Reply To: Practice Plans – Season 2019-20

[Tom Molloy]

Practice Three – 09-05-19

We are in a tournament this weekend where we play 3 games in 22 hours. I decided to do a lot of team play since our first two sessions had a lot of skating. It is good to introduce things and let them sink in. We met at 5:15 and I used my big 3D magnetic board to go over the forecheck, dzone, pk, pp. About two weeks of practice in 90' We are playing on international sized ice and two of my players are on the golf team and will miss the first two games, two are injured and another has a bad shoulder and can only play one or two of the three games. So I need to play a style that is aggressive but can be played effectively with only 3 lines. We played this style when I was with Pierre Page with the Salzburg Red Bulls It is a 2-2-1.

I also wanted to introduce the low 1-3-1 and 2-1-2 Spread Power Plays. So probably way more teaching than can be absorbed but it is a template for the early season.

This is a different team a few seasons ago and another forecheck but it is the same magnetice board which is a great coaching tool.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/t4-defensive-team-play-review/

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• Practice SAIT W 09-05-19.pdf (495 KB)
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