Reply To: Diary of a Season 10-11

[hockeygod]

Tom,

Thanks for posting your practices. I always take something away from them!

For the coaches on the site, it is a good learning experience to see how you run practices with limited numbers.

Sometimes you post your numbers broken down by position, sometimes you don't. If you could – that would be great!

Thanks and good luck in Edmonton this weekend!

PS – I might have another player for you! Let's talk!
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Dean, we usually have about 12. Monday 5 D and Wed. 6. Since Bobbi-Jo is with the National team and Alison has a concussion we have 3 or 4 D.

Let me know about that player. A forward is moving here from Ontario and I think that leaves us on forward from being a top team.

We had 9 skaters and 3 goalies on Monday and my asst. jumped in to make it ten. I have to modify practice with small numbers and focus more on skills and habits. With 12 I can go up to 2 on 1' continuous and with 16 2 on 2's and still give enough rest. you need 12 F and 8 D to have a good w/r ratio for a continous 3 on 2.
Tom

Dean
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