Reply To: Game Intelligence / Decision Training

[Tom Molloy]

Filip, your practices sound good. I will give you a few ideas you could add.

You already play SAG's but now include skill rules for how many passes, how long with the puck, type of passes (only forehand, only backhand), 3 hard strides before passing, only give and go, you must make an escape move, etc. You can also play games with skating rules, i.e. only backward, only slalom, one leg etc.

Incorporate transition games in the SAG's (lots in the video section here). Include Jokers in the games (seach Dukla and there are many examples of games with Jokers that I used there with similar ages in SAG's.

I started about 60% of our practices this season with A2 (no puck) or A200 balance and edge control (video examples in the video section) and my players really improved to the point they all could god forward and backward on one lege while carrying the puck.

Do the skills but always follow with competition in keepaway, SAG, full ice game, etc. and have tournaments in practice as well.

'The Game is the Greatest Coach'
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