Diary of a Season 2017-18

[Tom Molloy]

Diary of a Season 2017-18

Some coaches like me to do a diary each year and post our practice plans which are based on the ABC philosophy. This year I am coaching a U18 Midget Elite Girl's AA team that plays in the Alberta Provincial league consisting of 12 teams.

The purpose of this site is to continually update the coaching manual and add ABC coded practice activities.

The code key:

A – Individual skills and skating.

B – Partner and team skills with no opponents.

C – Game situation drills where you are trying to score vs. opponents.

D – Games to teach the game.

DT – Transition games where the C drills are practiced as continuous games with no whistles.

E – Shootouts and contests.

F – Fitness skating.

G – Goaltending.

O – Off-ice training.

T – Coach directed training.

T1- Individual offensive skills.

T2 – Team offensive skills.

T3 – Individual defensive skills.

T4 – Team defensive skills.

The coding also tells where the drills are done on the ice and can be combined. This makes it easy to find practice ideas.

I will post the practice plans as the year progresses.

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We started with a conditioning camp and I did two evenings with three groups per night.

Fire Conditioning Camp Practice Plan One

Date: 8-26-17 Time: 2 5:45 and 7:15 Great Plains

Attachments

• Fire Conditioning 8-27-17.pdf (1 MB)
• Fire Conditioning Camp – 8-26-17.pdf (1 MB)

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[Tom Molloy]

Practice 9-9-17

8:45 Parents and players meet coaches in the lobby.

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 9-9-17.pdf (1 MB)

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Fire White Practice Plan Date: 9-11-17

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 9-11-17.pdf (1 MB)

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Fire White Practice Plan 9-13-17

I have attached the pdf. with youtube video of most of the drills up to the start of drill section 15. The playlists have the new drills. YouTube video hockey drill and game playlists by country and level of hockey.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QFP0bQPIsH88rmxb3ZEjg/playlists

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 9-13-17.pdf (1 MB)
• ABC Coded Hockey Drills on YouTube.pdf (2 MB)

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[Tom Molloy]

Fire Practices 9-16/17-17

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 9-16-17.pdf (1 MB)
• Fire White Practice 9-17-17.pdf (1 MB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

Fire White Practices 9-18/20-17

We had a pre-season tournament to finish choosing our team. Played 4 games and won all 4. Lethbridge, 4-2, Team from Northern Alberta 9-1, Okanagan Hockey Academy 3-1 and Edmonton 2-1. We had to go from 7 to 6 D and 13 F to 11 F. Not fun for anyone but we cut down to the required numbers and now have our team. The players not chosen are our affiliates.
The games showed us what we need to focus on in practice and let us get to know the players better. Great group.

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 9-18-17.pdf (1 MB)
• Fire White Practice 9-20-17.pdf (1 MB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

Fire White Practice Plans 9-26/28-17

Watch for the forecheck principles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9IJatAFY-Q Hitchcock on aggressive hockey.

Pro's practicing the same concepts: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AukXg5gWoW-98SPqAba_8IFxZM_f

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 9-26-17.pdf (1 MB)
• Fire White Practice 9-28-17.pdf (1 MB)

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

Fire White Plans 9-29/30-17

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 9-29-17.pdf (1 MB)
• Fire White Practice 9-30-17.pdf (1 MB)

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[Tom Molloy]

Fire White Practice Plans 10-1/3/5-17

Attachments

• Fire White 10-4-17.pdf (1 MB)
• Fire White.Practice 10-5-17.pdf (1 MB)

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

Fire White Practice Plans 10-6/8-17

Fire White Practice Plan Date: 10-6-17 Time: 20:30-21:45 Venue: Henry Viney

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 10-6-17.pdf (1 MB)
• Fire White Practice 10-8-17.pdf (1 MB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

Fire White Practice Plans 10-9/11-17

Fire White Practice Plan Date: 10-9-17 Time: 20:30-21:45 Arena: ECTAS

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 10-9-17.pdf (1 MB)
• Fire White Practice 10-11-17.pdf (1 MB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

Fire White Practice Plan 10/18 – 17

Fire White Practice Plan 10-12-17 Time: 16:00-17:30 Arena: Henry Viney

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 10-12-17.pdf (1 MB)
• Fire White Practice 10-18-17.pdf (1 MB)

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

[Tom Molloy]

T4 – Team Play Review

This is a review of Team Play using table top hockey players with magnets for skates and a metal rink about the size of a kitchen table. I got the board at a Hockey Canada coaching symposium in Toronto in 1996. The company doesn't make them anymore but it is a great 3D way to go over team play.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/t4-defensive-team-play-review/

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

[Tom Molloy]

Fire White Practice Plans 10 – 19/22 – 17

Fire White Practice Plan 10-19-17 Time: 16:00-17:30 Arena: Henry Viney

Attachments

• Fire White Practice 10-19-17.pdf (1 MB)
• Fire White Practice 10-22-17.pdf (1 MB)

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