Daily Drill Section Fourteen

[Tom Molloy]

International Ice Hockey Drills – Finland YouTube

These are videos of skills and team play done by teams from Finland.

Attachments

• International Ice Hockey Drills – Finland You Tube.pdf (407 KB)
• Finland Practice Techniques.pdf (356 KB)

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[Tom Molloy]

International Ice Hockey Drills A-B – YouTube – Pro

Below is a list of drills for individual, partner and team skills done by pro teams. The list has the name of the drill and the link to a YouTube video of the drill. The list is also on the PDF. attached at the bottom. There is also a PDF. that lists to Forum posting of the drills that have been done so far. The posting has a description, diagram and link to the video posted on this site.

A – Skating, Individual Skills

International Ice Hockey Drills A-B – YouTube – Pro

Attachments

• International Skating, Individual, Partner Team Skills – Pro.pdf (388 KB)
• International Ice Hockey Drills A-B – YouTube – Pro.pdf (489 KB)

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[Tom Molloy]

C – Game Situation Drills YouTube – Pro

The first PDF below has the YouTube video links and the second has links to the drills I have posted on the Forum which have a description, diagram and link to a video on this site.

Attachments

• C – Game Situation Drills – YouTube – Pro.pdf (347 KB)
• C – Game Situation Drills Pro – Forum Postings.pdf (367 KB)

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[Tom Molloy]

D-DT-E-F-G Site and YouTube Links – Pro

These practice activities done by pro teams around the hockey world. If you click on the blue link it takes you to the YouTube video.With all of these things that you can save if you like the practice idea. When the title is not blue it is only a YouTube video link.

This posting has D-Games, DT-Transition Games, E-Shootouts and Contests, F-Skating for Fitness, G-Goaltending done by pro teams.

When the title below doesn't have a video link it is a link to a Forum posting when you open the PDF which has a description, diagram and video link as well as a pdf. that can be saved if you want to add the drill to your data base.

Attachments

• D-DT-E-F-G Site and YouTube Links – Pro.pdf (401 KB)

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[Tom Molloy]

T1-3 – Technical Skills YouTube – Pro

T1 – Teaching Individual Offensive Skills, T3 – Teaching Individual Defensive Skills

T coded drills focus on the DETAILS of the game. They are A and B skills taught and supervised by a coach who is focused on technique. T1 drills focus on the first game playing role of individual offensive skills and T3 on the third game playing role of individual defensive skills.

Attachments

• T1-3 – Technical Skills YouTube – Pro.pdf (319 KB)

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[Tom Molloy]

T – Team Play Instruction – YouTube – Pro

Tactical Skills: T2 – Second game playing role of Team Offensive Skill. T4 – Fourth game playing role of Team Defensive Skill. T2-4 means both are being taught at the same time.

The first PDF. has links to the YouTube video of the drills and the second has links to the Forum postings which have a description, diagram and video link to this site of each activity. These video clips show how the game is played today with four on the attack, back pressure, strong and weak side pinch, stretch passing, diamond power play, diamond pk with a fall under, middle drive attack and many other ideas.

Attachments

• T – Team Play Instruction – YouTube – Pro.pdf (347 KB)
• T – Teaching the 4 Game Playing Roles – Pro.pdf (439 KB)

'The Game is the Greatest Coach'
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[Tom Molloy]

International Ice Hockey Drills – YouTube Videos – Female Teams

There are about 180 practice drills and games done by college, U18, U20 and Pro female teams. There is a lot of individual skill work plus game situations and team play.

Female team drill postings with diagrams, description and video are listed in the PDF attached at the bottom of this posting.

There are two PDF.s below. The first has the YouTube links like the posting above and the second has links to the drills that have been posted in the Forum and have description, diagram and a video link on this site. There are many videos that I haven't done Forum posting for as yet.

Attachments

• International Ice Hockey Drills – YouTube Videos – Female Teams.pdf (440 KB)
• Female Teams Drills from Tom Molloy.pdf (437 KB)

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[Tom Molloy]

B4 – D Pass x 3 Point Shot – Pro

Key Points:

Pass while skating, give a target, shoot, rebound, screen and tip. Forward time the skating to be open when the D can pass.

Description:

Players leave from the middle circle and the pucks are just above the top of the circle.

1. D1 on each side get a puck from the coach.
2. F1's stretch to the blue line and F2 swing lower down the middle.
3. D1’s pass to F1’s at the far blue line.
4. F1's touch pass back to F2's who skate in, shoot, rebound, screen.
5. D1’s get another puck and pass to F3 cutting across the middle; F3’s shoot.
6. D1’s get another puck and pass to F1 who has circled back to the far wing.
7. F1’s shoot then get a puck from the corner to pass to D1.
8. D1’s follow F1 and take the pass then drag and shoot.
9. F1-F2-F3 spread across in front to screen, one time or tip a shot pass.

* F1 can also pass then cycle high and down the middle.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b4-d-pass-x-3-point-shot-pro/

https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.689108791998921/10159339969615931/

Attachments

• 
• B4 – D Pass x 3 Point Shot – Pro.pdf (530 KB)

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[Tom Molloy]

T2 – Power Play BO-RG Sequence – Pro

Key Points:

Time the skating to be available for a pass. Move the puck up ice quickly. Be there for the touch back on the stretch pass. Enter the zone and pass back to the D on the boards. Support from all three lanes on the regroup. Any power play option can be worked on this way.

Description:

1. Power play unit breakout a puck dumped in by the coach.
2. D1 go back for the puck.
3. F1 swing to D1's forehand corner D2 other corner.
4. F2 either swing low with F1 or come across the high slot.
5. F3 stretch at the far blue line and cut across to get open or post up to touch back.
6. Move the puck up quickly and cross the blue line past the top of the circle.
7. Kick the puck back to the strong side D and set up the power play.
8. Create one scoring chance and coach blow the whistle.
9. Do a second breakout using a different pass option.
10. On the second rep first do a breakout-attack then a regroup-attack.
11. Coach spot a new puck near the far blue line for the regroup.
12. Each group of five do two breakouts then the breakout-regroup rep.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/t2-power-play-bo-rg-sequence-pro/

https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.689103141999486/10159339950865931/

Attachments

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• T2 – Power Play BO-RG Sequence – Pro.pdf (372 KB)

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[Tom Molloy]

ABC's of International Hockey Curriculum: Progressive Scope and Sequence

I have just posted a ridiculous amount of coaching ideas that can be used from beginners to pro. You have to decide which exercises or games are best for your level. Ability is more important than age. Too easy bores and too difficult frustrates.

Suggested Progression:

Beginners-First Two Years of Hockey
A – Introduction to skating, puck handling, shooting.
D – Games mostly SAG.
E – Shootouts and contest.
O – Off-ice should be playing many games to develop athleticism and split vision as well as tumbling.

Third and Fourth Year
A – Skating, shoot, puck handle.
B – Introductory passing.
C – Situation drills. Mostly 1-1, 2-1
D – Games mostly SAG.
E – Shootouts and contests.
G – Goalie basics.
O – Off-ice should be playing many games to develop athleticism and split vision as well as tumbling and games that require decision making. Focus on health related fitness, muscle strength, muscle endurance, cardiovascular fitness, ideal % of body fat, flexibility and continue this at every level.

Fifth and Sixth Year
A – Skating, shoot, puck handle.
B – Passing and partner work.
C – Situation drills 1-1 to 3-3.
D – Games mostly SAG but also full ice scrimmage with rules.
DT – Introduce transition games.
E – Shootouts and contests.
G – Goalie basics crease movement, angles.
T1-T3 – Work on introductory individual offensive and defensive technique.
T2-4 – Introduce team play, breakouts, dzone coverage, forecheck, all based on 1-2-3-4-5 read and react.
O – Off-ice should be playing many games to develop athleticism and split vision as well as tumbling for body awareness and games that require decision making, introduce combatives like wrestling.

Year Seven and Eight
A – Skating, shoot, puck handle.
B – Passing and timing, partner practice ind. offensive and defensive skills.
C – Situation drills 1-1 to 5-5.
D – Games SAG and full ice team play scrimmage.
DT – Transition games.
E – Shootouts and contests.
G – Goalie training.
T1-T3 – Work on individual offensive and defensive technique.
T2-4 – Team play based on 1-2-3-4-5 and power play – penalty killing.
O – Off-ice should be playing many games to develop athleticism and split vision as well as tumbling for body awareness and games that require decision making, combatives like wrestling, competitions that separate the upper and lower body.

Year Nine and Ten (Conventional Wisdom is that it takes ten years to become really proficient at anything and my experience is that this is a true statement.)
A – Skating, shoot, puck handle.
B – Passing and timing, partner practice ind. offensive and defensive skills.
C – Situation drills 1-1 to 5-5.
D – Games SAG and full ice team play scrimmage.
DT – Transition games.
E – Shootouts and contests.
F – Quickness and agility skating.
G – Goalie training
T1-T3 – Work on individual offensive and defensive technique.
T2-4 – Team play based on 1-2-3-4-5 and power play – penalty killing.
O – Off-ice – many sports, begin core training, work on speed, agility, coordination, reaction time and power. Do circuits that use light weights, heavy sticks, Russian Box, competitions that separate the upper and lower body.

Year Eleven and Up
All of the training but learn to do everything at top speed, eliminate extra movement for efficiency. Become a player with 270 degree vision and 360 degree skills. The A and B drills are used for warm-up.

Creating a Practice Plan to Share with Your Team

I use the TC Whiteboard planning template, which is a doc. file. It enables me to copy and paste descriptions and diagrams from the pdf.s.

Practice Planning Template – TC Whiteboard

(sample practice is attached at the bottom)

I use the Word Template from Technicoach. I chose a pdf of the drill or game we will use, then copy and paste it to this template. I am posting a link to folders of pdf's and at the bottom is the word template as well as an up to date list of YouTube links to the same drills. I constantly update both the folders and the YouTube links as they are added to the data base.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AukXg5gWoW-9hYAFVz7192QVg6jS8Q?e=m21tdx

Practice Word Template is below the list of folders.

Flow of a practice.

Have a Practice Theme with a Learning Progression.

Rotate practice themes between Game Playing Roles: (based on the stage of development as outlined above)
1 – Individual offensive skill.
2 – Team offensive skill.
3 – Individual defensive skill.
4 – Team defensive skill.

– Off-ice dynamic warm-up before practice. No static stretching on the ice at the start of practice as static stretching relaxes the muscles. This should be done off ice after practice.

– Skating edges, balance, puck control to activate both the muscles and nervous system using drills or games.

– Drills to practice the skill.

– Put the lesson learned into a game situation.

– End practice with a shoot-out or contest that goes with the practice theme.

Attachments

• ABCs of International Hockey Curriculum – Progressive Scope and Sequence.pdf (152 KB)
• SAIT Practice 01-17-19.pdf (530 KB)

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[Tom Molloy]

This is the curriculum Juhani Wahlsten and I produced for Austrian Ice Hockey. All the material posted on this site is meant to constantly update the material.

The major obstacle in most sports is that there is no consistent curriculum with a 'scope and sequence' to develop the skills, habits and game understanding to be effective players. Juhani Wahlsten and I developed this sequential program (with lots of input from the great Russian coach Vladimir Jursinov and Finnish Olympic coach Erkka Westerlund) and put it together for the Austrian Hockey Association and as a supplement to the program in Finland. The idea of this site is to continually update the material as the game changes and new practice and team play ideas are developed. Below is the original program plus links to pdf's with hundreds of new drills, games and team play ideas from all over the hockey world.

The two themes of our ABC's of International Hockey program are:

'Enjoy the Game"

"The Game is the Greatest Coach"

The entire curriculum was developed with these two themes in the forefront.

The ABC's of International Hockey Curriculum – Beginner to Pro

ABC's of International Hockey Level 0-1

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forums/reply/reply-to-daily-drill-section-thirteen-51/

To supplement Level 0-1 these levels take drills and games coded: A1, A2, A200, B1, D2, D200, D3, D300, D4, D400, D5, D500, E1. From the Dropbox link below.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5oqoxcnk6scos66/AADRDVD5q_TXKqPA85fmESdxa?dl=0

Hockey Coaching ABC Level Two

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forums/reply/reply-to-daily-drill-section-thirteen-52/

To supplement Level 2 add drills and games coded: A2, A200, B2, B200, B3, B300, B4, D1, D100, D2, D200, D3, D300, D4, D400, E1, G.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5oqoxcnk6scos66/AADRDVD5q_TXKqPA85fmESdxa?dl=0

Hockey Coaching ABC Level Three

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forums/reply/reply-to-daily-drill-section-thirteen-53/

To supplement Level Three use A2, A200, A3, A300, for review, B1, B2, B200, B3, B300, B4, B400, B5, B500, B6, B600, B7, C1, C2, C3 all of the D Games, E1 all of the shoot-outs, G.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5oqoxcnk6scos66/AADRDVD5q_TXKqPA85fmESdxa?dl=0

ABC's of International Hockey Coaching ABC Level Four

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forums/reply/reply-to-daily-drill-section-thirteen-54/

Supplement Level 4 with A200, B3, B300, B4, B5, B500, B400, B6, B600, C2, C3, C6, C600, D1, D100, D2, D200, D4, D400, T1, T2, T3, T4, E1, F, G.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5oqoxcnk6scos66/AADRDVD5q_TXKqPA85fmESdxa?dl=0

ABC’s of International Hockey Advanced Levels 5-6

ABC Transition Book Levels 5 and 6

http://1drv.ms/1p1vekF

Levels 5-6 focus on transition, advanced drills and team play. All of the DT transition games, B6, B600, B200, B202, C6, C600, D100, T1, T2, T3, T4, T1-3, T2-4, E1, F, G, O.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/forums/reply/reply-to-daily-drill-section-thirteen-54/

Additional drills and games and all of the T1-T2-T3-T4 drills and games are in the dropbox.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5oqoxcnk6scos66/AADRDVD5q_TXKqPA85fmESdxa?dl=0

As you move through the levels into the more difficult material the beginning levels are used for warm-up and review.

Attachments

• ABC2000b-click to start.pdf (26 MB)
• Austria – Coaches Manual ABC of International Hockey.pdf (4 MB)

'The Game is the Greatest Coach'
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[Tom Molloy]

T2-4 Low 3-3 – Pro

Key Points:

Players line up at the top of the circles and play a low 3 on 3. Defender pass to the coach if they get the puck. You can break into two groups and have all of the players attack and defend.

Description:

1. Three forwards vs. two D and one F.
2. Start with the coach passing to one of the attacking forwards.
3. Defenders cover one attacker each and stay on the defensive side.
4. Closest defender be aggressive and have ‘stick on the puck and body on body’ positioning on F1.
5. Second closest be within a stick length of the second attacker F2.
6. Third closest be half way to their F3 and pressure if he gets a pass.
7. Return to the mid-slot if you lose your man.
8. Attackers cycle and change the point of attack by passing behind the net.
9. Attackers rotate so there is always a high F3 ready to shoot or backcheck.

* D1 make the original challenge when the puck is in the corner.

* F1 defend if the puck is at the hash or high slot and D2 start from the slot.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/t2-4-low-3-3-pro/

https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.688272892082511/10159336977335931/

The progression for 3 on 3 principles practice in this drill transfer to any 3 on 3 SAG or a full ice scrimmage. i.e. Quick transition game of 3 on 3.

Attachments

• 
• T2-4 Low 3-3 – Pro.pdf (509 KB)

'The Game is the Greatest Coach'
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[Tom Molloy]

C3 – RG 2-0 RG 2-1 – Pro

Key Points:

Pass while skating. Give a target. Game like support with one forward in the middle lane and one in the strong side lane and don’t cross. One touch pass as much as possible. Forwards finish the attack and work to score a goal.

Description:

1. Forwards wait on each side inside the blue line and D on one side in the middle.
2. F1-F2 leave from one end and regroup with D1 at one blue line.
3. F1-F2 regroup with D2 at the opposite blue line.
4. F1-F2 continue down the ice and attack 2-0 until a goal or frozen puck.
5. F3-F4 leave from the other end and regroup with D2 then F3-F4 regroup with D1.
6. F3-F4 attack 2-1 vs. D2.
7. F5-F6, F7-F8 repeat with D3-D4.

* This sequence can be done with 1-3 F’s and 1 or 2 D.

* Make one or two touch passes and one touch shots. Shoot to score and get the rebounds.

https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.688272892082511/10159336977335931

Attachments

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• C3 – RG 2-0 RG 2-1 – Pro.pdf (216 KB)

'The Game is the Greatest Coach'
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[Tom Molloy]

B600 – Red-Blue-Red-Blue-Pass-Shoot – Czech U20

Key Points:

Give a target, shoot and follow the shot for a rebound, shoot to score, shoot where the goalie ain’t, shoot where the goalie is coming from and not where he is going.

Description:

A. 1 and 3 leave from diagonal blue lines and skate to the red line and back.
B. 1 and 3 skate forward around the middle circle and get a pass from 2 and 4.
C. 5 and 7 leave, skate up, back around and get passes from 6 and 8.
D. Shoot, follow the shot for a rebound and then rebound for the next shooter.

* Progression is to give and go with the next shooter or defend and play a 1 on 1.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b600-red-blue-red-blue-pass-shoot-czech-u20/

https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.688291382080662/10159337080455931/

Attachments

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• B600 – Red-Blue-Red-Blue-Pass-Shoot – Czech U20.pdf (172 KB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

T1 – B2 – D to D and Shot Routine – Russian U20

Key Points:

Practice skating along the line and shoot with one timers or quick shots.

Description:

1. Coaches pass to the D on either side.
2. D pair take 4 shots
3. Start D1 skate inside the dots and pass to D2 who shoots while moving, D2 repeat to D1.
4. D1 next skate inside the dots and pass to D2 who continues skating and pass back to D1 who shoots.
5. Repeat coach-D2-D1-D2 and shoot from the middle.
6. Second sequence is cross and switch sides then a one timer shot.
7. Coach to D1 who skates to the other side and D2 skate behind to switch sides.
8. D1 pass to D2 who shoots from the mid-point if he is on his off-wing.
9. D2 pass back to D1 who shoots from the top of the circle if only D1 can take a one timer shot.

* If there are no coaches to pass then put pucks inside the blue line on both sides.

https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.688294862080314/10159337091515931/

Attachments

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• T1 – B2 – D to D and Shot Routine – Russian U20.pdf (167 KB)

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