Reply To: Diary of a Season 2024-25

Fire Black Practice Plan – : 10-06-24 10-08-24

Time: 19:00-20:15 Arena: ECTAS
Lines:2G, 12F, 6D
Russian Big Moves
Jursino2-0 Passing
Pass – 1-1 Regroup with F – 1-1
Carolina 2-0 – 3-0
C600 – Neutral Zone Regroup – Attack 3-2
T4 – F3 Mirror-Backpressure – F1-F2 Backtrack
D100 – 5-5 Full Ice Regroup Game
E1 – 5 Puck Shootout Contest
Team Cheer in Middle

Busy day with the team party and pumpkin decorating contest. Skill focus is still on passing and receiving as well as playing with tight gaps on D. Team play focus is to get wide winger slashing and stretching. Every team we play pinches on both sides and the stretching forward makes them cautious and drives them off the line.
When we forecheck we want 2 in deep and F4 mirroring and doesn't join the forecheck but in good shooting position if we win the low battle and checks the player getting the first low pass wither to the C or W. She then back pressures she puck carrier. And fills for the weak side D on a pinch. To our forecheck only works if F3 does her job.
Diagram of the C600 1-1 isn't quite right as we started with D wheel and F slash across. We could have increased it to a 2-11.
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Fire Black Practice Plan -: 10-08-24
Time: 18:00-19:15 Arena: Village Square
Lines: 12F, 2G, 6D
A300 – Moves at dots
B6 – 3 Shots, 3 Zig zags, 3 Shots
D4 – Two Pass – Only Forehand Passes and Escape Move Kaylin Goalies at one end
T2 – Bob Johnston PP game vs 1-3-1
T2 – Bob Johnston PP game vs Low Spread
C3 – 1-1 Both Sides – Gap Control – D with no sticks
D100 – 3-3 One Pass in Each Zone No Dump Ins
E1 – 10 Shot Shootout
Cheer in middle

Last practice before we leave on Thursday morning for the 8 hour drive to the tournament in Kelowna. We play first game at at 8:30 on Friday morning. Won the tournament last year. It looks like they brought in stronger teams this year, so will be a big challenge.

Jim's hearing got tied up in court so he couldn't make practice to work on the power play. I changed the last half and we did the Bob Johnston PP game with both power play groups 1-3-7 and Low Spread. We also played full ice 3-3 with no dump ins and man on man defense. We ended practice with a 10 puck shootout.[/i]

T2 – Bob Johnston PP Game. – Low Spread PP – U15 G
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.1572015187041606/1062574488847720
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Tuesday October 15, 2024
Great trip and tournament in Kelowna.

Thanks to all the parents who organized the food, bus etc. I hope you have recovered from the wine tour.

We got to see the girls play both strong and weak teams and the most impressive stat is we only gave up 5 goals against in six games. Our goaltending was very strong, defensive zone play was solid and the most important factor was how hard we put back pressure on the puck carrier. Most teams just started dumping the puck in because we had two checkers on the puck carrier.

It is very encouraging that our puck carrier usually looks and makes the right pass. We still have to get a lot better making good passes and receiving them while skating at full speed.

We had F3 mirroring the play most of the time and when we did our forecheck was really effective. This allows us to pinch on the weak side, close the gap on the strong side and F3 is usually wide open for a pass in the quiet zone near the dot. We go in trouble when we didn't have an F3.

Most of the time our D played tight gaps forcing them early on breakouts and defending the their blue, red and our blue line. Again when we were passive and backed in it gives time and space and they got scoring chances on us.

Our penalty killing was strong in our zone. We still have to implement how we play in the neutral zone. We also have to practice how to go to the point to block shots.

Our power play had good control and we need to shoot from inside the dots. We really need to work on our D to peek, fake, skate at the blue line so they can get shots past the first checker.

Most of our success is because we made them play faster than they wanted. We were on the puck so fast and battled so hard that they really struggled making plays.

I think the two tournaments show we can compete with anyone. I told the girls my mantra is 3 or more goals for and 2 or less goals against results in having a successful team. That is our target for every game.

We start our season this weekend vs. Lethbridge there and perennial top team Red Deer here.

Let the games begin.