1. Teaching Hockey Sense By Ken Martel
USA Hockey – National Team Development Program
MAHA – Advanced Coaching Clinic
May 31, 2003

2. What is Hockey Sense? Awareness Anticipation Creativity Vision
Alertness
Decision Making
Adaptability to change

3. Hockey Sense is a teachable skill like skating, puckhandling & shooting. The question becomes what are the tools and techniques used by coaches to teach these skills.

4. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.

5. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Timing Drills
Eliminate whistles to start drills.

6. NZ Dots Sequence
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7. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Timing Drills
Eliminate whistles to start drills.
Add extra passes to players in line.

8. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Timing Drills
Eliminate whistles to start drills.
Add extra passes to players in line.
Use drills that change puck focus.

9. NZ Stretch Pass
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10. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Timing Drills
Eliminate whistles to start drills.
Add extra passes to players in line.
Use drills that change puck focus.
Coach takes away options in drill by covering pass receivers.

11. Czech 2 on 0
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X1 X2 X XX X

12. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Timing Drills
Eliminate whistles to start drills.
Add extra passes to players in line.
Use drills that change puck focus.
Coach takes away options in drill by covering pass receivers.
Change puck possession on whistle.

13. Maine 1v1 Transition DD DD
FFF
FFF

14. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Timing Drills
Eliminate whistles to start drills.
Add extra passes to players in line.
Use drills that change puck focus.
Coach takes away options in drill by covering pass receivers.
Change puck possession on whistle.
Tag up to change spacing

15. 1v1, 2v2 NZ Angling
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16. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Forced puck movement

17. Blase 3 on 0 Passing XX XX סּ סּ סּ XX סּ סּ XX סּ XX XX

18. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Forced puck movement
Colored Pucks

19. 3v3 Colored Pucks XXXXXX Yellow – Attack Opponents Net X
Green – Attack Either Net O X
Red – Puck Possession C X O
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20. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Forced puck movement
Colored Pucks
Forced communication

21. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Forced puck movement
Colored Pucks
Forced communication
Add or subtract players to change the playing situation

22. Powers Drill
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23. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Forced puck movement
Colored Pucks
Forced communication
Add or subtract players to change the playing situation
Disorientate players to change responsibilities

24. DZC Role Over . O F O F
XXXXXXXXXXX O D O D F C O

25. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Forced puck movement
Colored Pucks
Forced communication
Add or subtract players to change the playing situation
Disorientate players to change responsibilities
Players - all offense or all defense

26. 3v2 Puck Possession X O O Ø X

27. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Game Situation Drills
1 Puck Drills
Small Area Games (SAG)

28. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Game Situation Drills
1 Puck Drills
Small Area Games (SAG)
Both Offensive & Defensive

29. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Game Situation Drills
1 Puck Drills
Small Area Games (SAG)
Both Offensive & Defensive
Concept Development
Big Picture Elements

30. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Game Situation Drills
1 Puck Drills
Small Area Games (SAG)
Both Offensive & Defensive
Concept Development
Big Picture Elements
Decisions Making

31. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Game Situation Drills
1 Puck Drills
Small Area Games (SAG)
Both Offensive & Defensive
Concept Development
Big Picture Elements
Decisions Making
Dynamic Repetition
Growth

32. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Game Situation Drills
1 Puck Drills
Small Area Games (SAG)
Both Offensive & Defensive
Concept Development
Big Picture Elements
Decisions Making
Dynamic Repetition
Growth
Skill Experimentation

33. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Game Situation Drills
1 Puck Drills
Small Area Games (SAG)
Competitiveness

34. Coaching Strategies for Developing Hockey Sense.
Game Situation Drills
1 Puck Drills
Small Area Games (SAG)
Competitiveness
Hide the Tactic

35. 2v2 Continuous
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FFF F D D F
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FFF

36. Swiss 2v2 Warm-Up
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37. 3v2 Mid Zone Game
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38. 2v1 Transition Game
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39. Lilley 3v3 +2 Full Ice O O X Ø Ø X X O

40. “Every time we teach a child something, we deprive them the opportunity to discover it for themselves.” Jean Paige