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

2 v 2 Defensive Rush

• HSC Csíkszereda is in good position 2 v 2

• HSC Csíkszereda can do one of two things here:

1. Back check down middle ice and pick up forward in scoring zone.
2. The forward can turn backwards and stay between the offensive players and the net.

• In this clip you can see the results of going outside the dots. You always want to be in man-you-goal positioning. Here both the defense and forward skate outside the dots, giving away middle ice.

Attacking the Seam Without Puck to Open Shooting Lanes

Principles:   Power Play

• Control Breakout, Sure Entry, Possession and Set Up
• Be a Threat to Score

Terms:

• Attack the Seams with or without puck

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

 

Coaching Tips: 

 Three Stages of Becoming 

A Great Coach

1. An average coach impresses players.

2. A good coach impacts players.

3. A great coach inspires players for a lifetime.

Sports Psychology Tips:  Three Types of Goals; Performance, Process and Outcome Goals

Performance goals are things you can do that you are 100% control of  such as the number of hours you will train and number of repetition in gym. Performance goals focus on success or failure at the task.

Process goals focus on mastering specific skills such as skating, puck control,  passing and shooting.  Executing process goals increase the probability of achieving your desired outcome.  Process goals break things down into manageable components or actions to improve your tactical and technical skill development.

Outcome goals such as “I want to make the national team” or “win the championship” etc. However, outcome goals are usually not under your full control. Outcome goals can be huge motivational factor or become a major source of pressure and frustration. Athletes must balance performance, process and outcome goals to reach their optimum motivational level.

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