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DManI fail to see how the intelligym could help. It looks like some retro video game and I think that most players would also fail to see the connection to ice hockey.
Glad to hear you guys say this, because this was my first reaction too. What we need is a Gretzky cam taped to the side of that old Jofa, showing us how to see the play develop and then removing the guidance to see if we can do it on our own in a "1st-person shooter" manner.
Does anyone remember the old CBC series "Home Game" based on Ken Dryden's book of the same title? In the video series they had a camera man on the ice during a major junior game and during Canadiens game (must have been a pre-season exhibition.) It was amazing….you really got a sense of how quickly the game transitions, and what it's like to be out there. It was only a minute or two of footage but it was very powerful. The closest thing we have right now are "iso cams" that isolate a player for a whole shift (NBC does this on their website in the US) but you fail to see the rest of the game developing as is usually the case with television viewing.
How many of you use video footage for feedback for your players? Is it worth the time, effort & expense? Does anyone have copies of the Home Game Video series or anything similar?