Reply To: Diary of a Season 2025-2026

[Tom Molloy]

Fire Black Practice 09-25-25

Fire Black -: 09-25-25 Time: 18:30-19:45 Arena: Max Bell
Lines: 2 G, 7 D, 12 F
Notes: All players walk through the forecheck 2-1-2 with pinch on a rim.

A300Puck handling around and at dots.
B6 – Zig zag with pass and shots https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17zVugcMzX/
30’ Goalies with Marlene
T3 – 1-1 Puck Protection-Stick on Stick – C U18 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1LLFgwv35D/
T3 – Blocking Shots – from the net out.
C6 – Poddy’s 1-1 to 3-2 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18HUP7QqJQ/
T4 2-1-2 Pinch on a Wide Rim – walk thru
B600 – Tomas Neutral Zone Regroup 3 F – U15 G – Dump in https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1g6132PVBp/ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JA8yFDYFX/
D100 – Power Play Game – All Situation https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Kw6dTC3vu/

Pre Game Warm up https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Fqar6SFsP/
D500 – Four Stations – Goalie Training – 3×3-3 Keep away https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HcN2mhSKz/

Players learned our forecheck and we did it with the Tomas regroup and dump in. I changed the practice a little from the pdf and added the zig zag as I wanted Marlene to watch our goalies getting shots. .
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Fire Black Practice Plan – 09-29-25
Time: 20:00-21:15 Arena: Bowness
Notes: Breakouts, passing, support

F – Overspeed Skate with Tight Turn –
B6 – Machine Gun – 2 Pass x 2 – Shot – U15 G
D4 Two Pass Game x 2 – 4-4 – 5-5 – only forehand passes (face play, eliminate blind back hand passes)
T2 – Kozak Breakout sequence https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CJfmV2akG/ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B7TBNZv84/
DT400 3-3 Krusel Battling Game https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FrsmDB31T/
DT100 – Continuous 2-2 to 4-4
D100 – 3-3 – One pass each zone
Team Cheer

We did a lot of good things on the weekend but shot ourselves in the foot with turnovers. We need to be a lot better at passing and receiving, make eye contact before passing, skate between dots with puck, basic puck management. We won battles and then turned the puck over by not looking or passing into coverage. Our D backed into our slot allowing them to shoot from the prime scoring area. Tight gaps and engaging more quickly will fix that.

U15 AA is a huge step from U13 and we have 11 players in first year and most teams about 6-8. They have to adjust to playing bigger stronger, faster players.

We worked really hard and caused a lot of turnovers. We outshot Warman and gave up 19-24-26 shots. Our goal is 3 or more goals for and 2 or less goals against.

We WILL get better.

These things are all achievable.

We practiced the breakout for 20' using Wally's sequence. All skated how I want them to keep moving on the wing. Everyone got a pass from a coach, then passed to goalie, then took a slapshot moving. We all then did C low and slow, then 2-0 to wing and back to C. Then 3-0 W – C – W slashing across. Goalies moved back to far blue on 3-0. We will build from here with D dump and making the passes.

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• Fire Black Practice 09-25-25.pdf (490 KB)
• Fire Black Peactice 09-29-25.pdf (373 KB)

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