Fire Black Practice Plan - 09-02-25
 
Notes: 14 F, 3 G, 8 F
Individual Puck Handle
B202 - Chaos and Goalie Warm-up
B6 - Machine Gun - 2 Passes x 2 Timing - Shots
B600 - Continuous 3F-2D Regroup – Tomas
C6 - 1-1 to 2-2, 2-1 to 3-3, 2-2 to 4-4
D100 One Pass in Each Zone
D1-D100 Two Second Game
E1 - Shootout Race
Team Cheer
Meet with Parents in coach room
 
  10’
2’ Individual Puck Handle
8’
B202 - Chaos and Goalie Warm-up - C U18 F
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7657&topic=7783#7783

https://youtu.be/I9OmgC2cFL0
 
10’ – Just pass first time add circle 5’ in
^B6 - Machine Gun - 2 Passes x 2 Timing and Shots - U18 F
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7657&topic=7834#7834

https://youtu.be/WmpASHh7uL4
 
10’
*B600 - Continuous 3-2 Regroup – Tomas - U18 F
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7657&topic=7855#7855

https://youtu.be/dB6DPGuHn3s
 
12’
C6 - 1-1 to 2-2, 2-1 to 3-3, 2-2 to 4-4 - RB Pro
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7239&topic=7300#7300

https://youtu.be/3xSV1IU3awE

13’
D100 One Pass in Each Zone - U18 F
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=1569&topic=1691#1691

https://youtu.be/EhbNMhICMSs

10’
D1-D100 Two Second Game - College M-W
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=1569&topic=1695#1695

https://youtu.be/PVy5NjFsV9w

9’
E1 - Shootout Race
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=7239&topic=7473#7473

https://youtu.be/i-ol256GDbc

1’
Team Cheer
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Fire Black Practice Plan 09-03-25
Time: 19:45-21:00 Venue: Norma Bush
Lines: 8 D, 15 F, 3 G Notes:

A400 Skating and Puck Handling Warm up
B6 - Pass-Agility-Zig-Shoot x 2
C600 - Multiple One Touch Passes 1-1 x 2
C3 Reijo 1-1 2-1 Both Sides - Gap Control
DT400 – Perry Pearn 3-3 x 2
DT100 Continuous 2-2 - 3-2 With Tag-up
E1 – Two Shot Shootout Team Cheer
  3’
A400 Skating and Puck Handling Warm up
https://youtu.be/eykwvsQJhHg

12’
B6 - Pass-Agility-Zig-Shoot x 2 - U15 G
Key Points:
Passing, agility skating, shots.

https://youtu.be/04Rz3o5fYfY

10”
C600 - Multiple One Touch Passes 1-1 x 2
Key Points:
This drill is done from diagonal corners. Keep skating and make firm passes. Give a target and call for the pass. Face the puck. Shoot, follow the shot for a rebound and then go out to play a tight gap and defend 1-1 vs. the next shooter.

https://youtu.be/7sdcZtyS6VY

10’
C3 Reijo 1-1 2-1 Both Sides - Gap Control
Key Points:
The defender needs to get within a sticklength of the attacker before the blueline. Attacker should try moves, dekes, fakes, change of pace, shooting beside the D's foot. Both F's and D's should take turns defending and attacking.
https://youtu.be/8nzjC2xxlso

15’
DT400 – Perry Pearn 3-3 x 2
https://youtu.be/bSbwtyECAew

15’
DT100 Continuous 2-2 - 3-2 With Tag-up
* You can play this transition game from 1-1 to 3 2, i.e. 1-1 gives a 2-2 at each end, 3-2 gives a 5-5 at each end. You can also send out random numbers so the players have to recognize the situation.

https://youtu.be/pBE2B41Zklc

9’
E1 – Two Shot Shootout
Description:
1. Teams lines up across from each other and the pucks are in the middle circle.
2. One player from each team leaves and shoot at opposite ends.
3. The same players turn back and get another puck from the middle and shoot at the other end.
4. Continue until all the players have shot and keep score. .
https://youtu.be/VEJr4NJOH18

1’
Team cheer in middle

Fire Black Practice Plan - 09-10-25

Time: 19:00-24:15 Venue: Optimist
Lines: 3 G, 15 F, 7 D

A300 - Skating and Puck Handling Warm up
B6 - Pass-Agility-Zig-Shoot x 2 - U15 G
T2-B600 Middle Lane Drive 3-0 - 2 F and 1 D
C3 - 1-1 - Rexi - D no stick - U15 G
C600 - Breakout - 2-1 x 2
B600-C600 - 1-0 Regroup x 2 – 2-1 RG x 2
DT400 - Krusel Battling Game 2-2 - U15 G
Team Cheer

Played two games. Calgary Red beat us 3-4 in OT. Our D tried to clear a pass and put scored an own goal. We played well and cut 4 F and 1 D after. We have ! D and 1 G loft to make decisions on.
Second game was vs. Red Deer who won last season and are always strong. We were awful first half and fell behind 0-4. We made some line changes putting our veterans together and it totally change the game with us outplaying them the second half and tying that 30' 1-1. It was very encouraging after a discouraging first 30'.
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Fire Black Practice Plan - 09-16-25
Time:16:30-17:45 Venue: Max Bell
Lines: 3 G, 5 D, 12 F Notes:
Introduce PP and Pk Skills

A300 - Skating and Puck Handling Warm
A200 – Russian Puck Handling - U15 G - Jim
B600 - Tomas Neutral Zone Regroup 3 F
C1-C6 Pass Regroup - 1-1 and 2-1 x 2
T2 – D400 – Diamond 1-3-1 Power Play
High Press PK – Tom Emily
T2-4 - 5-4 - Specialty Team Sequence

Fire Black Practice Plan - 09-20-25
Time: 13:30-14;45 Venue: Crowchild
Lines: 2 G – 12 F – 6 D Notes: Theme – defensive zone coverage, point shots, scissors, good habits

D4 - Two Pass
B6 - Machine Gun - 2 Pass x 2-Shot - U15 G
B2 - Coach Pass - D Drag-Shoot - Screen
T4 - Defensive Zone Skating - RB Pro
DT100 - Continuous 3-2 to 5-5
D202 – Two Thirds Ice Game with Jokers Behind Nets
E1 - 1-1 Puck Carrier Either Way - U17
Cheer in middle

Good practice. Got D to move and use deception as point shots are getting blocked. Young team and most of the F played C, so need to learn how to play in our zone and cover the point. Went over D zone coverage. Man on and box behind, combined man on man zone defense. Continuous 3-2 to 5-5 uses that coverage in a game situation. The 2/3 ice game works on puck support and getting eyes up. Machine gun has a lot of passing and timing.
Game today vs. Airdrie will be the first time we play with the regular team. One affiliate D replaces one injured.

Won 5-1 vs Airdrie. Shots about even but we have a really good line who scores on their chances. Played good defense and allowed no shots on rebounds. Their goal hit about three things before going in. Both goalies were very good. Have two practices before weekend tournament where we will play at least 4 games vs. teams from Western Canada.
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Fire Black Practice Plan - 09-23-25
Time: 18:45-20:00 Venue: Max Bell
Lines: Notes: Focus on Specialty Teams

A300 x 2 - Skating and Puck Handling Warm-up with Shots – Finland
B200 Overspeed with a Pass
D4 - Clear Zone to Transition to Offense
T2-4 - Power Play 1 – PK 2 – Switch PP 2 PK 1
T4 - 4-5 Penalty Kill vs. Overload
T2-4 - Power Play-Penalty Kill Sequence – Pro
T2-4, D4 – Reilly Team Play Rotation
Team cheer in middle

Practiced the PP and Penalty kill. I took the pk and had the pp run the overload and diamond as that is what we see in this league. Jim worked on the 1-3-1 with both PP groups. We 10 players learning the PP and 8 the PK. In games the same thing with 18 players so everyone is on a specialty team. We will do this for a few weeks and then put a different 5 on the PP2. We are front loaded with games as we played one on Sunday and have our Firestarter tournament on the weekend with 4 or 5 games. We have a tournament in Kelowna in two weeks and will switch before that. Our season starts after that and we only play two games each weekend. So as many games in three weeks as we play until Christmas.
We have 11 first year players. 1 G, 4 D, 6 F. It is a big jump, so the young players have to get used to the size and speed. We had hockey sense as a big priority in our draft and it is apparent the way they pick up drills. Challenge is to implement good habits like face the puck, see the play, skate hard to open ice, get open, stick on puck, maintain D side, gain the lane, defend from the net out, get to big ice between dots with the puck, etc.
So we have lots to teach and players have a lot to learn. That is what the fun in coaching is.

Fire Black Practice Plan - 09-30-25
17:30-18:30 Venue: ECTAS
Lines: 2G - 6 D - 12 F
Notes: Goalie training, passing on forehand, nzone regroups, 1-1

Multiple Pass
Kaylin with goalies – 30’
Tomas Regroup
Three games of keep away
Rexi 1-1 D no stick
Russian Scrimmage
10 puck shootout
Team Cheer

Fire Black Practice Plan -10-02-25
16:15-17:45
Venue: Crowchild
Lines: Passing, Quick Attacks, 3-1, Specialty teams

5’ B300 – Around the Clock Passing
10’ Carolina 2-0-3-0
10’ DT100 - Continuous 2-1
8’ - B4-B6 Flow Canada Women
15’ – T2 - Continuos 5-0 x 3 - Cassie
10’ - Full ice Regroup 3-1
10’ – PP each end Jim 1-3-1 –
Tom Overload 10’
Specialty teams Sequence

We don't practice til Tuesday. Play an ex game vs. Provincial champs Red Deer tonight. We bus to Kelowna next Thursday, a 8 hour drive thru the mountains for a tournament next weekend.
I got a call my older brother got taken to the hospital in Penticton and not doing well, so I won't be at our next practice or on the bus. I am flying to Kelowna and will drive to Penticton, about 1.5 hours away to see him, then meet the team Thursday evening.
Yesterday morning Jim's wife Sara got smoked by a woman on a bike while walking to work. She is in the hospital and needs operations on her elbow, knee and orbital bone. Jim slept in a chair beside her last night. They were planning on coming to Kelowna. Jim is the one who planned the last practice.
I will plan the next practice for my other assistant coaches.
Tough last few days.