Change Method of Coaching

There is no set formula in coaching; there is no cookie cutter approach or style. Right now there is a push in USA Hockey for this one size fit all approach to coaching. What we've used successful yesterday at practice; may not work today. The key to being a successful coach is to use the approach which is effective in the moment. The truth is, our coaching methods only work - if it works for the individual player. One method of coaching is not effective; the best methods, reach the individual players learning and motivation styles. This requires a coach changing their style and method of teaching.



Coaching is a tough business. For me winning in short term is top priority. I believing nothing motivates a team more than winning. But winning short term does not mean I can't have long term plans. Coaches need to coach from both ends of the spectrum to achieve optimal results. There is no one way to create success.


Small Area - Large Area
Short Term - Long Term
Certain - Uncertainty
Offense - Defense
Soft - Hard
Structured - Unstructured
Positive - Negative
Simplicity - Complexity - There a place for complex drills that make the players think.










Sports Psychology Tips: Turning the Page

When you lose, don't stay down - get up quickly. When you suffer a loss; simply turn the page and move on. Don’t let discouragement or loss steal your faith or work ethic. Whenever adversity comes, it will be your faith and work ethic that bring you back to success. Take a lesson from Bill Belichick playbook. Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots wasted no time getting back to work on the new season. One week after the loss the entire staff is working again. "We have to turn the page and move on," said Bill Belichick. "We're going to take an opportunity, as we always do, to sit back, go through everything, take a look at the big picture, take a look at each individual situation — players, coaches, schemes, adjustments, training, you name it — and do anything we can to improve our football team going forward."


Forget those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.”

-Philippians 3:13




“Behold, I am making all things new.” -Revelation 21:5

BÜTÜN MİLLİ TAKIMLAR OYUNCULARINA

BU SİZE BUGÜNE KADAR YAZDIĞIM EN ÖNEMLİ MESAJDIR.SİZLER BUZDA ERZURUM VE TÜRKİYE'NİN TANITIMINDA TÜRK MİLLİ TAKIMININ BİRER FERDİSİNİZ. SİZLER ERZURUM VE TÜRKİYE'Yİ OKULDA VE SOKAKTADA TANITIYORSUNUZ. MİLLİ TAKIM FORMASINI BİR KERE GIYDINIZ VE PERFORMANSLARINIZI STANDARTLARIN ÜSTÜNE ÇIKARMALISINIZ. TÜRKİYE'DE NEDENSE ; GENÇ HOKEY OYUNCULARI KENDİLERİNİ BAŞARILI YAPICAK ŞEYLERİ YAPMIYORLAR. SİZ ÜLKENİZİN TANITIMINDA BAŞARI VE GURUR KAYNAĞI OLMALISINIZ. TÜRKİYE'DE HOKEYİ İNŞA EDİP GELECEĞE TAŞIMAK SİZİN SORUMLULUĞUNUZ. TÜRKİYE'DE GENÇ OYUNCULARA FIRSAT KAPILARINI AÇMAK SİZİN SORUMLULUĞUNUZDUR. TÜRKİYE'DE HOKEYİ HER GEÇEN GÜN YÜKSELTMEK SİZİN İŞİNİZ. ERZURUM VE TÜRKİYE'Yİ ŞİMDİ NASIL TANITIYORSANIZ HAYATINIZIN DİĞER KISMINDADA TANITACAKSINIZ. İNSANLAR SİZİ İZLİYOR; TÜRKİYEDE HOKEYİ YÜKSELTMEK İÇİN NELER YAPMALISIN DİYE.

EĞER ÇOK ÇALIŞIRSANIZ DİĞER OYUNCULARDA ÇOK ÇALIŞIR. EĞER TEMBELLİK EDERSENİZ YENİ OYUNCULARDA TÜRKİYE'Yİ TEMBEL OLARAK TANITIR.

EĞER ŞU 10 İLKEYİ BAŞARILI BİR ŞEKİLDE UYGULAMAZSANIZ ERZURUM VE ÜLKENİZDEKİ BÜTÜN OYUNCULAR BAŞARISIZ OLUR.

1- TAKIM ARKADAŞLARINDAN SORUMLU OLMALISIN 2- AKILLI DAVRANIN VE ÇOK ÇALIŞIN 3- KENDİNİ GÖSTERMELİSİN 4- HER ZAMAN DOĞRU OLANI YAPMALISIN 5- İYİ BİR ARKADAŞ OLMALISIN 6- TÜRKİYE'DEKİ EN ÇALIŞKAN TAKIM OLMALISINIZ 7- ÇEVRENİZDEKİ İNSANLARA İLHAM KAYNAĞI OLUN 8 - ZAMANA UYUN 9- OKULDA İYİ ÇALIŞIN 10- İŞİNİZDE EN İYİSİNİ YAPIN

TÜRKİYE'DE HOKEYİ EN İYİ YAPMANIN ZAMANI. TÜRKİYE'DE GELECEK NESİLLERE DOĞRU YOLU GÖSTERMELİSİNİZ. SİZLER MÜSLÜMAN BİR ÜLKEDE MÜSLÜMAN ANNE-BABADAN DOĞAN MÜSLÜMANLARSINIZ. KÖTÜ ALIŞKANLIKLARI BIRAKMALISINIZ.ALLAH'IN YOLUNDAN GİTMELİ ALLAH NE İSTİYORSA ONLARI YAPMALISINIZ. SİZ ALLAH'IN YOLUNDAN GİDİNKİ ALLAH'TA SİZE YARDIM ETSİN.

Keith McAdams

Coaching Director GSIM, Erzuurm

Power Play - How To Breaking Down the Box or Diamond

Principles:

• Be a threat to score by attacking seams with and without puck
• Player Positioning - position players between the seams

Teaching Points:

• Keep the Puck Moving
• Good Power Plays Keep the Players Moving
• Support Low, Middle and High
• Move Up and Down the Rink
• Move Across or Diagonal on the Rink
• Attack the Seam Without Puck
• Attack the Seams with Puck
• Open Up Shooting Lane

Great Power Plays Have:

• Attack the seams and use fake shots and passes
• Attacking the seam without puck to open shooting lanes
• Prepare the shooting lane by driving through the seam from middle ice

Baskent v HSC Continental Cup

Attack a Zone Defense - Create 2-on-1 opportunities

Two Approaches to Attack:

Outside the Game - Invert Offense, outside scoring area, along boards and behind goal line.

Inside the Game -  Net presence, drive to net, screening, tipping and rebounding. 

Individual Tactic:

• One touch passing
• One time shooting 
• Puck protection skills
• Quick release

 Attacking Middle Seam on Power Play

CONGRATULATION  ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR CLUB:

So far this season a total 23 players from Erzuurm have represented Turkey at National Camps. Nine players from Erzurum made the 20U National Team. Last week twelve players were invited from Erzuurm for 18U Turkish National Team Camp. Fatih Faner, Emin Savas, Huseyin Seçer, Sefa Kavaz, Ömer Kars, SeFa TaKar, Soner Özmen, Abdullah Avcı, Yusuf Kars, Ahmet Karan, Ahmet Hars, SeFa TaKar and Muhammed Karagul. "I very happy for all our players of Erzurum for being selected to camp.''  said Keith McAdams, Head Coach GSK and Coaching Director of GSIM, Erzurum, Turkey. 

 Sports Psychology Tips: 

Let Go of Losses, Setbacks and Anger

"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.”
-Isaiah 43:18

Venus Williams  failed to win medal at the  2012 Olympics.  She suffered from depression after the loss. She was devastated by her poor play and struggled daily with her game. Venue "said" I needed to let go of the loss.  
1.  Forgive yourself and others
2.  Learn from your mistakes
3.  Find support -  Venus  went to her father.
4.  Find the upside of the loss 
5.  Plan your comeback 
6.  Write down some new goals

Canada Set Face Off Play - World Junior Championships 2014

Power Thoughts:

Practice, Practice & Practice
Skates are worthless; if you don't use them at practice.
-Keith McAdams




Congratulations Turkey: 

Emre Faner Best Player Award

Emre Faner, Genclic Sport Club defender was named number one player of the game for Turkey. Genclic Sport Club has nine players on the roster for U20 Turkish National Team. Eleven players on Turkish club played for GSK Coach Keith McAdams on the U18 Level.

Joe Thornton - Know When To Pass Soft

Elements of a Great Passing Team:

Players with their stick on the ice have a better chance to both pass and receive a pass. If both players are talking; it increase the chances of making a good pass. When players make eye contact; the odds of  making a successful pass increase dramatically. When your're moving your legs; you can received a good pass or chase down a bad pass.  

• 2 sticks on ice
• 2 mouths
• 4 eyes
• 4 legs

Terms:

• Good vision, leads to good decisions

Practice Rules:

• There only one puck in a game 
• Play the puck that is passed to you 

Coaching Tips: Discipline

The Hudson Valley Eagles Championship team 2004-05 had some great leaders that would always help keep players self-disciplined. Quality player leadership is essential for team discipline

"If player falls away from discipline, you should find away to gently bring them back! Do not be afraid to use quality players to help you at this task."
-Keith McAdams

Sports Psychology: Always Plan Your Comeback

Never leave a loss without setting a new goal. Review the tapes, learn from the past; create new plans; shake of the loss and get back to work quickly. ORACLE TEAM USA’s victory marks one of the greatest comebacks in the history of sport. Oracle made a small adjustments in both strategy and tactics to win the America’s Cup. Team Oracle would not say what strategic change was made to the boat; tactical changes followed with personnel to implement the execution of the new strategy.

‘’Fall seven times, stand up eight.’’
- Japanese Proverb

‘’The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.’’
-Proverbs 24:16

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