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[Tom Molloy]

How Players Learn – Mike Sullivan

This is a really good presentation by Mike Sullivan at one of the USA hockey symposiums. He is the director of player development for Chicago. He talks about many of the concepts that have been promoted on this site for years.

Mike goes over the physiology of how we learn and the need to make mistakes and practice by challenging the edge of our skill limitations (progressive overload) and the necessity to learn how to read the game and anticipate the next play in all 3 game situations and all 4 game playing roles.

http://www.prodigy-hockey.com/coaches-corner/blackhawks-director-of-player-development-mike-sullivan-breaks-down-how-hockey-players-learn/

Mike gives some examples of the top down approach and using game situations that automatically teach the game. I will attach a pdf on games and another on transition games

Attachments

• ABC – Transition Games – 2014.pdf (11 MB)
• D – ABC Games Booklet 2015.pdf (18 MB)

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