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Tom MolloyMaking Drills More Effective
I am watching lots of teams practicing this week as Hockey Canada has 6 U17 teams, 2 U20, and now U18 are starting and at another arena the Czech and Russian U20 teams are practicing. Lot of coaches and the drills range from great and effective with lots of reps, intensity and little down time to standing around, listening to the coach babble on and getting hardly an reps.
Here are some of the things the more effective coaches do here and other places I have witnessed. (I have watched practices run by coaches from all the countries in the top group at the IIHF Championships and traveled to most of these countries and been on the ice during practices.)
Some Ideas that World Class Coaches Use
How many times during a season will your players get a 1-0 or 2-0 like most shooting drills are. How many times do your goalies get unobstructed shots from right in front of the net?
I would guess that unless your players aren't good enough for he league they are in, these situations don't happen very often.
Here are some thought on how to use drills to make your players better in game situations.
A. Shoot from all three lanes and not just in the middle.
B. Shoot while skating and follow the shot for a rebound – practice various shots.
C. Have a coach or player take about 20 shots at various spots to warm up the goalie while the players do warm up skating, puck handling, passing.
D. Add tasks to shooting drills:
– Shoot, follow the shot, circle back and screen for the next shooter.
– Shoot, follow the shot and then get in position to give and go for the next shooter this involves two players..
– Do both, first look for the rebound and then get into position to give and go this involves three players.
– Shoot and follow the shot, circle out to cover the next shooter and play either a soft or aggressive 1-1, then rebound for the next shooter – three players.
– Combine everything: Shoot – defend vs. the next shooter, rebound for the next shooter, pass to the next shooter. 4 players and now you are practicing three of the 4 game playing roles, 1-player with the puck, 2-support by getting open for a return pass, 3-covering the pass receiver.
You are also eliminating down time standing in line. Players should only be waiting in line to recover for the next rep and not because the drill in inefficient.
I would love to video one player for 60 minutes from two practices and see how much meaningful activity they do. The average in one hour is moving 7-11 minutes and standing around inactively for 49-53 minutes.
A great example of creating a routine with lots of reps that practice individual skills as well as a breakout pass is one that the Czech U20 team uses as a warm-up at the start of practice.
B6-B600 – One Touch 2-0 and Shot Routine – Czech U20
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forums/topic/daily-drill-section-fourteen/page/4/#post-7582
Example of pro players watching when to leave, play the situation out with no whistles.
C600 – 2-1 x 2 – Pro
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/c600-2-1-x-2-pro/
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