D - ABC Games Booklet

Games are a critical component of learning to play hockey. We are helping the players learn to 'PLAY a GAME' and not to skate along lines and through pylons. Games can be played full, half, quarter, on third, or basically in any area of the rink. It is important to keep score and monitor any modified rules.

Skills, good habits, team play, skating can all be practiced by playing games in practice.

This booklet has 115 pdf.s with diagrams, description and video examples of some of the games a coach can use. There are another 70 video clips of games.

(I have revised the booklet to eliminate repetition and some team play games that don't belong here. I am working on a Game Booklet taking all of the games from our book and including the games posted on the site.)

DANGER


Only use these games if you are willing to have your players enjoy practice, become creative, learn to read game situations and make appropriate decisions. In other words move toward becoming 'complete players'.


Some games are the same but I left them in the booklet because it may be a pro team playing one time and then a team from Finland or a youth team another. It shows how games are played at all levels.

C - Hockey Coaching ABCs - Game Situation Drills

C drills focus on game situations 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, etc. The offensive players attack vs. opponents and try to score and the defenders work to prevent a goal. There are over 150 pdf.s with diagrams, descriptions and video links. There are also about 50 video links that I haven't done diagrams for as yet. These are in the WMV format for the most part.

When the title starts with T it indicates that the coaches are using a drill to do direct teaching and giving a lot input into the game situation.

T1 is game playing role one, the player with the puck
T2 game playing role two, players supporting the puck carrier.
T3 player checking the puck carrier.
T4 players covering away from the puck.
T1-2 offensive play.
T3-4 defensive play.
T1-3 a 1-1 situation.
T2-4 team play situation. etc.

A202 - Chaos Puck Protection - Pro

Key Points:

Protect the puck and keep the head up. Make moves and quick poke checks to knock other players pucks away. Great way to get the hands going at the start of practice.

Description:

1. Everyone start with a puck and you must stay between the blue lines.
2. Weave through in all directions protecting the puck.
3. Poke unprotected pucks off other players sticks.
4. Retrieve your puck if it is knocked away.
5. Go hard on the whistles.
6. Keep track of how many times you lose the puck.

*This can be used as part of the warm-up while the goalies work at one end.

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20150517091300847

A202 - Chaos Puck Protection - Pro
https://youtu.be/Bs348vyFwb0

B600 - RG x 2 with Point Shots - Pro W

Key Points:

Face the puck, give a target, do everything while skating, delay, shoot, screen, tip, shot pass. One F support on the wall and another in the middle.

Description:

1. F and D start from diagonal blue lines on each side.
2. F1 and F2 skate and regroup with D1 on each side.
3. D1 pass up to F1-F2 who attack and shoot.
4. Coach spot a new puck inside the defensive blue line.
5. D1 retrieve the puck and pass up to F1 or F2.
6. F1 or F2 delay at the hash mark and pass to D1 at the point.
7. D1 drag and shoot while one F screen and the passer head to the net for a shot pass.

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20150515091213976

https://youtu.be/5SiyN4ERhmI

A - Six Station Skill Circuit in Czechia

Players move around a skill circuit in ability groups from 5 to 7 in each group.

Lots of tight turns, shots, a 1-1 station, obstacles to go around, under and over and many starting with a pass from the coach.

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20150512105135752

https://youtu.be/hge-gCb9EjU

T2-4 – D100 Stretch Breakout – Pro

Key Points:

Use this breakout when versus a passive forecheck when the offense sets up behind the net. Fill the low three lanes with two players stretching, one at the far blue line and one cut across the middle.

Description:

1. Two units of five start at the red line and the coach dumps the puck in.
2. Extra players are on the bench.
3. D1 take the puck behind the net, D2 swing to one corner and F1 to the other.
4. F2 and F3 stretch. F2 can swing low then across the middle opposite D2.
5. F2 swing across the middle toward F3 at the far blue line.
6. D1 pass to F2 up the middle of F3.
7. Play 5-5 in the zone.
8. Alternate ends and rotate groups.
9. D1 can pass to any of the other 4 players but work on one option at a time.
10. The same drill can be used to practice defending the stretch breakout.

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20150427102021832

European Example:

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?s=20090814073711288

https://youtu.be/DOOtVWloGkQ

G - Goalie Skating and Warm-up – Pro

Key Points:

Goalies must be able to skate in all directions using their edges and slide and get back up in a balanced position.

Description:

A: Coach make x’s on the ice in a zig-zag with a marker.

1. Goalie push with the inside edge and glide to the x’s.
2. Goalie push and slide with the inside pad into a butterfly; forward then backwards.
3. Goalie push side to side get square and drop into a butterfly.
4. Goalie stay in the butterfly and push off side to side with the inside edge.

Goalie Skating One – Pro:
https://youtu.be/_Pag14IBaZM

Goalie Skating Two – Pro:
https://youtu.be/2zapKXPvGv0

Goalie Skating and Technique – Pro:
https://youtu.be/lgCI2ExwOP4

G - Goalie Skating and Warm-up – Pro
https://youtu.be/P2vVBsEd6Wg

G - Crease Skating - Pro
https://youtu.be/vz8FGzL9uS4

B: Goalie coach take many shots at one spot.

1. Glove side.
2. Blocker side.
3. Sliding post to post.

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20150425102518122

Crease Skating Video – 42 goalies at once.

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20150425103536158

Facebook Video
https://www.facebook.com/tom.molloy.5836/videos/10159315191130931

Daily Drill Section Fourteen

This drill section has a lot of pro drills, Russian U20, Czech U20, I started using Youtube and the Section 14 postings have Youtube links and there are links to Youtube video of most of the drills in the other Daily Drill sections.

YouTube Playlists
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QFP0bQPIsH88rmxb3ZEjg/playlists?view_as=subscriber


The Table of Contents for Drill Section Fourteen is attached below.