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The Philosophy of Skill Development:

In Canada, the four players without the puck depend on the puck carrier, in Russia the puck carrier depends on the four players without the puck. (Tarasov’s Comparison.)

The Importance of Skill Development:

1. Thoughts from the Pro’s

"Very few Jean Beliveau’s or Paul Coffey’s come through the ranks now because we're taught so many systems and so much discipline at a young age that we've taken away a lot of creativity.“
Wayne Gretzky

“There is no use teaching team play, until the kids have reasonable mastery of skating, passing and puck control“
Dr. Murray Smith – Sports Psychologist

“You need to practice to become a better player. You see some kids playing 60 – 70 games, that’s almost too much for a 15 or 16 old. When you are 6 to 10 or 6 to 12, you’ve got to be practicing all of the time.“
Paul Kariya

“When they have too many games when they are young, they are going out trying to fulfill a role and trying to not make mistakes, and as a result they get very little skill improvement.“
Dr. Murray Smith

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