Reply To: Diary of a Season 2011-12

[Tom Molloy]

We started with the tryouts in the middle of August and the first league game was early September; so we are about 4 months in and have played about 33 games and had twice as many practices. So the team has been with me about 100 times.

We had our first on ice practice of the year on Monday.

10 min. – individual puck handling and partner passing while moving. Both starting with 2 pucks and then one.

10 min. – C2 passing and shooting. 1-2-3-4-5 leave. Everyone gets a pass in each zone and all do figure 8's in neutral zone 5-4-3-2-1 the other way.

10 min. – 2 pass at each end.

20 min. – D at one end and F at the other. D work on pivoting to loose pucks, passing and point shots. F works on stickhandling moves led by Jim. First alone and then going around coaches and shooting. F then work on cutbacks along side boards then shoot and then below the goal line and walk out and shoot.

10 min. – D play a one zone transition game with jokers at the point and the rule that all goals must originate from plays started at the point. F play a one zone game of 2 pass and all goals must originate from plays below the goal line. (the games used the skills each group had just practiced.)

10 min. – 2 on 2 transition game with the D getting passive support. The players break out and regroup with 2 players at the other end who hinge and pass up and then follow the play into the zone. (one goalie hurt her shoulder and we had to use only one net.)

10 min. – 4-4 transition game with the Perry Pearn rotation (attack-defend-rest)
10 min. – 2 on 2 at each end with jokers below the goal line and at the point. On transition to offense you have to pass to a joker.
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I just got home from our off ice session which was on a 2/3 size hockey rink with a cement floor. We had one hour.

15 min. puck handling skills. There were 14 players (3 excused) and ten different kinds of balls. Handle the puck around the body. I demonstrate. Juggle the ball bouncing it up in the air. Exchange balls about 5 times so everyone has to get used to a different bounce and feel.

– Move around passing as many times as you can in thirty seconds. Repeat 3 times and ask how many the did.

– Move around the court passing two balls at once with a partner and see who makes the most passes.

– 7 on 7 full court game with a hockey ball and a soccer ball. Only use the stick with the hockey ball and feet with the football. Keep score.

– 4-4 at one end and 3-3 at other end games of two pass.

– 15 m. multi jumps. immitative skating, karaoke, side strides, bounding, one leg, carry partner.

– Full court 2-2 with the attackers getting passive support at the points so the defenders break out and attack the 2 new defenders who followed the play in. Rotation: defend-attack-breakout pass-rest.

– Full cout 5-5 change on the go themselves. Use a baseball sized wiffle ball stuffed with a kitchen garbage bag so it doesn't bounce and has a little feel.

– Isometrics for the neck. Recommended to the girls that they do neck exercises like the isometric and lay down with your head over the bed or table and nod yes and no as many times as possible. This is to stabalize the neck in order to prevent concussions.
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We have another on ice session tomorrow and then off until next Tuesday. Our season restarts Jan. 14. Next week is
Tues. – on ice 90 min.
Wed. – spin
Thurs. – on ice 75 min.
Fri. – on ice 60 min.
Sat. – Sun. games.

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