Reply To: Diary of a Season 2023-2024

[Tom Molloy]

U15 Fire Black Practice 09-14-23

Lots of game situations with an agility skate and shots then neutral zone regroup and shots followed by a cross ice tournament of 2-2 then 4-4 with three games at once. We played a full ice 2-2 to 4-4 then 3-2 to 5-5 transition game and finished with a full ice game requiring at least one pass in each zone.

We had to send 5 skaters and one goalie down to the A division, which is hard on both players and coaches. Players send down went through 4 stages of reduction from 160 to 57, so they played really well to get this far.

We now have 11 F, 6 D and 2 G. All players sent down are affiliates who can practice with us and be called up for games.

Team U15 Black Practice Plan – 09-14-23 – Time: 16:30-17:45 Arena: Max Bell

Notes:
– Agility skate with puck and shots
– Tomas regroup with shots 2-0
– Tournament 3 net 4-4 cross ice with modified rules
– Continuous 2-2 – 4-4 and 3-2 – 5-5 Transition game
– Full ice at least one pass in each zone
– Cheer in the middle.
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U15 AA Black Practice Plan Date:09-16-23 Time:18:00-20:30 Venue: Bowness
2.5 hr ice time. Flood after 75' and met in room to go over overload-slot set power play with the magnetic board. Players had snacks and oranges.
Lines: Notes:

Parents meet coaches 5:30
Long strides – cutbacks
Edges and balance
Russian puck handling with shots
Machine gun pass and shoot
Stick on puck –
Swedish angling drill
Defensive zone skating
Coach Jim go over pplay in dressing room
Group at each end practice overload
Bob Johnson PP game at one end
Full ice pp – one player in nzone
2/3 ice game – regroup with Jokers below net
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Exhibition Game vs. Red Deer
Red Deer finished second in the division last season with a 17-9 record. Region produces a lot of really good players.
We dominated the first outshooting them 12-3 and firing 3 golden chances over the net, but 0-0 after one. Second was basically even but we scored 1-0. Third we took 3 penalties, and they had an edge in the play. Lots of goals and final was 3-3.
Ice plant broke down so we got scrapes instead of floods and the ice was really soft causing some players to fall when pivoting.
Game showed that when we play with high energy we are very good. Early with only one team practice so far and haven't worked on much. Breakouts, defensive 1-1's are a priority. Two of our D got hit in the head. I sat one after the first. Other D didn't tell us she had a headache until end of the game. Will have to see if two affiliates can play if doctor says they are concussed.
Next week W-Th-Sat practices and play on Sunday.

Attachments

• U15 AA Black Practice – 09-14-23.pdf (184 KB)
• U15 Black Practice 09-16-23.pdf (281 KB)

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