Reply To: Team Play Practice Drills

[Tom]

I took a lot of practice video because I was coaching with people who had been recruited from around the hockey world and I felt privilaged to watch their practices. I use movie maker to take out drills and games from practices. It is tedious and time consuming and if nothing else will be a quick reference for me to remember what | saw these top coaches do to teach the same things in various ways.

Their approach isn't always the way I would do things but has worked well for the coaches that I filmed. After all they have been invited and paid well to coach these practices.

I didn't have any problems filming the sessions. One Swede didn't want his practices to be videod so I didn't.

I hope the coaches who use this resouce benefit from it. I don't make any money for doing this and could simply have a practice file for myself. I think; "why not share the ideas I have been lucky enough to experience." I think the better practices will help the young players, so it is a win – win situation. I am not looking to go anywhere from this. I have been to Europe and told them I can't be away from my family that long anymore.

So anyway it is what it is and that is all.