USA Hockey Intermediate Coaching Program USA Hockey Level 3 Coaching Clinic.

USA Hockey Intermediate Coaching Program

USA Hockey Level 3 Coaching Clinic


Session 1

Clinic Overview


Welcome and Congratulations ...

for your wise choice to become a better USA

Hockey Coach


Intermediate Level Clinic Schedule

Registration

Welcome/Introductions

Clinic goals

Coaching Skills

Fitness Development & Nutrition

Offensive Team Tactics

Defensive Team Tactics

Planning practices & goal setting

Question & Answer


Session 2

Coaching Skills


Areas of Proficiencies in Youth Coaching

Leadership setting pre-season meetings with players/parents organizing tryouts: fair, appropriate, outcome measures organizing, planning, and conducting practices creating discipline and setting rules taking control of the team pre, during, & post game



Motivation internal and external external is our job to develop

positive reinforcement: praise, build confidence look for the coachable moment

is it when you and the player are upset? practice:

pull the player aside, explain what happened, offer solution game:

keep it short, fairly positive, and focus on mental praise effort even in failure: “sandwich effect”



Discipline personal conduct of coach will influence team most set rules early on to make life easier later on

have parents and players sign rule list expect cooperation during practice

on time, prepared, do drills correctly and with effort correct mistakes quickly and fairly

expect cooperation during games on time, dressed when they need to be control emotions and show respect for opponent and officials players are positive when mentioning teammates



Teaching skill development development begins and ends with repetition! choose effective and variety of drills for each skill

correct when mistakes are made teach skill effectively:

teach individual components practice total skill after



Teaching team systems systems are only an outline or guide teach to read and react

comes with experience and practice should maximize strengths and minimize weaknesses break down systems and teach components expect mistakes and confusion early on



Communication covered extensively in Level 2 other tips:

discuss goals and concerns on a regular basis talk informally with players on a regular basis keep it open at all times

Game day keep pre-game talk short (max 3 points) be under control on the bench

correct don’t criticize summarize game at the end


Four Main Areas of Development in Players

Physical

Mental

Social

Emotional


Differences in Development

Areas of development are interrelated

Different rates of development in each area for each player

There may be differences between and within players in their levels of physical, mental, social, and emotional development


Each athlete is unique

each grows and matures at a different

rate


Pre-Adolescence

Up to 11 Years(Mini-mite, Mite, Squirt, Pee-

Wee)

physical, mental, social, and physical, mental, social, and emotional?emotional?


Early Adolescence

11 - 13 Years(Pee-Wee, Bantam)



Middle Adolescence

14 - 16 Years(Bantam, Midget)



Late Adolescence

17 - 19 Years(Midget, Junior)



Coaches

Make the Athletes Feel Accepted


Self-Image

How one perceives oneself

Self-Esteem

How one feels about oneself


Editorial from Mpls. Star

Tribune


Tribune article: Pertinent questions

What issues in this article are issues for youth

hockey as well?

What was the most offensive of these issues to you?

What can we do as coaches to see that the kids who

come to us have a good experience playing hockey?

What are the major issues facing youth hockey

coaches today?


How do you deal with these at your coaching level?

Playing time: equal, almost equal, best get majority

Winning and losing

Motivation: list 5 ways you do this

What does discipline mean?

Dealing with unreasonable parents list 3 common problems and solutions


Issues to be discussed: how do you deal with these?

Dealing with players that are often “uncoachable”

Dealing with: the “puck hog”, the “Prima Donna”

Weakest player on your team?

You have a young, weaker team. What are ways

that you can make it a good season?

Two goaltenders?


Session 3

Fitness Development & Sports Nutrition


Three Important Fitness Components

Endurance

Muscular Strength & Endurance

Power

Key to muscular improvements:Key to muscular improvements:

Overload principle!!!Overload principle!!!

Training muscles at an intensity above the level that they are accustomed to for the development of

strength, size, and endurance

Key to muscular improvements:Key to muscular improvements:

Overload principle!!!Overload principle!!!

Ways to provide overload:

resistance load

sets & reps

rest periods

frequency

type of exercise


Specificity

Specificity of Training example: explosive sporting event

train using explosive movements!!! faster contractions may also lead to > strength!

Hockey: practice like you play! drill emphasis:

short (<1.5 min), require quick bursts of speed allow for recovery


Activities For Developing Endurance

Distance Running

Distance Skating

Bicycling

Slide-Stride Board

Distance In-Line Skating

Involve large muscle groups


Designing the resistance training program


Preparation Phases

General pre-preparation phase 6-8 weeks

general conditioning for tolerance to training

Preparation phase First phase of formal training Set intensity to allow:

3-4 sets, 12-15 reps, 1-2 min rest high volume, low intensity

Then on to strength phase!


Off-Ice Strength Activities for 9-12 Year Old Players

Push-ups Sit-ups

Chin-ups Pull-ups

Bar dips Squat jumps

Squat thrusts


Off-Ice Strength Training Activities for 13-16 Year Old Players

Circuit Training complete stations that combine strength & endurance circuits alternate between upper and lower body activities

1 set of 10-15 reps for each, 30 sec rest repeat 2-3 times in 30 minutes


Strength Training for older groups

Choice of exercises 8-10 exercises/1 per body part

arms, shoulders, chest, abs, back, hips, & legs choose based on “single” vs.. “multi-joint”

Progression of exercises: large to small muscles

Sets: minimum of 1-2 sets to start

Repetitions: minimum of 8-12 reps

Frequency: 2-3 days per week

Proper breathing & ROM


Muscular Power

Power phase resistance allows for:

5-6 sets, 1-4 reps, 3-4 min rest optimize rest for max effort in power training

plyo’s are included for speed specificity squat jumps skate jumps line jumps side lunges Russian Box medicine ball tosses


Carbohydrates and Performance

CHO goals for diet at least 58% of total Kcals

provides for adequate muscle storage athletes’ diets have been shown to be ~ 50% CHO

too low for most

Endurance performance improved by a diet high in CHO hockey????

most research done during prolonged exercise


CHO: pre-exercise

1-4 hours before exercise improve performance by elevating blood sugar avoid the sensation of hunger provide adequate hydration

Content mostly complex carbohydrates

1-5 grams CHO/kg body weight


CHO: during exercise

Adequate pre-exercise nutrition no need to ingest CHO for exercise < 90 min

good for hockey Gatorade not needed!


CHO: during exercise

No difference between solid & liquid use what you trained with!!

liquid form may promote better hydration

Use solutions that leave stomach faster 6% CHO solutions or < with low fructose

Gatorade important for hydration (1 L/hr)!


Optimizing CHO stores after exercise

Goal: replenish CHO stores! Optimal CHO ingestion: 0.7 g/kg/hr Simpler the better for CHO

Gatorade-type drink may be good Ingest ASAP!

within 2 hrs


Protein requirement for training

Average protein intake is ~1.5 g/kg/day enough to meet requirements w/o supplements!

Resistance training 1.2 g/kg/day for maintaining strength


Preventing dehydration

During exercise duration less than 1 hour

water only duration greater than 1 hour

water plus electrolyte maybe CHO

flavored drink may work better with kids may help get them to drink studies show kids don’t drink enough even when H2O is readily available


Considerations for Hockey

Suggestions: know signs/symptoms of dehydration drink water before, during, & after game

don’t rely on “thirst response”

encourage H2O during practice condition them to drink during games

consider flavored drinks for youth for overall hydration just as good as H2O!!


Session 4



Offensive Principles

Pressure

Puck Control

Support

Transition


Pressure Can Be Accomplished By

Speed

Out Numbering

good forechecking system utilizing good forechecking system utilizing speedspeed

overloading zone with D-man helpoverloading zone with D-man help


Puck Control Can Be Accomplished By

Puck Protection

Skills in passing & puckhandling


Support Can Be Accomplished By

Triangulation

Movementfollowing your pass is key!following your pass is key!

create passing lanes for teammatescreate passing lanes for teammates


Offensive cross

Forces a decision by the defenseman who to play?

Initiated by puck carrier or teammate establish outside position if possible

Force defenseman laterally


Pass to open space

Hard to defend, can’t block passing lane well

Permits player to pick up puck at speed


Transition Can Be Accomplished By

Counter Attack

timing must be good on regroup & timing must be good on regroup & countercounter


General offensive play: offensive zone

1 man drives to net!

1 man in slot, stick ready for shot or tip, or as screen

Release puck quickly everywhere D-men: don’t take too much time, dump in if you have to

Shoot the puck when in the scoring zone the “extra” pass can sometimes kill ya!


General offensive play: offensive zone

Don’t pass blindly from behind net often will move out of zone or create odd-man rush if pressured, try to shoot at goalies skates

Shoot while moving or accelerating back up the D and use as a screen

Take good angles on the forecheck

Odd man breaks: get a shot on net! set man high


General offensive play: neutral zone

If men are covered: dump puck in if they are moving forward (last option) pass back to defense, regroup and re-attack

Don’t stickhandle past opponent if ‘mates are there limit moves at offensive blue line to prevent offsides

Forwards without puck keep moving to space find or create space for yourself and passing lane

what you do determines what the puck carrier can do

Never go off-sides: straddle line or cut behind puck


General offensive play: power play

Extra man defensive zone: player goes to center line offensive zone: in front of net

Have set plays to get out of your zone

Use 4 men in to get puck into offensive zone create movement to free up space

Use the points: keep shots low and use a screen

Key to successful power play: move puck quickly or you move with puck quickly allows for more chances in scoring zone


Session 5



Four Defensive Tactics

Pressure

Stall / Contain

Support

Transition


Four Defensive Areas of Concern

Control corners

Slot coverage

Point coverage

Double teamming


Defensive Pressure Can Be Accomplished By

Speed

Pursuitpursue on backcheck & keep man pursue on backcheck & keep man

outsideoutside

pursue in def. zone & take good pursue in def. zone & take good anglesangles

Pressure causes mistakesPressure causes mistakes


Stall / Contain Can Be Accomplished By

Holding Ground

Gap controlmaintain half a zone gapmaintain half a zone gap

tighter with backcheckers comingtighter with backcheckers coming

loose without (fade and stall)loose without (fade and stall)


Defending a 2 on 2

Stay in lanes coming in zone

Switch on players if crossing DO NOT pursue stay in lanes & change jobs

Force bad angle shot


2 on 2 coverage in high in zone

Close gap on puck carrier fast

2nd defenseman sags down covers player in other lane


2 on 1 moving through mid ice

Keep middle position and match speed

Be ready to close gap on puck carrier to slow play keep loose to start

Don’t let off-wing behind you for pass


2 on 1 in defensive zone

Gradually slow speed to delay

play

Force poor shooting angle force outside and give to goalie prevent pass to off-wing tie up off-wing on rebound

Play puck carrier if you go deep play any drop passes


Overall zone play: Sagging

Puck is deep players covering furthest away move in a little deeper helps increase coverage in prime

scoring area


General defensive play: backchecking

Backcheck by picking up off-side forward first take the man to the net if outside your D-man let man go if cutting in front of D-man stay on inside of your man and make contact

If 2 forwards are back: take up outside lanes so D-men can stand up at blue line

Pick up trailer in offensive zone

Maintain lanes and pick-up open man


Defensive zone play: team

Defense is a matter of team “pride” effort and energy are matters of will

Keep play outside

Centers help out with net coverage

Off-side wing helps with mid-high slot


General defensive play: defenseman

Think D first & O when in control of puck

Head up, play the man and finish your check especially after opponent makes a pass

Net coverage leave only when an open man is in direct threat to score head up and facing up ice move head to watch play in corner, keep body square don’t get too tied up with man push opponent away if shot from point



Don’t get beat in the corners keep your feet moving at all times

Communicate with your partner

Head man the puck quickly don’t try to beat a guy if you are the last man back look-move-look-pass on breakouts

Turn in the same direction as the puck is dumped in don’t turn your back



Having difficulty with pressure: freeze or ice avoid rink wide passes and through slot

No blind passes, the man MUST be there

Don’t shoot puck around the boards unless a man is there

Never go backwards in your defensive zone

Forwards: don’t leave to early in defensive zone


General defensive play: penalty kill

Force play in opponent’s zone, keep moving!

Pick up a lane in neutral zone, man or not

Never leave the defensive zone

Cover slot well for cross passes

Force the play in defensive zone until opponent gets

organized

Man in the box replaces missing forward on ice


Session 6

Practice Planning & Goal Setting


Purpose of session*start thinking of importance of practice planning

*share ideas on practices & planning strategies

*see how other coaches run an effective practice

*set meaningful & achievable goals


Let the online USA Hockey Coaching Planner assist you in planning your practice, season, and

player evaluations


Practice Planning Exercise

Possible practices to develop first practice of the year solid skills practice practice to emphasize offensive skills practice to emphasize defensive skills practice before the “big” game of the year practice after a big loss to a good team practice after being beaten by a weaker team (poor effort) last practice before play-offs


Goal setting

Set some preliminary short term & long term goals

Basic goal setting principles: make short-term & long-term goals

realistic & practical, but challenging! will serve as framework for season

make these goals “measurable”!


Session 7

Closing Statements


Main Topics Covered

Coaching Skills

Fitness Development/Nutrition



Practice Planning/Goal setting


Bob Johnson

“It’s a Great Day for Hockey”


Congratulations!

On the completion of the USA Hockey Level 3

Coaching Education Program Clinic!

USA Hockey Intermediate Coaching Program USA Hockey Level 3 Coaching Clinic.

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