Reply To: Tough Losses

[Tom Molloy]

Tony, you win and you lose games in the 'war zone' in front of each net.

I would emphasize that area in my next practice. Tie up sticks, man-you-puck triangle away from the puck, stick on the puck when checking and stick in the passing lanes away from the puck.

I plan to draw a circle in front of each net with spray paint at my next practice and I want 4 players in that circle on the attack and everyone coming back to there on defense with one on the puck and a tight box behind. We are in our final two weekends of our season and three teams on top of each other for third place. So our problems are similar.

We will do battling drills and games in tight areas and full ice flow so we can play with speed.

As in another topic 'smart decisions with the puck make all of the difference. Your team needs at least 65% good decisions when they get the puck and force the opponents below that and you have a great chance of being successful.

It sounds like you said the right things. Now work on the process and the product will take care of itself.

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