T3 - B5 - Forecheck Skills Deflect-Steer-Angle-Finish - RB Pro

Key Points:
Gene Reilly shows the approach to European second league pro’sl. Cut the ice in half with the stick in the passing lane and steer the player outside the dots. Angle toward the back of the inside shoulder so they can't turn back, then finish shoulder to shoulder and stick on the puck.

Description:
1. Offense group behind the net with pucks.
2. Defenders behind blue line in the middle.
3. Both start on the whistle.
4. Defender force the attacker wide angle and finish.
5. Alternate sides.
6. Players switch lines so they all angle.
7. Move the defenders back to the far blue line as the second step in the skill.

Demonstration with second league European pro’s.
http://hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20090813080843840

https://youtu.be/a-kln7pjspk

D200 - 3-3 - 3-2-1 Pucks - U18 F

Key Points:
-Players can only shoot when the goalie is ready.
-No empty net goals. Players have to see that is the goalie is ready before they can shoot.

Description:
1. Players line up outside the blue lines.
2. Coach shoots in 3 pucks, when a goal is scored leave it in the net and play with 2 pucks and then 1 puck if two goals are scored.
3. Players race for pucks and battle to score and defend.
4. Hustle out of the zone on the whistle and play 20-30 seconds only.
5. On the change leave the puck in the zone and the coach will shoot in enough pucks to make it 3 pucks.
6. Count the pucks in the net after to determine the winning team.

U18 Girls
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20111005185636266
https://youtu.be/Ej9EiNgn4h4

D200 - 3-3 with 3-2-1 Pucks - College W
https://youtu.be/mVNWjdJAECY

B4 Regroup and 1-0, 2-0 x 2 - U17 B

Key Points:
Call for a pass. D should always move before passing. On the 2-0 make a max of only one pass inside the blue line.

Description:
1. F1 pass to D1.
2. D1 pivot and F1 face the puck.
3.D1 pass to F1.
4. F1 skate and pass to D2 on the other side.
5. D2 pivot and pass to F1 who faces the puck.
6. F1 attack at full speed.
7. F1 shoot and rebound.

Alternate sides by making the first pass to D2
* Add F2 when there are 2 forwards.
* Create 1-1 and 2-1's if you have 8 D by having F1 attack D1 after the second pass and a new D replace D1.

https://youtu.be/bHMD65g1VXg

D4 - Games of Two Pass with Jokers Behind Net - Youth

This is a skills class with one goalie and 3 definite ability groups. We use one regulation and 3 small nets and in each game there are jokers either behind the goal line, at the point or both. There is a one goal game at each end and a cross ice game in the neutral zone. There are even and odd numbered teams as well. All games require two passes before you can score as well as passes to jokers. This causes the player with the puck and the other players to get open. I give a verbal description of the games.

Youth
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20111021093048709

D4 - Games of Two Pass with Jokers Behind Net - Youth

Key Points:
Keep score in all of the games. Change where the jokers are and allow jokers to check jokers. Rotate on goals against. Rotate areas each game.

Description:
1. Play two one goal games and one cross ice game.
2. Require that 2 passes are needed before shooting and the jokers must be passed to.
3. Players don't check jokers but cover a man.
4. Jokers can pass or shoot but can't skate past the line.
5. Use passing rules like only forehand, skating rules as only backward or on one foot, quickness rules like only one second with the puck or good habit rules such as goals must be on one-timers

D$ - Two Active Jokers Behind Net - U18 F
https://youtu.be/r2IYt4shHMM

This is another great game for a practice with one goalie or to just have everyone practice the hinge and regroup and then compete in all four game playing situations. The players give passive support from the top of the circles as if they were covering the points and like in a real game can take the puck if the attackers go too high.
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DT400 - 2-2 Regroup and RG x 2 Passive Support - U15 B

Key Points:
New players give defenders support from the top of the circles as if they were wingers. If the puck is carried above there they can check them and break out of the zone.

Description:
1. Red 1-2 attack Blue 1-2.
2. Blue 1-2 defend.
3. Pass to Blue 3-4 after a turnover or goal.
4. Blue 3-4 breakout the other direction.
5. Red 1-2 follow the play as defenders
6. Blue 3-4 regroup with Red 3-4.
7. Red 3-4 hinge at least once.
8. Red 3-4 pass to Blue 3-4.
9. Blue 3-4 attack vs Red 1-2.
10. Red 3-4 follow attack to support Red 1-2.
11. Blue 5-6 move to nzone ready to regroup with Red 3-4.

Continue this rotation of support-regroup-hinge-attack-defend.

https://youtu.be/dw3o3ZHv7rg

DT100 - 2-2 Offensive Point Support - U18 F

Key Points:
Attackers get either passive or active support at the point. On transition the original defenders attack vs. the players at the point.

Description:
1. Offensive 1-2 attack vs. defensive 1-2.
2. Offensive players 3-4 support the attack from the point either active or passively..
3. On transition after a goal, frozen puck or turnover defensive 1-2 attack the other net vs. 3-4 at the point.

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20111028075900881

DT100 - 2-2 Offensive Point Support - U18 F
https://youtu.be/bKXMczzdoxs

B4- 2-0 Skate Inside and Pass Outside - U18 F

Key Points
Skate to the big ice between the dots with the puck and pass to the outside. Pass and follow the pass taking the ice behind.

Description:

1. Line up in the C1 formation at the bluelines.
2. Two players leave from the front of each line and get a puck from the corner.
3. The first player skate inside the dot with the puck and pass to the second player on the outside.
4. First player follow the pass and cross �taking the ice behind.�
5. The second player receive the pass and skate between the dots.
6. The second player now passes wide to the first player and follows the pass.
7. Shoot and rebound after one pass in the offensive zone.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20111103221221695

https://youtu.be/NNCh4LhuDJ8

C6 - Continuous 1-1 Out of the Corner - Pro and Russian W

Key Points:
Start with the coach giving passive pressure and progress to partner with passive pressure, then try to score on the whistle and then full battle. The player should shoulder check and go into the corner on an angle. Get the hands up on the glass and protect the puck with the skates to prepare for getting hit. Otherwise make a hard fake and get in and out with the puck quickly.

Description:
1. Shoot the puck into the corner and practice protecting the puck doing cutbacks along the boards and go to the net on the whistle. Alternate sides.
2. Shoot the puck in while a coach gives passive resistance and poke the puck if it is exposed.
3. Partner now gives passive resistance with the stick on the puck from the Defensive Side and on the whistle battle to score.
4. Closest player dump the puck in the corner and do cutbacks to protect the puck on the boards; on the whistle battle to score. Alternate corners.
5. Have a contest to see which teams scores the most.

C6 1-1 Both Corners-Jursi Russian RB
https://youtu.be/7N6DJqQTZjY

C6 - Continuous Jursi 1-1 - Russian U18 F
https://youtu.be/1WUYI5XLP-Y

Coaches had defender start from the dot and the attacker practiced driving to the net.

It is always a problem to practice team play with only three lines. Most minor hockey is in this situation. This is an option the coach can use as a Transition Game or as a Controlled Scrimmage situation. With less than 3 sets of D there would have to be a pause to wait for the D to get to the other end.
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T2-4 - D100 - 3 Team PP-PK Scrimmage - U18F

Key Points:
Create team play situations where the offense moves through all 3 zones vs passive or active defensive pressure.

Description:
1. Group one attack vs Group two.
2. Group three wait at the other end or skate saving ice in the neutral zone.
3. Shoot the puck down on a clear - goal - frozen puck.
4. Group three now attack vs Group one while Group two saves in neutral zone.
5. Defending team leaves one player in Nzone to kill 4-5 or two if 2 short. Join next attack.

*The coach may want to use this as a controlled scrimmage situation and stop the play etc.

*Rotate the players killing the penalties.

https://youtu.be/LqdjT_OWiuI
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I had only one goalie last night and this attack-defend-rest rotation worked very well. We had three sets of 5 in different colours (the green and white reversibles and I had 5 red pinnies) After the puck was cleared down the ice the attacking team skated into the neutral zone ready to defend.

The key points I gave for the pplay were; 'either you or the puck moves and I want a pass or shot every 2". We start our pp by attacking the seam at the hash marks between the F and D. they have three options.
1. Skate between them and shoot or pass to the F on that side or the D coming back door.
2. If the D pressures pass low and head to the net. the low player can score or pass to any of the other 4 players or if those options aren't there then cycle through the seam again.
3. If the F pressures then pass to the point and the D can shoot, go to the middle and set up a high triangle, or pass right back if the pk f denies these options.

I have never done this as a full ice game before and it was very effective for getting everyone to practice the team play situation - especially with only one goalie.

That's a great organizational job Tom. Thanks!