Bad Offensive and Defensive Gap Control

Teaching Points:

1. Defenders must maintain good offensive and defensive gap.

2. Maintain gap of 2 sticks through center ice. 

3. Maintain gap of 1 stick at blue line. 

4. On even situations pressure up on puck carrier.

Tactical Mistakes by Baskent:

• Baskent Defender is two zones away from the puck

• Baskent is only attacking with four players

• Baskent  defenders are giving away free ice

• Baskent fails to maintain good gap control on puck carrier

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Four Mistakes Made by Turkey  on Defensive Rush 2011 IIHF WC:

• Turkey defenders backing up, giving away ice
• No free shots
• Forwards, not backchecking
• Goaltender needs to come out to top of crease

Power Thoughts:

"Overthinking is not going to make anything better."
-Unknown

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap."

 -Anthony Hopkins