D – Games Manuals
The main goal of this website and our ABC program has been the same concept. Use drills to introduce techniques and good habits and learn to put them into game situations. I have prepared two PDF's about using games in practice. both PDF's have lots of examples of games that you can use.
The first PDF is the Games Manual including guides to using the ice efficiently, games to teach the game, progression of games from our book and supplementary games.
Games Manual – 2016
The second PDF lists may games with diagrams and links.
D – Games from the ABC’s of International Hockey – 2016
It would be incredible to see kid's actually 'Have Fun' at practice while learning game understanding and creativity. Maybe the days or the 7' – 11' of moving and the rest waiting in line or listening to the coach are finally going to end.
Mike Sullivan – Player Development and How They Learn.
Stanley Cup champion coach gave a talk at a USA coaching symposium and did a great job explaining the science behind how humans acquire skill and refine it so it is physically automatic and the brain recognizes game situations and quickly solves them.
Dave King on Using Games to Develop Hockey IQ
Dave speaks at the Saskatchewan Coaching Symposium (great talks on YouTube) about 'Becoming and Effective Coach'. It is a 40 minute presentation and the last half he talks about how coaches have to change their practices and use games to develop 'Hockey IQ' or Game Sense.
'The Game is the Greatest Coach'
'Enjoy the Game'