Bill Armstrong Assistant Coach Guelph Storm As you can see I have a few topics to talk about. I’m going to cover these point and get into as much depth as time allows me. Its tough for me to re-invent the wheel, but I’m going to try challenge your thinking. I will try to give you as much new possibilities as I can.

Creating Scoring Chances Off of…Forecheck, Dumps, Entries, Oz Play Power Play As you can see I have a few topics to talk about. I’m going to cover these point and get into as much depth as time allows me. Its tough for me to re-invent the wheel, but I’m going to try challenge your thinking. I will try to give you as much new possibilities as I can.

Forecheck How to pick a forecheck - Team speed? - Puck hounds? Checkers? - How active are your D? - How well does my team read plays?

1-2-2 F Smart Land sharks, Smart Solid D Objectives: Make teams go through the middle Create turnovers around blue line Patient and safe Energy conservation Play with a lead

1-2-2 F FI F2 F3 D1 D2

1-2-2 F F1 Hard pressure F2 Strong side support / Take away rim F3 Inside out / cut off net Separate puck from man Recovery above puck F2 Strong side support / Take away rim Stay above pile F1 support Recovery F3 Middle support / Reads play Pinch down / cover rim Soft lock Support pinching D D1 and D2 Get up, close gap Prepare to pinch Safety and support CLIPS

2-1-2 F Fast checking team Objectives: - Immediate pressure - Create turnovers - Finishing checks - Instant reward for hard work

2-1-2 F F1 F2 F3 D1 D2

2-1-2 F F1 F3 D Hard pressure no glide in stride on D1 Finish check, separate puck from body D side of check Support F2 F2 - Pressure on D2 - Read play - Responsibility same as F1 F3 High slot to start Cover rim Strong side, turn, up Option to pinch or soft lock D Get up and close gap Prepare to pinch Safety valve Recovery immediate CLIPS HERE

Drill - Continuous F 3 Fwds start with puck on Blue go in shoot. Coach spots puck, get red line Dump vs. 5 man unit. Original 3 forecheck 5 man unit breaks out vs. forecheck Breakout group goes and shoots at far end, coach spots them puck for dump. Group who originally forechecked Changes along with D Soon as group changes, new 5 man unit gets on ice to Accept forecheck. Note: can modify # of forecheckers F F F BF BF BF D D

Dumps Cross Corner Rim Dumps Soft Side dump - which suits you ? - what is your Forecheck ? CLIPS HERE

Drill - Continuous Dump 3 F’s dump puck in on d1 and d2 Breakout other way, dump on D3 & D4 Breakout, Dump back in on D1 & D2 – change D3 & D4 New F line ready for Breakout with 2 new D accepting dump D1 D2 F F F D3 D4

The New Dump to goalie Allows goalies to handle pucks Shot on net, have to make save Transfer from save to stick Decision making Extra time

Puck Possession Cycles Where? (hash, net, inside) Use net to your advantage Puck to the net F’s find soft spots CLIPS HERE

Entries Themes The new -- New rules Enter with speed Wide drive Middle / net drive options High guy Pull up The new -- New rules CLIPS HERE

Drill 3-2 Continuous 3 on 2 below circles starts drill X’s try to score, D get puck to waiting Y’s Y’s can use sticks to check X’s but have to wait for puck to come above circles. Y’s get puck then take off 3-2 down ice. X’s now change. Stress puck getting deep. Once Y’s get past blue, 2 new D new line of fwd’s jump to top of circle, waiting for puck to come to top of circles. Back 3-2. Note: if goal, D get puck from net, pass to waiting fwd’s. x D x D x Y Y Y D D

Power Play Goals Quick efficient breakouts Setup in ozone Create triangles and 2 on 1’s Scoring chances Outnumber opponents Execute puck movement

Breakouts Double swing wingers stretch Five man swing breakout Roles Swings Zone entry Change point of attack

Breakout – Double Swing C LW CLIPS HERE RW

Breakout - 5 man swing D1 D2 C LW CLIPS HERE RW

Umbrella / Overload Characteristics Set up Roles Goals The New Stretch breakout

Overload F2 F3 F1 D2 D1 CLIPS HERE

Umbrella F2 F3 F1 D2 D1 CLIPS HERE

The New- Quick Breakout D D goes back hard for puck Snaps pass up immediately D2 has 4 options; Back to d Cross ice Up wall Breakaway pass through middle Objective is to stretch out pk Try to catch aggressive pk forecheck Back D of blue line Catch pk in change D2 F F F

5-3 Personnel Setup Options F F F D D BOX + 1 F & D have same rolls on CLIPS HERE F & D have same rolls on Both sides.

Drill – PP both ends F Power play and Penalty kill Run out of both ends. Direct competition. Play with one puck, if PK dumps Puck out, opposite end starts PP. Once puck is dumped out PP & PK Personnel change roles. Can put in as many or as little penalty killers as desire. Keep track of goal amounts. Most goals win. Note: great way to have all players Have chance to play on PP and PK X X F F X X D D D D X F X X X F F

Game Preparation What we do? - Video Breakdown (PP, PK, systems) Meetings (Specific, Team) - Line combos, matching (keeping certain personnel away from top lines)

What can minor hockey coaches do? Without video…have asst. coach watch systems, tendencies. Any repetitive things can be taken advantage of… Lines etc…

Thank you coaches! Bill Armstrong Assistant Coach Guelph Storm barmstrong@guelphstorm.com