Incredible example of an flasheclipse screen, perfect timing by the screen and the shooter creates this goal🚨

D simply miss their sort...who's being the general and making sure all attackers are accounted for? Scanning & communication are parmaount as corner battles disperse.

Also commonly known as a flash screen, moving screen & flyby screen.

 

 

“We had a line this year, ‘good dudes only.’ Would a good dude do that?"

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In episode #243 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we revist one of the more impactful conversations that came out of last year’s TCS Live conference, featuring University of Michigan Head Coach Brandon Naurato and Dr Kathy Babiak, a professor of Sport Management and Director of the Michigan Center for Sport & Social Responsibility.

The two discuss the burning issues facing today’s coaches, centered around Naurato's eventful 22-23 season that saw him be promoted to full-time Head Coach of the Wolverines and end with a trip to the Frozen Four. From a distance, it may have seemed like an overall success but as you’ll hear, it was a season that placed immense pressure on a first time head coach, his players, his staff, as collectively, they were tasked with facing a series of challenges that were out of their control.

Listen as he shares his philosophy of "good dudes only," why growth is only possible through failure and why it's important to show your players the real you.

VIDEO TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 Lessons learned during first year coaching Michigan
• 03:30 Difference in coaching now from his playing days
• 06:50 Mentoring players and they’re off-ice responsibilities
• 08:20 Motivation through positivity
• 12:40 Examples of incorporating positive coaching
• 14:20 Keeping things fun and showing them the real you
• 16:10 Showing your vulnerability
• 17:30 Measuring success beyond wins and losses
• 20:20 Taking care of yourself as a coach
• 22:00 Supporting mental health of your players
• 25:30 Emerging issues for player development and performance

“I think players check out when they get into a pattern. I want to change it up as much as I can.”

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For episode #245, we continue our look at the five coaches selected to present at our Global Skills Showcase. Kevin Galerno is the Co-Owner and Director of Total Package Hockey London.

Galerno also holds roles as a Player Development Coach for the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins and the Skills Coach of the OHL's London Knights. 

At the GSS, Galerno will be providing members of The Coaches Site the framework to help your players enhance their decision making on the ice.

Listen as he shares what to expect in his upcoming presentation, utilizing variable training, and helping players through scoring draughts.

VIDEO TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 Engaging players early in practice
• 1:55 Deciding what skill to focus on
• 3:20 Variability in training
• 6:20 Creating an environment where players can problem solve
• 10:25 The best training methods are free
• 14:50 Helping players adapt their game
• 18:40 What players want to work on
• 21:30 Getting player's through a scoring draught
• 25:00 Midseason Development Plan
• 28:00 How he’s developed his coaching toolbox
• 30:50 Mentorship from coaching peers
• 34:20 Getting players to buy in
• 39:30 Using appropriate drills
• 44:55 Helping a player evaluate their own game
• 49:20 Global Skills Showcase presentation
• 54:10 Advice for coaches for specific skill to focus on

In this 35 minute episode, Coach Kim nerds out about developing an overarching style of play that can take a team and organization to a whole new level of development and performance.

Kim created this principle-based style of player development 4 years ago to create connectivity, consistency and continuity within her Total Female Hockey camps as well as with the teams & organizations she works with throughout the season.

Adopting the 3Ps and sharing them with all her coaches and teams has transformed the way she thinks about player, team, coach and organization development by giving her a overarching framework that guides every drill, practice, pre-game speech and program she designs.

Enjoy and please feel free to pass this along to any friends, teammates, players, coaches or organizations who might be interested adopting a style of play that will change how they play the game this season and beyond.

 

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“We have to build their confidence…where else is better to learn it than in youth hockey.”

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Our visits with the five selected Global Skills Showcase presenters continues in episode #246, as we welcome Adam Jonak, GM and Player Development Coach for the Czech Knights.

The GSS shines a spotlight on the top skill development coaches in the world, their area of expertise, specifically how they teach or transfer the skills to their players, and is available exclusively to subscribers of The Coaches SIte.

Jonak, who is also the owner of ABC Hockey Development and the Development Coach for the Pilsnen Wolves Hockey Club, has had a unique career that has taken him around the globe, and equipped him with the skills to develop high end players. Specifically, if you coach youth hockey or work with younger players, I think you’re really going to enjoy this one.

Listen as he shares why youth hockey is the perfect place to build confidence in creativity, the importance of letting players make decisions, and why you should also ask the purpose of a drill before borrowing.

VIDEO TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 Working with U8s
• 2:30 Deciding the focus of each practice
• 4:40 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
• 11:10 Committing to a winning culture
• 16:05 How emphasizing winning hurts development
• 19:10 Experience that led to his confidence
• 25:40 Encouraging creativity in youth hockey
• 31:35 Avoiding hard rules
• 34:20 Recent success of Czech hockey
• 41:10 Key skills for U8 players
• 45:30 When to introduce passing
• 50:40 Good games for youth hockey
• 58:10 Learning the purpose of each drill
• 1:02:55 GSS presentation
• 1:11:20 When to introduce puck protection skills

4 Part warm-up drill to practice puck handling.

Part 1: Single leg C-Cut

Part 2: Deceptive Cut

Part 3: Pull Back

Part 4: Pull Across Body

Important to keep the head and eyes up throughout the progressions

This drill focuses on using puck positioning, stick handling and weight transfer to evade pressure and create deception. The player begins by gliding into the zone, putting the puck into the center of the ice, using shoulders and weight shift to enage pressure through the middle of the ice and then quickly cutting towards the boards and skating away from the defender. 

This drill works on recovering lose pucks, getting hips around the puck and making quick plays off the the recovery. 

Points of focus: 

• Ensure a quick pivot from forwards to backwards on retrieval (shoulder checking recommended)
• Bring the puck behind the body to ensure quick, but powerful passes
• Top hand out in front of the body

The progression to this drill is to add deception. Load weight on to the inside edge, cut to one side before trasfering weight to the opposite leg and jumping into space.

“Everyone learns differently. We have close to eight different ways to teach the same skill.”

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We are rolling along with our spotlight on the presenters who will be featured at this year’s Global Skills Showcase.

In episode #247, we feature Tyler Dittmer, Director of Player Development and Mentorship for the Western Canada Hockey Canada.

Based in Brandon, Manitoba, he is also a development coach with the U18 Brandon Wheat Kings, Brandon Minor Hockey and the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings.

As you'll hear, Dittmer's commitment to his craft and the care he has for his players is very evident. He offers a lot in this conversation and you'll no doubt steal a few of his tips and add them to your coaching toolbox.

Listen as he shares his eight different processes for developing a skill, why coaches need to be a battery for players at practice, and his GSS presentation on creating a lethal shot.

VIDEO TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 Setting yourself up for success every day
• 2:10 High frequency events
• 3:55 What skills scouts look for
• 6:00 Helping players understand the why behind a concept
• 9:10 Approach as a development coach
• 12:25 Getting feedback from players
• 14:10 Being in touch with how a player feels
• 19:00 Influence from playing background
• 20:55 Developing players in Manitoba
• 23:45 Simple skill tweaks that makes a big difference
• 26:30 Trends with pro player skills
• 30:00 Creating a space for players to grow
• 32:10 Process for improving scoring
• 34:35 Keeping things competitive and energetic
• 40:00 Global Skills Showcase presentation