Teaching Hockey Sense. By Ken Martel USA Hockey National Team Development Program MAHA Advanced Coaching Clinic May 31, 2003

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1 Teaching Hockey Sense By Ken Martel USA Hockey National Team Development Program MAHA Advanced Coaching Clinic May 31, 2003

2 What is Hockey Sense? Awareness Anticipation Creativity Vision Alertness Decision Making Adaptability to change

3 Hockey Sense is a teachable skill like skating, puckhandling & shooting. The question becomes what are the tools and techniques used by coaches to teach these skills.

4

5 Timing Drills Eliminate whistles to start drills.

6 NZ Dots Sequence

7 Timing Drills Eliminate whistles to start drills. Add extra passes to players in line.

8 Timing Drills Eliminate whistles to start drills. Add extra passes to players in line. Use drills that change puck focus.

9 NZ Stretch Pass

10 Timing Drills Eliminate whistles to start drills. Add extra passes to players in line. Use drills that change puck focus. Coach takes away options in drill by covering pass receivers.

11 Czech 2 on 0 C 1 2

12 Timing Drills Eliminate whistles to start drills. Add extra passes to players in line. Use drills that change puck focus. Coach takes away options in drill by covering pass receivers. Change puck possession on whistle.

13 Maine 1v1 Transition DD DD FFF FFF

14 Timing Drills Eliminate whistles to start drills. Add extra passes to players in line. Use drills that change puck focus. Coach takes away options in drill by covering pass receivers. Change puck possession on whistle. Tag up to change spacing

15 1v1, 2v2 NZ Angling C

16 Forced puck movement

17 Blase 3 on 0 Passing סּ סּ סּ סּ סּ סּ

18 Forced puck movement Colored Pucks

19 3v3 Colored Pucks C Yellow Attack pponents Net Green Attack Either Net Red Puck Possession

20 Forced puck movement Colored Pucks Forced communication

21 Forced puck movement Colored Pucks Forced communication Add or subtract players to change the playing situation

22 Powers Drill C

23 Forced puck movement Colored Pucks Forced communication Add or subtract players to change the playing situation Disorientate players to change responsibilities

24 DZC Role ver D. F D F F C

25 Forced puck movement Colored Pucks Forced communication Add or subtract players to change the playing situation Disorientate players to change responsibilities Players - all offense or all defense

26 3v2 Puck Possession Ø

27 Game Situation Drills 1 Puck Drills Small Area Games (SAG)

28 Game Situation Drills 1 Puck Drills Small Area Games (SAG) Both ffensive & Defensive

29 Game Situation Drills 1 Puck Drills Small Area Games (SAG) Both ffensive & Defensive Concept Development Big Picture Elements

30 Game Situation Drills 1 Puck Drills Small Area Games (SAG) Both ffensive & Defensive Concept Development Big Picture Elements Decisions Making

31 Game Situation Drills 1 Puck Drills Small Area Games (SAG) Both ffensive & Defensive Concept Development Big Picture Elements Decisions Making Dynamic Repetition Growth

32 Game Situation Drills 1 Puck Drills Small Area Games (SAG) Both ffensive & Defensive Concept Development Big Picture Elements Decisions Making Dynamic Repetition Growth Skill Experimentation

33 Game Situation Drills 1 Puck Drills Small Area Games (SAG) Competitiveness

34 Game Situation Drills 1 Puck Drills Small Area Games (SAG) Competitiveness Hide the Tactic

35 2v2 Continuous FFF DDDD FFF F D F D FFF FFF

36 Swiss 2v2 Warm-Up C

37 3v2 Mid Zone Game

38 2v1 Transition Game L. L C

39 Lilley 3v3 +2 Full Ice Ø Ø

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