Slovakia - Canada Defensive Gap Control

Slovakia Good Gap Control Leads To Quick Transitions in Neutral Ice

Terms:

• Read, Communicate, Pressure Up & Contain

Reads:

• What do the defenders see?

Rules:

• Even situation tight gap & pressure up
• Outnumbering opposition pressure up

Tactics:

• Keep your stick out in front
• Stay between the forward and the net
• Always play tight gap on even situations
• Always pressure up when out numbering opposition 
• Maintain Man-You-Goal

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Power Thoughts:

Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
-Ayn Rand 

"All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose."
-Brian Tracy 

"Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!"
-Bob Marley 

Coaching Tips:

SVK Offensive Tactics IIHF WC 2011

Tactics:

Keys:

• When delaying, always stop and turn toward the boards to protect the puck

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Power Thoughts:

"The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward."
-Ryan Lochte 

"You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward."
-Conrad Hall 

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."
-Walt Disney 

Sports Psychology Tips:

 The 1934 Disney move illustrates some good teaching points for children.  To read the story click The Tortoise and the Hare link.

At one time or another we all read one of Aesop’s Fables. Here is a new take on the 

The Tortoise and the Hare Race. 

The hare was confident in his abilities to win the race. The tortoise had a great attitude and kept making progress towards the goal. 

To accomplish your goal - You have to keep focused and moving toward it. 

The Tortoise stayed focused and kept moving towards his goal. The Hare raced ahead quickly, but lost focused, stopped to rest and lost the race.

• Always show great sportsmanship
• Enjoy the race
• Keeping your mind on the goal
• Always keep moving toward the goal 

Hare vs Tortoise race (Disney 1934)

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SYSTEM:

Good teams breakout out of their defensive zone quickly. Getting available quickly is the key to effective breakouts.



Team Canada Positioning on Face Off:

• Center on Center
• Defense boards side must pick up wing
• Defense picks up wing middle ice 
• Middle forward through middle between center & defense for loose puck, Go to point or pick up loose puck
• Outside wing moves out to cover point

TACTICS:

• Strong Side Wing going through middle must stop and get loose puck
• Weak Side Winger post up quickly on the boards down near goal line

TECHNIQUE:

• See the puck
• Call for the puck
• Stick should be on the ice as a target for pass

Rules:

• Always face the play

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Power Thoughts: 

"Offense is spacing...spacing is offense." -Chuck Daly

"Instead of focusing on that circumstances that you cannot change - focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you can."  - Joy Page 

Sports Psychology Tips:

1969 World Champions, ' Amazin' Mets:

 I wanted advise how to become a great catcher. I was 10 years old.  Jerry Grote, the great New York Mets catcher told me the following:

"Focus on what you want; Not what you do not want. A good catcher tell the pitcher what to do, not what not to do."  -Jerry Grote

Team Canada Defensive Zone Face Off - Weak Side Winger Post Up Low Near Goal Line

SYSTEM:

Good teams breakout out of their defensive zone quickly. Getting available quickly is the key to effective breakouts.


Team Canada Positioning on Face Off:

• Center on Center
• Defense boards side must pick up wing
• Defense picks up wing middle ice 
• Middle forward through middle between center & defense for loose puck, Go to point or pick up loose puck
• Outside wing moves out to cover point

TACTICS:

• Strong Side Wing going through middle must stop and get loose puck
• Weak Side Winger post up quickly on the boards down near goal line

TECHNIQUE:

• See the puck
• Call for the puck
• Stick should be on the ice as a target for pass

Rules:

• Always face the play

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Teaching Highlights IIHF World Champiohsips , Division 3

Power Thoughts: 

"Offense is spacing...spacing is offense." -Chuck Daly

"Instead of focusing on that circumstances that you cannot change - focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you can."  - Joy Page 

Sports Psychology Tips:

1969 World Champions, ' Amazin' Mets:

 I wanted advise how to become a great catcher. I was 10 years old.  Jerry Grote, the great New York Mets catcher told me the following:

"Focus on what you want; Not what you do not want. A good catcher tell the pitcher what to do, not what not to do."  -Jerry Grote

Canada 2-1-2 Overload Defensive Zone Coverage IIHF WC 2012

System : 2-1-2 Overload

• Overload 5 players one side of ice

Tactics

• Always press the puck carrier
• Always Out number the opposition 
• Block the passing lanes

Reads:

• When puck is on boards, overload zone

Keys:

• Early pressure
• Always out number in small area
• Get possession of the puck

Rules:

• Always have pressure on puck carrier
• Finish your checks
• 1st man body, 2nd man puck
• Man, You, Goal
• Body in shooting lane
• Sticks in passing lanes

 Anaheim Ducks executed 2-1-2 Overload Defensive Zone Coverage in 2007 and won the Stanley Cup.   

John Tavares Forechecking Goal Team Canada

Tactic Forecheck - Soft Dump

•  Pass the puck off the boards behind the defender. 
• The puck can be retrieved either by the chipper or the support man driving through the middle.

Reads:

• When to press?
• When to contain?

Individual Tactics:

• Take away the boards
• Take away passing lane with stick
• Angling 

Keys:

• Finish checks when possible

Rules:

• First man plays body, second picks up puck

Terms:

• Pick Spot on Boards, Angle, Make Contact
• Low man usually win the battles

Kane Evander Pick & Cross CAN-USA IIHF 2012

Pick & Cross:

• #1 enters zone wide
• #2 skated directly into the skating lane of the defender
• #3 drives to net

Keys:

• #2 most not make physical contact with defender

Little Things: Patrick Dwyer Penalty Killing & Short Handed Goal, USA v. Canada IIHF 2012

Penalty Killing:

• Stopping & Starts
• Beat on pass, skate into scoring zone and passing lanes 

Offensive Read:

• Defenders stick is pointing to boards, take middle lane

Rules:

• Gain the middle lane, we need a shot on goal

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Tactics:

• Box
• Diamond

Reads: 

• Bad pass by offensive team 
• The puck is shot around boards 
• Read the passing lanes  

Rules: 

• Press on every bad pass 
• Active, Smart, Sticks 
• Always Stop Set-Ups 
• If your beat on a pass, skate into passing lane 
• Body in shooting lane, stick in passing lane 

Keys: 

• All four players need to work together 
• Once you press, you need to get possession of puck 
• Off puck wing must cover the net 
• Stops & starts when penalty killing 

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NHL REGULAR SEASON STATS

74 GAMES

30  GOALS

27 ASSISTS

57 POINTS

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