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

Washington Capitals Penalty Killing

• Ranger defender fails to read this is a 2 v 1
• The defender needs to protect the middle ice
• The defender fails to contain Ward

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Kazakhstan Penalty Killing Tactics 2011 World University Games

Turkey's #11 HAMARAT Galip & #10 TASDEMIR Gokturk Playing Great Defense on Penalty Killing - IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship DIV III 2012

Sports Psychology 

Do What is Right!
"Championship teams know the difference between what is right and wrong. They do the right things and avoid the bad things. The first sign of a championship team losing the edge; is the players knowing start doing things that will not help them win."
-Keith McAdams

"The truth of the matter is that
you always know the right thing to do.
The hard part is doing it."
- Norman Schwarzkoff 

Speak Positive Words

Amazing True Story About the Power of Positive Words


Shaquille O'Neal at 13 years old was cut from his high school basketball team. The coach said. ''he was too big, clumsy and slow." Fortunately for Shaq, he had met legionary college coach Dale Brown from LSU.  Brown told Shaq, " keep working out and being the best you can be." Dale Brown provided Shaq  with encouragement and a training program to follow. Sometimes we all need some inspiring words and a good training manual.   Where would Shaquille O'Neal be today without the help of coach Dale Brown?  Today go the extra mile  to say a kind word and inspire  someone.

Bad Defensive Rush By New York Rangers

Other Related Videos:

 

2 v 2 Read Rush: Woman National Team Turkey 2011

 

2 v 2 Great Gap Control World University Games 2011

 

 Evander Kane Offensive Rush

Lightning Turnover Center Ice - Washington Capitals 3 v 2

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Lightning Attacking Middle Seam on Power Play 2011

Tactic:

• Attack the seam with the puck

Individual Tactic:

• One time shooting 

Related Videos & Teaching Points:

Attacking the Seam Without Puck to Open Shooting Lanes

Power Thoughts:

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Marian Gaborik Scored Game Winning Goal In Third Overtime - Invert Offense Tactics

Invert Offensive Tactics 

The term invert offense comes from my days playing lacrosse. Invert offense is defined as any offensive play behind the goal line.

• Pass behind goal line, pass around boards or shoot around boards

• Cycle behind goal line

• Cross behind goal line

• Stopping with puck behind goal

Technique:

• Picking the puck up off boards

• One time shot

Reads:

• The puck is shot wide and where it will go

• Anticipate pass around boards or shoot around boards

Rule:

• Pressure up on all shots that go wide

Key:

• Win the race to the loose puck

Three (3) Shot Invert Triangle Drill:

Progression:

• #2 Shoots first and skates to front of net
• #1 Shoots, #2 screens, tips & rebounds 
• #3 Shoots #2   screens, tips & rebounds 
• #1 skate with puck and passes around boards
• #3 skates to pick up puck around boards
• #3 can pass to #2 or #1 for the 1X shot 
• All three players go for rebound

Washington Capitals - New York Rangers 3rd Overtime Stopped by John Mitchell Blocked Shot

Power Question:  

How does  John Mitchell get back in the play, after falling down in the offensive zone?

   

Playing Rules:

• Always backcheck  down middle ice
• Head on swivel - Always look for man away from puck!

Blocking Shots Technique:

• Dropping down to one knee
• Sliding 

Related Teaching Links:

Ranger Blocking Shots

Individual Tactics Blocking Shots

Washington Capital v. New York Rangers Game 2 - Bad Passes, Lead To Bad Decisions

Washington Capitals Mike Knuble scores on a pretty tic-tac-toe passing play.  It all started with a bad  pass around the boards by Brad Richards. Stu Bickel, had a hard time picking up puck off boards and  forced a cross ice pass. Bickel  needs to make the safe play and dumped the puck deep into zone






Washington Capitals - 3 v 2 

• Crosses in center ice which create offensive space
• Maintains wide offensive triangle

Terms:

• Bad Passes, Lead to Bad Decisions
• Good Vision, Leads to Good Decisions