Reply To: Diary of a Season 2024-25

[Tom Molloy]

Fire Black Practice Plan – 02-25-25

Last week lots of high speed and conditioning. This week team play review and prepare for Okotoks.

Fire Black Practice Plan – 02-25-25

Time: 18:00-19:15 Arena: Village Square
Notes: Skill and specialty teams.

Moves at dots and Cutbacks

B6 – Machine Gun – Pass and Shoot

B600 – Tomas 2-2 NZ RG-Forecheck

DT400 Quick Transition Game

T2 – D400 – Diamond 1-3-1 Power Play – Pro

T4 – 4-5 PK vs. Overload – Umbrella – 1-3-1 Diamond

T2 – Power Play BO-RG Sequence – Pro

D100 – Full Ice Game of 3-3

Cheer in middle
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Fire Black Practice Plan – 02-27-25

16:00-17:30 Arena: Village Square
8D 12 F 2 G

Around the Clock Passing Monkey in the Middle
Zig Zag
Multiple Passing and 1-1
Defensive Zone Skating
Defensive zone coverage
D Point Shots – F Block Point Shots
Rexi 1-1 from both sides
DT100 – Continuous 2-1
10 puck shootout with a pass
Team Cheer in Middle

Series vs. Okotoks

We had close games vs. the Raiders all season. They skate well and work very hard and both goalies are good.
Game one we played really well. Totally dominated first period but didn't score. All the 4 goals were score in less than five minutes at the start of the third. No one scored in the 3-3 OT and we lost in the shootout.

Game two we again dominated but had trouble scoring. Outshooting them by about 20 shots again. Reese made a critical save on a breakaway and we held on for a 2-1 win.

Game three was hard fought. It is always hard to eliminate a desperate team. Some of our players looked really tired and didn't have as good a game. Hannah was really solid in goal for us and Ashley had a great game scoring two, giving her 4 in the series.

Overall we played really well keeping them to only 5 goals in 3 games. Our mantra is always 3 or more GF and 2 or less GA gives us a great chance to win.

Most of the chances we game up came from ill advised strong side pinches and allowing their weak side winger to get behind us for a stretch pass. Out forecheck is a 2-1-2 with a pinch on a rim. We should be closing the gap on the strong side winger but not pinching. We will review this in practice this week.

Red has a hard working team and plays the same style as Okotoks tut they have more scoring talent. We are 2 W, 2 L against them so far this season. So it is a very even match up. Their philosophy is to chip the puck out and win the loose puck in the neutral zone. They go hard to the net and like to work the puck low and pass to the point for a shot and they battle for the rebounds. It isn't pretty but it is an effective way to win.

So the girls need to put their work boots on and out compete them. We have done it before and will do it again this weekend.

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• Fire Black Practice 02-25-25.pdf (455 KB)
• Fire Black Practice 02-27-25.pdf (527 KB)

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