Diary of a Season 2012-13

[Tom Molloy]

Flyers Practice Plan Date: Sept. 6, 2012 Time: 20:15 – 21:30 Venue: WMP

Notes:
19 players – one coach will have to participate to make 4 groups of 5.
– Themes – stick on the puck
– Tsunami Forecheck 2-1-2 with a pinch on the Weak side.

10 min.
A200 Russian Puck Handling – Fake Shots and Finnish with a Shot
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/search.php

12 min. Rotate after 6 min.
DT400 1-1, 2-2, Support-Attack-Defend
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/video.php?n=20090726104059741

10 min.
B500 Defensive Side with Stick on the Puck
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b500-stick-on-the-puck-rb-pro/

25 Minutes: Tsunami 2-1-2 Forecheck
T4 – TSUNAMI Forecheck 2-1-2 Wide Pressure
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/tsunami-2-1-2-forecheck/

Tsunami – First 10 minutes walk through with everyone then one group at each end.
T2 – T4 Team Play Practice Buildup

Second 10 minutes
T4 – Teaching the Forecheck

15 min.

D100 ControlledScrimmage 45” shifts – pass to goalie on the whistle.

– Rule – dump the puck in at the red line and do the Tsunami forecheck.

3 min.
Players get the pucks
Meet in the middle
Players gather together.

——————————————————-
The players did the Tsunami very well. I had to change the instruction to one end because one of the players had her wisdon teeth out and missed and another got sick and had to leave. I had coaches play during the scrimmage so we could have two lines. The players said it is very hard to get out of the zone against such a hard forecheck.
I cut down to 17 skaters and 2 goales at the end of practice. First practice with the official team tonight. I have to plan it later as my appointment at the bank is in 35 minutes.

Attachments

• Flyers Practice Sept. 6-12.pdf (927 KB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

This is Friday nights practice. I was busy all day and didn't have time to post it. Now the players all have a pretty good understanding of what we do in the powerplay. It is a lot easier to teach specialty teams if you have at least 20 skaters. We broke into three groups.
—————————————
Flyers Practice Plan Date: Sept. 7, 2012 Time:17:15-18:30 Venue: Fairview
Notes:
Power play instruction.
16 skaters in 3 groups.
Slot set to a 1-3-1
Breakout regular controlled.

7 min.
B2 Transition Skate Shooting

8 min.
C1, 2-0 Skate Inside and Pass Wide
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b4-2-0-skate-inside-pass-outside/

15 min.
DT400 Ali, Bobbi-Jo Two Net Game
http://hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/mediaphp?f=0&sort=0&s=20101222074135633

13 min.
T2 Power Play Instruction

15 min.
T2 Kingston Rotation

12 min.
TD400 Specialty Team Scrimmage

5 min.
E1 Shootout 2 Shots
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/e1-two-shot-shootout-dukla-camp/

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/e1-shootout-two-shots-dukla-u20/
2 min.

Get pucks and summary.
Parent meeting.

Attachments

• Flayers Sept. 7 2012.pdf (538 KB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

We have a 2.5 hour slot and tried to get a game but every team was busy so we are having a two part practice. First part is skills and go over our one short pk rotation. Second part is a tournament.
———————————————————–
Flyers – Practice Plan – Date: Sept. 8, 2012 Time: 19:30-22:00 Bowness
16 skaters and 2 goalies in 2 groups of 8
Team picture
Go over one short pk. Second half play a tournament and keep track of wins.
—————————————–
I changed the practice around quite a bit and this is what I substituded.
———————————————————————

First Half

15 min. Team Picture -10 minutes instead

10 min.
A2 Balance and Edges no puck.

Vets lead.

10 min.
A200 Big Moves with a shot. – Two one zone games of 2 pass instead and switched teams halfway.

10 Minutes
Intro to penalty Kill on board and demo.

15 min.
Walk Through Pk -we spent 25 minutes. Our pk is much more aggressive than the players are used to.
——————————————————————-
Part Two

15 min.
Flood the ice.

Go over pk rotation in the dressing room during the ice flood.

Tournament White Vs Dark All wins count in team total.

15 min.
TD400 Specialty Team Scrimmage – this was going so well that I spent 20 minutes scrimmaging 5-4 but instead of on one net we did a full ice 5-5 with the last forward back staying in the nzone so it was 5-4 at each end.

15 min.
2 games 6’ each. I replaced these two games with a game of 4-4 at each end. They played 10 minutes the first game the rule was 'there must be at least 3 strides to open ice before you can shoot or pass' We switched teams around and then played another ten minute game where you had to make an escape move before they could pass or shoot. I demode some escape moves. They really worked at these games. I have attached a diagram of the D4 game.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/d4-clear-zone-to-attack/

15 min.
White vs Dark – Keep Score We didn't do this one (next practice)
C3 – 3-0, 3-1, 3-2 for 12’

10 min.
Keep Score with white shooting at one end and dark at the other.
B500 One Timers
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/video.php?n=20090812164222165

Losing team one circle for every point they lost by. –I added after shooting go to between has and there could be a one touch to there and a one touch shot.

10 minutes. Individual skill practice. Players work on what they want to focus on and coaches help them. Didn't have time for this.

Get pucks.
Summarize
Cheer in middle circle

Attachments

• Flyers Practice Sept 8-12.pdf (515 KB)
• 

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

[Tom Molloy]

We will finish the big ideas on team play tonight and cover killing penalties 2 short vs one and two players at the point. I also have attached our league schedule which starts this weekend.
————————————————————————-
Post practice comment.
We did everything but the double cross and drop drill. I have only 4 returning skaters and it took a little longer to got through the pk and I had them do the scrimmage longer. A few times I stopped the scrimmage to correct big mistakes. I also changed the shootout so 2 races were happening at once. Two coaches passed the puck and the players raced from both bluelines and turned at the red line. You don't need pylons. They switched ends after racing so the practices turning both ways.
My asst. coach was late and pretty shook up when he got there. A girl was killed crossing the above ground subway tracks about 15 seconds in front of him. He saw her under the train and called the emergency number and told the driver not to move the train. Pretty traumatic.
Tonight we will have an off ice session at an outdoor rink and use it to review and play a little ball hockey. Next week we will start spin class on bikes. The place we went last year has moved and increased the price from $150 to $250 a session; so I am in the process of finding a new venue to train.
———————————————————–

Flyers Practice Plan
Date: Sept. 11, 2012 Time: 18:30 SAIT
Lines: 17 skaters 8 D, 9 F, 3 G
Theme is the two short pk
Ind. Skills – Shooting – passing – one touch
Situations 3-0, 3-1, 3-2

8 min.
A300 Puck Handling Moves With a Shot

8 min.
B6 One Touch x 3 and Shoot
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b6-one-touch-x-3-and-shoot/

12 min
C3 15 Goal 3-0 3-1, 3-2

10 min – Walk Through
Penalty Killing 2 Short vs the Spreador Overload Power Play

10 min.
T4 Penalty Kill Two Short vs Diamond or Umbrella

10 minutes
D100 Specialty Team Scrimmage

9 min.
B600 Double Cross and Pass
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b600-2-0-passing-shooting-warm-up/

7 min.
E1 Shootout Race – Sweden Checking 1
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=bd6fa116988317e9#cid=BD6FA116988317E9&id=BD6FA116988317E9%213934

1 min. get pucks and cheer in centre

Attachments

• Flyers Practice 09-11-12.pdf (822 KB)
• 2012 Schedule.pdf (22 KB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

Tonight we had an off ice practice on an outdoor rink. It was a really nice evening and we started at 7. The sun was going down by 8 and it was chilling off. The players enjoyed it. We did some shooting, puck handling and passing and then we played two games. The first was 4-4 and 5-5 with 2 minute shifts but if you were scored on the other line replaced you. The second game had the waiting players as jokers behind the nets and on the sides the rule was you had to pass to at least one joker before scoring.

Flyers Outdoor Skill Training

U18 Girl's Team practices outside.
1. Wrist shots.
2. Slap shots.
3. Puck-handling.
4. Passing.
5. Games.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/flyers-outdoor-skill-training/

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

[Tom Molloy]

Flyers Practice Plan Date: Sept. 13, 2012

Time: 20:00 Max Bell 2
17 skaters 2 G

Focus:
Hinge, cycle, breakout options, cut backs,Goalie technique

7 min.
B6 – 3 Shots, 3 Zig zags, 3 Shots
Key Points:
3 Leave from diagonal corners about 2" apart, skate around circle then shoot, get a pass from the other corner, skate 3 zig zags betweeen the blue line and the top of the cricles the fill the 3 lanes and shoot.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b6-3-shots-3-zig-zags-3-shots/

10 min.
DT400 Active Jokers at Point
Key Points
Each team has two jokers at the point. Introduce the game allowing jokers to check jokers and then add that jokers can come in for one timer shots. This transition game creates three situations. In the first part the players at the point must get open and take a shot or make a pass. The defender practices covering the point. In the second part add that the jokers at the point can come in for a one timer shot

20 min.
B Defensemen Breakout and Forward Attack Skills
Key Points:
Defense do the various breakout options and read where the pressure is coming from. Forwards work with their lines on cycle and and goalies with coach.

8 min.
B600 Double Cross and Pass
Key Points:
Make hard passes. Players should face the puck give a target and keep their feet moving.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b600-2-0-passing-shooting-warm-up/

10 min.
B600 Regroup, Hinge, Quick Up-Detroit
Key Points:
Hinge and push the puck up the ice quickly. Strong side F stretch and weak side give middle support.
We will change the drill a little and have everyone playing F and D
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b600-regroup-hinge-quick-up-babcock-pro/

10 min.
D1 Controlled Scrimmage
Key Points:
Change on their own and practice the Tsunami and the Break out under pressure.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/d1-controlled-scrimmage/

10 min.
E1, 2 on 0 Shootout Race
Key Points:
Work on shooting one timers and scoring on rebounds. Good habits like face the puck, give a target with the stick on the ice. We will change it a little by having the play continue and count the successes in a certain time.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/e1-2-0-shootout-race/

Attachments

• Flyers Practice 09-13-12.pdf (565 KB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

This practice went really well. 17 skaters and 2 goalies. It was 90 minutes long. We did some position specific drills and worked on offensive team play concepts like the breakout, power play, cut backs and going to the net and point shots.
—————————————————————————————————-
Flyers Practice Plan Date: 14-09-12 Time: 18:45-20:15 Venue: Southland

FocusBreakouts, pp, shooting, goalie pass, Faceoffs, cutbacks, D join play

10 min.
A200 Skating Warm-up for Edges and Balance with a Puck and Shot
Key Points:
Good players can move in all directions efficiently because they and use all edges and have great balance on the ice.
Routines for skating, puck handling, shooting and passing are efficient ways for a coach to quickly review the
foundation skills and allow the players to get a lot of reps and improve at their own rate. Do these skating exercises
with a puck.
mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20111005152108885

10 min.
G-B600 Goalie Pass and 1-0 U22
Key Points:
Hit the net so the goalie can make the save and then make a breakout pass. Give good targets on the wall and time with the other side so goalies have time to pass between shots.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/g-b600-goalie-pass-and-1-0/

20 minutes Two 10’ Games 2-2
DT400 Perry Pearn Game Rotation Key Points:
This game allows the coach to focus on the attack or defending deep in the zone. You can play this game in situations from 1-1 to 5-5. It is a great rotation to practice specialty teams if you have 3 lines because it gives the players some rest and they alternate between pp and pk (one F would leave the zone) The defenders have to clear the zone with control of the puck. With situations over a 3 on 3 I would move the resting players back to the far blue line.
http://hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20090726102318992

12 min.
B600 Regroup, Hinge, Middle D Rush
Key Points:
Middle D comes late as a second wave and lead the rush.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b600-regroup-hinge-middle-d-rush-detroit/

12 min. Kingston Power Play Rotation
Rotate pp-breakout-pp-rest.
Key Points; Practice the power play options with a shot every 3".

10 min.
C3 Breakout 5-0, regroup 5-0, attack 3-2
Key Points:
One stretch, one middle support and one wall support.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/c3-breakout-regroup-attack-3-2-pro/

10 min.
Individual Practice
D at with Sean Shots from the point:

Forwards
B7 Face-off Practice-Washington
Key Points:
Watch the puck all the time. Read what the other player is going to do by how they hold the stick and where their team mates are. Practice winning clean and scrambling the draw.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b7-faceoffs-practice-washington/

Forwards
B500 Cut Backs and Escape Moves
Key Points:
Protect the puck with the body on offense. Cut back turning toward the boards. Defender stay lined up with the back of the inside shoulder and stick on the puck.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/video.php?n=2011041612155482

7 min. E1 Rebound
Key Points:
Make quick shots and one timers and goalie read the play.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/video.php?n=2009082017244462

Attachments

• Flyers 14-09-12.pdf (598 KB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

I brought in some famous international coaches to talk about team play and I have sent the links to my team for review.

Flyer Team Play Video:

Girl’s and parents who are interested, at great expense I brought in some famous international coaches to talk about team play. I have also attached a pdf on penalty killing principles.

Videos:

Famous Finnish Coach Mikko talks about defensive zone coverage. First 7 minutes using a white board and then he uses a 3 dimensionsl magnetic board.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/t4-defensive-zone-coverage-5-on-5-mikko/

Tsunami Forecheck:Jaroslav a famous coach from the Czech Republic shows how you can forecheck aggressively using the concepts of Total Hockey. 1-2-3-4-5 read and react.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/tsunami-2-1-2-forecheck/

Three dimensional description of Tsunami.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/tsunami-forecheck/

Penalty killing principles vs a power play with 2 players at the point.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/t4-4-5-pk-vs-2-point-men-famous-austrian-coach-christian/

NHL Coach Killing vs a Diamond 1-3-1 Use Fall under. We will probably only see the umbrella and then the second F can be on one side and the D on the other side goes out.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/t4-penalty-kill-vs-umbrella-and-diamond/

Take care,

Coach Tom
————————————————————-
I didn't send below to my team but added it here.

I was searching the videos for the team play ones and came across some material I did when I first started this site. It brought back some good memories of some of the great kid's I have coached over the years.

I did the first video in 1998 when I was coaching an 85 born spring team. I had them for 2 years with the agreement that we practiced a lot and only played a few tournament.

The parents agreed and we had 10 weekends where we had 2 x 90 minute practices each Sat. and Sunday andwe played one ex game and two tournaments in the 12 weeks. We finished the first weekend of July so they had the summer off. This also allowed them to play other sports. So in two springs I had them on the ice for 120 hours of practice, which is time to accomplish something.

It is probably the group I am most proud of coaching. Every player but one made at least Jr. A and four of the forwards are still playing pro.

Aaron Lee – played NCAA at Alaska and is the all team leading scorer for the Rio Grande Killer Bees. He just went to Germany to play.

Ryan Duncan – won Hobey Baker at North Dakota, his 5’ 6” 160 lbs. doesn’t appeal to the NHL. He played last year in the AHL and this year has returned to the Red Bulls in Austria.

Jeremy Colliton – won a World U20 Championship with the famous 04 Canadian Team and has been up and down between the NHL Islanders and their AHL team.

Mason Raymond – went to U of Minn. Duluth and then onto the NHL Vancouver Canucks where he has been in a Stanley Cup final and played for Canada in the IIHF Worlds.

Mason and Ryan are the two smallest guys in the transiton video. Mason grew late to 6’ but Ryan never had the big growth spurt.

Team Play Whiteboard Talk
Tom Molloy goes over team play concepts.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/team-play-whiteboard-talk/

Continuous 1-1
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/dt100-continuous-1-1-with-85ers/

Continuous 2-1
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/dt100-continuous-2-1/

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

[Tom Molloy]

Wanted to review all of the team play and teach face-off alignment. Fifth day in a row and we play our first game of the season Sunday, so it was a good time for an instruction practice that wasn't too intense. We polled the team asking each one to give us 4 players they thought would be good captain. It wasn't a vote but we want to make sure the players the coaches think would be the best captains are mentioned. I wouldn't want to pick a captain that no one mentioned. Coaches and players were on the same page and we announced the captain and 3 asst.

Following practice the players had a babeque and and the team met to form a 'Team Covenant'. This is one of the most important things a team can do. They set the goals and the rules themselves and we will refer to it if there are any problems in the next six or seven months. (I have attached an example from Bob Murdoch's pro team in Germany)

I have never started a season with zero exhibition games before. We play a team that won 7-5 last night and has two sisters that are already committed to university hockey for next year and got 3 points each last night.
—————————-
Result: Lost 2-3. but played well for our first game of the season. We only have 4 returning skaters and they have 10 and were a top team last year. We outshot them 36-25 but didn't finish our chances. One of my returning F's got 11 shots and one goal. They got the winner with about 4 minutes left. 5-5 we each socred one, 5-4 each one and 5-3 they scored. We have 9 F and 8 D, so I played one pair of D on wing and rotated a centre with them each period. I just rolled the lines until the last 2 minutes.

We have to get everyone into the game situations so we have to bite the bullet instead of having pp and pk units. Ideally everyone will be able to play all even and odd situations by the end of the season. In elimination situtations like playoffs or tournaments I will do more bench coaching. We have 6-97born, 6-96 born and 5-95 born skaters and only 4 returning skaters, so we are young.

This week we have M-off, T-on ice practice, W-spin class, Th-on ice, Fri.-on ice, Sat-away game, Sun-home game. So it is pretty busy.
———————————————————-
Flyers Practice Plan Date: 15-09-12 Time: 14:00-15:15 WMP
Lines:
8 D, 9 F, 2 G
Review system play. Backcheck take sticks.
Low dzone play Puck handling, crossovers, passing, shooting

10 min.
B6 or B4 Crossover Skating and Puckhandling
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/video.php?n=20120418155124444

10 min.
B6 Chaos 3-0 Pass and Shoot
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b6-chaos-3-0-pass-and-shoot-pro/

10 min. Review
T4 TSUNAMI Forecheck 2-1-2 Wide Pressure

10 min.
D400 Penalty Killing Practice
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/t4-d400-penalty-killing-practice/

10 min.
D1 Controlled Scrimmage
Key Points:
Team play, face-offs, freeze play,
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/d1-controlled-scrimmage/

10 min.
DT100 Backchecking Transition Game
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/dt100-backchecking-transition-game-1-on-1/

10 min.
D400 Transition Game of Low Battles with Point Support
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/dt400-transition-game-of-low-battles-with-point-support/

7 min.
E1 Change on the Go with Pass Shootout
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/e1-change-on-the-go-with-pass-shootout/

Attachments

• Core Covenant.pdf (20 KB)
• Flyers 15-09-12.pdf (828 KB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

We did all of the drills and games. Sean had the D do some drag – shoot and screen shots while I worked on a puck protection keepaway game plus talked about left handers shooting on the stick side. I also showed them how to keep the puck in front in the triple threat position and take a quick snap shot from there. Girl's tend to wind up way too much and shoot off the outside foot. This takes way too long. Instead inside foot, puck in front, snap and follow the shot.

Some scoring hints I gave; 1. avoid shooting across the goalies body (the puck has eyes), 2. Shoot where the goalie is coming from and not where they are going. 3. always follow your shot. 4. if you don't have a good shot then shoot 5 hole. 5. Always hit the net, don't let the goalie off for free. 6. Shoot with feet moving. 7. Keep the puck in the triple threat position without stickhandling it unles you are trying to change the angle.

In the DT4 transition from defense to offense we did a 1-1 and 2-2 and then repeated them but added back pressure on the 1-1 to make it a 1-2 and in the 2-2 backpressure as far as the dots so the defenders were in a tight box like we play against in games and the attackers have to do everything quickly in a small space. Very good game.

Tonight we have our first bike spin class.
———————————————————————–
Flyers Practice Plan 9-18-12 Time: 17:15-18-30 Venue: Fairview – 75 Minutes
Theme
Shoot, pass, 1-1, carry the puck to open ice, Defense shooting, puck protection

8 min.
B6-Dean 1 High 1 Low Shooting
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b6-dean-one-high-one-low-shooting/

8 min.
B202 – 3 on 0 Neutral Zone Passes

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/c3-2-on-1-in-both-directions/

12 min. Two Games
D4 Transition Defense to Offense

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/dt400-1-1-2-1-2-2-transition-game-using-2-3-ice/

12 min.
Forwards in Neutral Zone Goalies at one end
D200 Keepaway U22
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/d200-keepaway-u22/

Defense at one end
B2 Point Shots – Canada U20 (or similar shooting drill)
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/downloads/file/b2-point-shots-canada-u20/

10 min
D200 Multiple Puck GamesKey Points:
Wally Kozak ran this game with many variations for about 20 minutes. The players loved it and worked really hard.
-Players can only shoot when the goalie is ready.
-No empty net goals.
-Hustle out of the zone on the whistle and play 20-30 seconds only.
-Leave extra pucks in the zone on the whistle and coach shoot in pucks to make it 3.
Description:
1. Players line up outside the blue lines.
2. Coach shoots in 3 pucks.
3. Players race for pucks and battle to score and defend.
4. Leave puck in nets after goals. Play with 3-2-1 pucks as they are scored.

9 min.
D100 Two Second Game Key Points:
Players must switch right away from offense to defense to loose puck and constantly change roles from, 1-puck carrier, 2-puck support, 3-check puck carrier, 4-cover away from the puck.
Description:
1. Play a full ice game of 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5 with the extra players on the bench.
2. Play 45" shifts and pass back to your goalie when the coach whistles for a change.
3. Players can only have the puck for 2" and must make a play, gain a zone or shoot.
4. Possession from first touching the puck for over 2" leave the puck for the other team.
5. Encourage talking, facing the puck, always give a target.
*Don't blow the whistle if they have started shooting. Start time when the goalie gets puck. Keep score and losing or winning have a consequence.

9 min.
D100 45 sec. shifts and pass to goalie on whistle.

Rule: you must gain a zone before passing and only one pass allowed in offensive zone.

6 min.
E1 Two Shot Shootout

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/e1-two-shot-shootout/

1 min. get pucks and meet in middle.

Attachments

• Flyers Practice 9-18-12.pdf (579 KB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

The practice went really well. All 17 skaters and 2 goalies were there along with one affiliate D. That gave us enough to do the Reilly game with 9 players at each end. I learned the game from Gene Reilly when he was asst. coach with Maine men's team. He was in Austria coaching the Red Bulls with me as well.
We went through the 5-4 and 4-5, 5-3 and 3-5 with the D playing forward and some F playing D. The way the draft went the other team kept taking forwards and left D who we ranked high on our list. We ended up with 8 D and 9 F. So we play 2 differenvt D at forward each game and each period double shift one C to give us 4 lines and 3 sets of D.

The D weren't really clear on playing F on specialty teams and that was a big focus. We have only one returning D. (one D from last year is playing F. We had to make her a D last year because we were short of D.)

Another focus is to be able to one time the puck and we spent a lot of time on that skill and added partner passing and shooting at the boards.

On the 3-0 weave then regroup one D always jumped up as the 4th man and we passed on the forehand to that D who shot. We always want 4 on the attack.

The players loved the last cross ice game we played where the coaches sent out 1-2-or 3 players. We added the rule that if the team was outnumbered they could pass to the linep-up and that player could join them (up to 3 players).
—————————————————————————————————-
Flyers Practice Plan Date: 9- 20-12 Time: 17:00-18:30 Venue: Southland
Lines:
Defense learn the pk as low and high players 4-5 and 3-5
Beakout and regroup One timers Read situations

10 min.
A200 Skating Warm-up for Edges and Balance with a Puck and Shot

http://hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.phpf=0&sort=0&s=20111005152108885

10 min.
B202 Breakout Pass and Shooting Warm up
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b202-breakout-pass-and-shooting-warm-up/

17 min.
T2-4 D400 Specialty Team Practice
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/t2-4-d400-specialty-teams-practice/

13 min.
T2 D400 Reilly Team Play Practice Rotation

10 min.
B6 3-0 Weave With D Regroup

8 min.
B500 One Timers at each end
Add: Rebound for the next shooter.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/video.php?n=20090812164222165

7 min.
B5 Cross and Drop Sequence – One Timers
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b5-cross-and-drop-2/

10 min.
D200 Cross Ice Uneven Situations
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/d200-game-of-2-2-then-outnumber-situations/

Pucks and cheer in centre circle

Attachments

• Flyers Practice 9- 20-12.pdf (587 KB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

The kind of letter a coach loves to get.

Our captain from last year walked on to the tryout at Queen's University and just found out that she made the team. Nice girl and a good player. They hadn't really seen her because it is along way from Calgary.

She sent us this email.

We had 5 players graduate from high school and now 4 have made university and college teams (another D at St. Francis Xavier and 2 F at colleges in the ACAC). Two other players still have to finish high school (they should be able to play in our league). Three players who could have come back have gone to three different sports schools. So we only have 4 skaters and both goalies back.
———————————————————————-
Hi Tom and Sean,

I hope you guys had a relaxing summer and your season is off to a great start. I just wanted to thank you guys for all your help last year with talking to coaches and being my references for university teams. I wanted to let you know that I tried out for the Queen's Varsity Women's team and as luck would have it a spot opened up and I made the team. I just wanted to say thank you for your dedication and support to myself and the team last year, it was greatly appreciated. My dad watched the first Flyers game and said the team is looking good. Queen's will be playing in the Lethbridge invitational the same weekend that Flyers are in Lethbridge I believe, so I will most likely see you there. Good luck with the season and I hope to see you soon!

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

[Tom Molloy]

Flyers Practice Plan Date: 21-9-12 Time: 17:15-18:30 Venue: Fairview
Notes:
Breakouts, scoring, situations, Passing

10 Min.
C2 1-2-3-4-5-5-4-3-2-1 Pass and Shoot Warm-up
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/c2-1-2-3-4-5-5-4-3-2-1-pass-and-shoot-warm-up/

10 min. Goalie at one end with Natalie Skaters in Nzone
5 min.
A200 Chaos Puck Handling
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b200-chaos-puckhandling-2/
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/a200-chaos-puck-handling-1/

5 min.
B202 Pass to All Players
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/downloads/file/b202-pass-to-all-players/

15 min.
D – one end with Sean and Kevin on Breakouts
F – other end with Tom and Tom – Scoring

5min. – Forwards
A300 Shoot-Rebound-Walk In-Walk out – Swedish U20
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/a300-walk-outs-and-walk-ins-sweden-u20/

5 min. – A500 – Gretzky Move and Shot – Sweden 3
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=bd6fa116988317e9#cid=BD6FA116988317E9&id=BD6FA116988317E9%213109

12 min
C3 15 Goal 3-0 3-1, 3-2

10 min.
DT100 Continuous 2 on 2
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/dt100-continuous-transition-game-of-2-on-2-to-4-on-4-u16-b/

7 min.
E1 Rebound Game https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/e1-rebound-game-college-w/

10 min.
D200 Cross Ice Uneven Situations

1 min. gets pucks and meet around circle for team cheer.

Attachments

• Flyers Practice 21-9-12.pdf (670 KB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

Went to Red Deer for the first game of the weekend. We got there 45 min. before the game because the bus broke down while leaving the bus barn and they had to get another one. The drive didn't know how to work the air conditioning so it was like a sauna the entire 2 hour trip. Usually 90 min. but there was road paving going on as well.

We played really hard and won 4-1. They got 2 breakaways on really bad changes and another when our D fumbled a puck at the blue line. Other than that we were solid. 1 for 2 on the pplay and killed all the penalties. Shot clock said 55-27 for us but I have a coach record each shot and where and his total was 36-18 which I think is what happened.

The Tsunami is working great but our F3 has to cover the point on a wide pinch all the time. Right now it is only happenind about half the time.

Play game two Sunday morning.
http://www.ammfhl-hockey.ca/division.aspx?lgid=0&did=1833&p=divisionrosters is a link to the league site. Clicking on Schedule gives game results.
———————————————————————
Red Deer came out flying and really pinching. They scored on a power play and then another so led 2-0. We were giving the puck away standing still trying to make passes. We kept saying carry the puck, move your feet, make a play and we settled down and scored the next 5 to witn 5-2. Outshot them 37-29.

This was our first game in our home rink and it is one metre shy of Olympic size. We never practice there. It took a while to get used to the bigger ice and they have lots of players who can fly with the puck.

Next week a tournament with all the teams in the league. The games count in the standings and there is a CIS University tournament at the same time. The idea is to give the players exposure to the university coaches. It is in Lethbridge which is about 2 hrs. south of Calgary.

We practice Tuesday where I have Gaston coming to do 45 min. of skating at the start of practice. Wed. is spin on the bikes, Thursday practice and games Friday and Sunday.

One of my centre's got a concussion so I am sure she is out for a while.
————————
Just watched the game video https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/downloads/ and a few things we will focus on.
– skate to open ice as soon as you get the puck and pass while skating.
– Skate with the puck between the dots and pass wide instead of skate wide and pass to the middle.
– Eliminate the Stare, whith all defenders watching the puck and find who you cover then head on a swivel.
– Get defensive side before reaching in and focus on defending from D side and tight gap.
– F3 stay on original side on a weak side pinch and fill the weak point.

Our work ethic was great and pressure was relentless. Now we have to manage the puck better.

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

[Tom Molloy]

Flyers Practice 09-25-12 Time: 20:21:30 Blunden

Theme
Skating and Controlling the slot.

45 min.
A2 Skating Mechanics Taught by Dr. Gaston Schaeffer

8 min.
B6 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 Small Horseshoe
Description:
1. Skate to the top of the circle and pass.
2. Continue and get a pass from the other end.
3. 2-0 first player passes and swings wide and second player skates into the middle
lane. Pass to the player in the middle.
4. Player in the middle one touch the puck up to the wide man. Stay onside.
5. Shoot and go for the rebound.
6. On the 3-0 the third player goes up the boards and enters as the high man. Add a
trailer pass to the high man as the first shot.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b6-small-horseshoe/

20 min
DT 2-4 Gaining Position in the Slot
Key Points:
Offensive players fight for offensive side and to keep their stick free and defensive players fight for defensive side and to control the attackers sticks.
Description:
1. All players are in front of the net in two colours.
2. Start with the coach calling red offense and they try to get open and the blue cover them and control their stick.
3. Progress to 2 coaches at the point. One on each team. When they pass the players change roles o to d and d to o.
4. Play a game where the defenders must pass to their coach at the point to be on offense.
5. Offensive coach can shoot or pass.
5. Everyone stays within the dots and below the top of the circles. DT 2-4 Gaining Position in the Slot.jpg
DT 2-4 Gaining Position in the Slot.pdf
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/dt-2-4-take-sticks-pass-to-point-on-transition/

8 min
DT400 Active Jokers at Point
Key Points
Each team has two jokers at the point. Introduce the game allowing jokers to check jokers and then add that jokers can come in for one timer shots.
This transition game creates three situations. In the first part the players at the point must get open and take a shot or make a pass. The defender practices covering the point. In the second part add that the jokers at the point can come in for a one timer shot
Description:
Part One: Each team has jokers at the point.
1. When defenders regain puck they must pass to the point to go on offense.
2. Jokers can shoot or pass.
3. Jokers can check the opponents Joker.

Part Two:
4.Jokers can jump in for one timer shots.
5. Defending joker should cover the attacking joker when he jumps in.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/dt4-joker-cover-joker-at-point-pass-to-point-on-transition/

7 min. E1 Shootout.

Goalies Choice of shootout

Attachments

• Flyers Practice 09-25-12.pdf (349 KB)

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

[Author]

Posts