, March 06 2017 @ 06:06 PM GMT
    Views 326
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    Keywords 1-1, 1 on 1, backward striding, two cross overs, vertical gap, horizontal gap, flare back, defensive side, box out, race to near post
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