Reply To: NHL Team Finally Practicing Hockey at Practice

[Tom Molloy]

As pumped as I was yesterday about the productive and competitive practice the prospects did yesterday – I am disappointed today. A different coach ran the practice and did a whole bunch of flow type drills that in themselves were ok but to do one after the other of basically warm up drills with robotic repittion was non productive and I don't see how it followed the posted theme of one puck drills and competition so the team could evaluate 'Game Sense' which they say they are looking for. The American league coach ran the last exercise and it was a one zone game.

I will post the practice and you can compare one day to the next.

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=2012071112422387

I would like to read coaches opinions on how you could make this session into a more realistic and productive ice session by adding tasks, i.e. after shooting defend the next rush or shoot til you score or covert the drill to a transition game and use only one puck.

The Drill and Practice model was thrown out of educational systems in the 60's. When will hockey coaching convert to Whole Learning.

'The Game is the Greatest Coach'
'Enjoy the Game'