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1. U13 Kai in Finland
Hi Tom, It has a while since I've posted here. Here we are at the start of a new season. After a few seasons with U20 U16 and U18 I'm stated as a head coach with U13 team this week. Even it is our first week together and ...
by Kai K on 04/20 06:27PM - Forum - 0 Hits
2. Re: Teaching support in all zones
For offensive support I would start with puck possession games and 5-0 passing drills in a 1/2 or 1/3 of rink. In those passing drills I would use multiple pucks (2-4 pucks) so there would be perception - action situations and decision making. For puck possession SAGs we've ...
by Kai K on 10/25 12:11PM - Forum - 0 Hits
3. Re: Teaching support in all zones
We teach the big principles. Good offense creates to good defense and good defense creates good offense. [list][*]this requires a five players in compact but balanced form [*]e.g. offense in NZ F1 and F2 creating 2v1 and F3 takes care of the balance by stying ...
by Kai K on 10/24 08:59AM - Forum - 0 Hits
4. Kai
Quote by: TomM Kai, great topic and thanks for trying to get a discussion going. I tried to email you but got it back. Must be old address. How are things in Finland? Thank you Tom, It would be great ...
by Kai K on 07/08 10:39PM - Forum - 0 Hits
5. Re: Game Intelligence / Decision Training
I like to start practice with some kind a game or a passing drill that has decision making e.g. [list] [*] 1/2(or 2/3) ice 5v3 keep away/ re-group. where 5 offensive player try to keep possession as long as they can or for a preset time ...
by Kai K on 06/29 05:58AM - Forum - 0 Hits
6. Re: Game Intelligence / Decision Training
Hi all! Had to bring this up. This is great topic with some great posts from Tom, Dean and other coaches. Here is a good video from Mark Upton on the issues discussed here in this topic. it really makes you think why would you use any ...
by Kai K on 06/22 03:49PM - Forum - 0 Hits
7. Re: Help w/ DZC
Here is a transition drill that i use to teach the defensive triangel, DZC and overload basics + fast break out after the turnover
by Kai K on 10/07 04:50AM - Forum - 0 Hits
8. Re: Improving Practice - Ideas Anyone?
Theme Practices As a beginner coach I tryed to put every aspect of game of ice hockey in to a single practice session. I think there was pretty little of learning in those practices. Now with some spesific focus or theme my practices make sense to me ...
by Kai K on 07/25 09:53AM - Forum - 0 Hits
9. Re: Improving Practice - Ideas Anyone?
One way to improve your practice session is to do statistics on what happens in your practices. You don' have to do this in every practice, but it 's good to do couple of times in season to see how effective your practices are. Ask someone to: 1. ...
by Kai K on 07/20 09:40PM - Forum - 0 Hits
10. Re: Morris Lukowich on how to receive a pass
Quote by: peter As a player I could never understand the theory of "cushioning / cupping the puck when receiving a pass. I would just hold the blade of my stick firm and let the puck die in front of me, and it worked. I starting coaching ...
by Kai K on 05/09 07:06PM - Forum - 0 Hits
11. Re: Discussion - "The Talent Code"
Quote by: TomM Great idea Kai. I am sitting in a hotel room in New York waiting for my wife and son to wake up. All of the walking yesterday must have tired them out. Daniel Coyle wrote another book called 'The Little Book of Talent' where ...
by Kai K on 05/07 08:16PM - Forum - 0 Hits
12. Re: Discussion - "The Talent Code"
Quote by: peter Recently finished reading the Talent Code, and love the idea of deep practice. My 8 year old son is in his second year Novice, and loves to practice, and talk hockey. So the two off us decided to practice his wrist shot in the garage, ...
by Kai K on 05/07 10:08AM - Forum - 0 Hits
13. Re: DZC
Sorry, my diagram was not that good. Actually It's a one play in two parts/ diagrams. I attach new Eric, here F3 is on the weak side.
by Kai K on 10/28 11:35PM - Forum - 0 Hits
14. Re: DZC
Hi all, Sorry, this took so long to post. So here are two diagrams on how to cycle D on OZ plays. These plays are commonly in use here (at least FIN and SWE) Any idea how to defend these in 1 on ...
by Kai K on 10/27 09:12PM - Forum - 0 Hits
15. Re: Discussion - "The Talent Code"
Hi Tom, I've been quite busy with coaching these few months. I'm assistant coach in U20 team that plays in Finnish U20 Championship league. But I'll try to bee more active with the forum in future. ---------------------------------- Kai, it sounds ...
by Kai K on 10/04 11:00AM - Forum - 0 Hits
16. Re: Statistics - Used for critical area's on the ice
Quote by: RookieCoach Kai , Great points you added. From your stats you posted earlier on this topic (turnovers etc) How do these stats affect the style and the systems that you coach in Finland ? Do you work ...
by Kai K on 07/28 06:33PM - Forum - 0 Hits
17. Re: Statistics - Used for critical area's on the ice
Quote by: RookieCoach Kai , Great points you added. From your stats you posted earlier on this topic (turnovers etc) How do these stats affect the style and the systems that you coach in Finland ? Do you work ...
by Kai K on 07/27 09:10PM - Forum - 0 Hits
18. Re: Statistics - Used for critical area's on the ice
I would add the priorities of the game in to same category with the three situations and four playing roles. Priorities of the game when in offense are: 1. to score a goal 2. to win space towards opponents goal 3. to create space ...
by Kai K on 07/24 09:28PM - Forum - 0 Hits
19. Re: What Is Hockey
There are systems that develop players and then there are systems that "kills" the player. Why are we coaching kids or youth players? Is it just to win a game or a championship? You don't make a player in one season but you can ruin a player in shorter ...
by Kai K on 06/22 12:28PM - Forum - 0 Hits
20. Re: DZC
Yes it would be great if we could add some diagrams. We are going to use man-on and box-behind. We are still doing some research and try to tweak the system to match these really flexible and "no position" cycles where sometimes the offensive player without the ...
by Kai K on 06/15 09:06AM - Forum - 0 Hits
21. Re: DZC
Hi Tom, Dean and Other coaches. What are the rules or cues for F2 and F3 in Man On And Box Behind DZC, when opposite D's are switching places or they play high cycle? D in OZ are becoming more and more active in cycles in ...
by Kai K on 06/07 09:10AM - Forum - 0 Hits
22. Re: Drills vs SAG - Finding right balance
Here are few of my thoughts. [list] [*]don't try to do everything in one practice. Use one or two themes in one practice. [*]e.g. passing theme, 1. warm up, game x amount of passes is 1 goal. 2. stationary passing. 3. passing drill + scoring ...
by Kai K on 05/22 10:34PM - Forum - 0 Hits
23. IIHF 2012 Coaching Symposiums
It seems that few members of this forum are attending to these symposiums. I'll be attending the Coaching Symposium May 11th to 13th. I was at the Youth Coaching Symposium last year in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2007 I attendet International Coaches Conference in Vierumäki, Finland. Where I had a pleasure ...
by Kai K on 04/07 06:19PM - Forum - 12,527 Hits
24. Hockey Coaching ABCs - Book 2
Hockey Coaching ABC's: A program to develop the complete player by Juhani Wahlsten and Tom Molloy This is the second book by Juhani Wahlsten and Tom Molloy and it completes their first book which was for beginner coaches and players. In the book they show coaches for ...
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25. Hockey Coaching ABCs - Book 1
The ABC's of International Hockey by Juhani Wahlsten and Tom Molloy. Presented and prepared for the IIHF World Championship, this program combines methods from Europe and Canada in a program that progresses from level 0 to level 6. Excellence through participation, this learn-by-doing method uses drills ...
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