DRILLS & PRACTICE PLANS

Scoreboard Hockey, 100% game based practice with constraints

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Chris Sevier


 

Scoreboard idea inspired from Coach David Baird's scoreboard soccer. Choose 2-4 small area half ice games. Can use all 3 zones depending on numbers. Split teams and play. Add music for extra fun. Rotate teams every few minutes or play tourney style. Goal scorers must leave the game to complete a task. Here they move a puck from one circle to another. This leaves an odd man situation for a short time. Encourage your players to take advantage of the situation. The returning player becomes a backchecker. Coaches should reinforce backchecking to the "most dangerous person".  Coaches may also incentivize other good habits by sending kids to the scoreboard for good things other than just goals. 


constraints/affordances to use to incentivize good habits and allow players to see new options. Learning sticks when players are able to explore and solve problems in a play environment.  


Rebound goals = 2 

One timers 

regroups

quick goals(5sec) after turnovers 

deflections 

time 

shorthanded/power play 

down by a goal (one min to tie it up) 

up by a goal 

 

Scoreboard options- 

Flip a cone-Line up 5 cones for each team, first to flip 5 wins. Can also take away goals from opponent  

Tic tac toe- Draw a grid on the ice, players can use pucks/cones/marker to make x's and o's 

Sauce contest- Sauce a puck over an obstacle and hit a small target for a bonus goal. 

Shooting contest-First team to hit all 4-5 targets wins. 

 

 

 

 






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