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Hockey Calgary Statistics.

• 1 in 84,615 kids who play Hockey in Calgary will make it to the NHL. Therefore every six (6) years one (1) former Hockey Calgary participant will make it to the NHL. (Source: Hockey Calgary February Newsletter.)

<So parents… take a pill! Odds are against your kid paying off your mortgage! Keep it in perspective!>

Practice by the Numbers – Statistics supplied by: Calgary Hockey Development.

The following facts and figures relate to a 60 minute practice session:

• 1 efficient practice will give a player more skill development than 11 games collectively.

• Each player should have a puck on their stick for 8 – 12 minutes.

• Each player should have a minimum of 30 shots on goal.

• Players will miss the net over 30% of the time in a minor hockey practice.

• Coaches should try to run 4 – 5 different drills / games / activities each practice. More is not better; execution of what you do is development.

• No more than 5 minutes should be spent in front of a teaching board each practice.

• If you have 10 players on the ice, strive to keep 4 – 5 players moving at all times.

• If you have 15 players on the ice, strive to keep 9 – 10 players moving at all times.

• If you have 20 players on the ice, strive to keep 14 – 15 players moving at all times.

A Game by the Numbers – The following statistics were recorded during a 60 minute Pee Wee level hockey game in Calgary:

• Players will have the puck on their stick for an average of 8 seconds per game.

• Players will take an average of 1 – 2 shots per game.

• 95% of passes made backwards are successful.

• Players will take an average of 18 shifts per game.

• 99% of the feedback coaches give players is when they have the puck. Ironically, players only have the puck on their stick for 0.2% of the game.

Dean
M.Ed (Coaching)
Ch.P.C. (Chartered Professional Coach)
Game Intelligence Training
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