Monday, April 30, 2012

Power Thoughts: I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end. ~Larry Bird

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

-Larry Bird

Larry Bird was one of the best players ever to play the game.

You always have to give 100 percent, because if you don't, someone, someplace, will give 100 percent and will beat you when you meet.

-Ed Macauley

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. -Thomas Jefferson

I've always tried to do my best on the ball field. I can't do any more than that. I always try to give one hundred percent; and if my team loses, I come back and give one hundred percent the next day. -Jesse Barfield

All the so-called "secrets of success" will not work unless you do.
-Author Unknown

Great Effort by Jeff Tambellini

Easy DOESN'T do it.

-Al Bernstein

You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn't enough, in the second half, you have to give what is left.

-Yogi Berra

Much effort, much prosperity.

-Euripides

You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.

-Harry Firestone

The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.

-Timothy Gallwey

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Pressuring Puck Carrier Through Center Ice-Stanley Cup Finals 2011

Tactic:

Closest man to puck carrier presses through center ice

Pressure the puck carrier to red line or blue line (depending on coaches philosophy and team)

Man to man coverage after blue line

Pick up the man closest to you

Boston Give Washington Hard Time On Rush With Overlap Attack

Purpose:

Overlapping attack clears a space and allows team mate to receive pass

Rule:

Overlap to the vacated space

Read The Space:

The Offensive players must he has 2 stick lengths of space to cut to middle

Keys:

Take the puck wide
Cut across the ice, just over the blue line
Pass the puck to open space
Skate full speed and fill the vacated space

Execution of Overlap:

By crossing behind to the space vacated

By skating straight up boards and filling the space vacated

Power Thoughts:

Don't Quit Poem

by anonymous

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! if you must; but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;
You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: FOR EVERY PLAYER & COACH ...

Rebound Game - A Fun Way To End Practice For Goalies & Shooters

Purpose: This drill works on the forwards' shots, tips & rebounds. It forces goalies to control and clear their rebounds.

Each player get a point for a goal and save. Players shoot from the slot and if they score the players get a point. If the goalie makes a save, controls rebound or clears the rebound the goalie gets a point. If the goalie saves it, but the forwards tips or grab the rebound and score, then shooter get a point. Ten points wins the game.

Drill 1: One shooter and six players tip & rebound against the goalie. When the forward who shoots does not score and the goalie clears the rebound, another forward takes over and shoot. If a player scores on shot or rebound, he shoots. The line moves counter clock wise.

Drill 2: One shooter and six players tip & rebound against the goalie. The shooting player, keeps shooting until another players scores on tip or rebound. In this drill we are stressing rebounding. The player that scores on rebound, becomes the shooter.

New York Rangers - Ottawa Senators 3 v 2 Rush Pick Strong Side

Keys:

#1 Drive & Stay wide with puck
#2 Middle man skate right at strong side defender
#2 Must not make physical contact with the defence
#1 Passes the puck when #2 closes space on D1
#3 Weak side forward cuts into high slot

Lessons From Coach Jimmy Valvano

Great Motivation video for Coaches and Players:

Three things every one should do everyday!

1. Laugh

2. Think

3. Move your emotions to tears

National Championship in 1983

Philosophy:

Vision for winning
Have a philosophy to live by
Write down all goals, dreams and professional aspirations
Set goals for your basketball team
Set your priorities
Have a plan
Make the time to study the game and prepare
To win you have to be a great teacher
Always be in " A position to win."
Success starts with a toughness mindset
Evaluate your style
Think about how you want to coach
Always be energetic
Passion and enthusiasm
Dream big and be willing to work hard
110 percent all the time
Always love the game
Install positive beliefs and enthusiasm in others
Never give up
Always be warm and open and funny
Power of people - You should motivate, stimulate and inspire any person that entered your life.
Be intense, but respect your competitors and be happy for their successes
Remember it is only a game; be more than a coach or a player

Coaching Style:

Relied on motivational speeches - Modeled after Vince Lombardi
Mixed encouragement and was sometimes loud at practice
Inspired players to accomplish their goals and dreams
Unconventional recruiting style - He was known to move furniture around in players houses to demonstrate his defensive system.
Coach V had a true joy of coaching and teaching
Emotional coach, who was never afraid to express emotions
Cared about the players on and off the court

The Valvano Method To Installing Confidence

You have to be confident
When it time to be calm; You need to be calm
Lower your voice and be positively
Tell the players what they need to do
Always have a back up plan

Power Thoughts:

“There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It’s up to you to decide what to do with them.”

-JIMMY VALVANO

"You can win every game and still be a loser. It's all in how you go about winning. And you can lose every game and still be a winner." -JIMMY VALVANO

"Someday basketball would end, and that when they went to work, there would be no applause when they went to their desks." -JIMMY VALVANO

“We’ve got to control the game and put ourselves in position to win the game. Going down the stretch, we want to have a chance to win the game.” -JIMMY VALVANO

Please Support the Jimmy V Foundation.

Teaching Highlights IIHF Division 3 World Championships - Turkey Has Problem On Defensive Zone Face Off, Ireland Make Mental Mistake

Responsibilities Defensive Zone Face Off (Turkey)

Center on Center
Defense on Wings & Stay with Your Man
Both Wings Go Out to Points

These Two Diagrams Show How Turkey & PR Korea Line Up On Face Off:

The defenceman behind center must pick up forward on loss face off

On loss face off Center and two defence must pick up their men

Defensive Zone Face Off - Mental Mistake Ireland

Responsibilities Defensive Zone Face Off (Ireland)

Center on Center
Defense on Wings & Stay with Your Man
Wing in Middle, Stops for Loose Puck or Goes Out to Point.
Wing on Out Side Goes Out to Point

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Attacking Middle Seam from Defensive Zone Face Off - blog*spot

Center Defensive Zone Face Off Responsibility 5 v 4. - blog*spot

Team Canada Defensive Zone Face Off - Keith McAdams Coaching ...

Power Thoughts: (Success Formula)

SAMS: (Acronym)

-Dr. Gilbert (Sports Psychologist)

S- Strategy

A- Ability

M- Motivation
________________

S- Success

-Keith McAdams

Saturday, April 28, 2012

New York Ranger - Washington Capitals: Speed Kills Your Opponent or You in the Playoffs

Chris Kreider was clocked skating at 33.7 MPH during tonight 3-1 Ranger win! Kreider scored the game winning goal and assist in tonight game.

IMPROVING SPEED:

Speed:

The rate or a measure of the rate of motion, especially:
Distance traveled divided by the time of travel.

Quickness:

Activity with is rapidity of motion

Agility:

The ability to move and change direction and position of the body quickly and effectively while under control.

The 4 Rules of Improving Speed:

The First Rule:

Speed is a skill that must be practiced without the puck and with the puck.

Skating fast requires developing technical skill of skating
Coaches need to work on skating and puck handling techniques
Acceleration is the most important component in hockey
Change of speeds is and essential tactic

The Second Rule:

You must train hockey specific.

Hockey is game that played with 3-10 second burst of speed
60 second shifts

The Third Rule:

Speed work must be organized into the practice.

You can’t get fast if you practice skating slow
Every player must master slow to fast and change of pace
Quality work/high intensity work as the workout
Speed development can be improved off ice.

The Forth Rule:

Hockey constantly changes directions; so change of directions must be implemented into your training program.

Change of Direction
Stops and Starts

SEVEN AREAS OF ATTACK FOR SPEED DEVELOPMENT:

Flexibility
Posture
Stick Position
Stride Rate
Stride Length
Agility Exercise
Reaction Time

Power Thoughts:

Speed is not your fastest, but your slowest man.
-JOCK SUTHERLAND

Nine times out of ten, the teams or athletes with the most speed are going to win. -unknown

Speed will kill you, or your opponent. -unknown

PRK-LUX Offensive Rush, Cross Before Blue Line

Goal:

Always get shot on goal when in middle lane

Terms:

Make the easy pass; Shoot on Hard Pass

Defensive Mistakes Luxembourg: (Bad Defensive Balance)

Outnumbered on boards
All 5 players on one side of ice
4 players on the boards
Defense gives up blue line (Bad Gap)

PRK outnumbers Luxembourg by getting two guys on puck.

Five Luxembourg players are on one side of ice.

Rules:

Always Stop Set-UP (Korea reads loose puck and pressures up)
Always out number the opposition - PRK does great job outnumbering to get puck.

Reads:

Read the loose puck
Read the space and cross to middle lane

Keys:

Crossing player must stay disciplined not to go off sides
Player with the puck, must get puck into shooting position

Tactics:

Cross - Man without the puck crosses in front of puck carrier

The cross create space and defender back up into zone

The puck carrier has the puck in T.O.P. Position

Three Offensive Play - The player can shoot, pass or fake.

Always go to the net for rebound - Stop at net!

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

KYLE TURRIS SCORE GOAL ON OFFENSIVE RUSH

Keith McAdams Coaching Tips: Senators Execute Offensive Rush ...

Five Tips To Improve Your Focus and Perform Better:

1. Realize your thoughts are not necessarily reality.

Do not listen to negative talk
Shut off the negative self talk by talking to yourself positively
Be proactive with your self talk and negative thoughts will disappear
Focus on a happy time

2. Write down your most important goals 3-5X each day.

3. Think about something you are grateful for in your life.

Releases negative thoughts
Gratitude heightens alertness, enthusiasm, determination, optimism, and energy
Gratitude allows athletes greater progress toward achieving personal goals with less stress

4. Take time to breathe deeply.