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Summary of Contents
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| Introduction: | Program Goals, Teaching Guide for Minor Hockey Parents, the 10 Minute Solution, Development Timetable, Teaching Hockey using Shapes and Letters, Hockey Develops Life Skills, The Rink, Hockey Terms and Expressions... |
UNIT 1: Introduction to Hockey
Key elements of hockey, objectives, house league or representative team, personal qualities, team play, playing shifts, evaluation system, rules, penalties, conditioning tips, nutritional facts, pre-game meal, healthy lifestyle...
UNIT 2: Basic Skills and Equipment
Skates: fit, sharpening, edges, rockering, purchasing tips, skating techniques, passing and receiving. Stick selection: length, lie, curve. Puckhandling: stickhandling, deking, carrying the puck. Hockey equipment: selection, fit, safety tips, dressing sequence...
UNIT 3: Shooting and Scoring Secrets
Shooting and scoring angles, mechanics of shooting: wrist, snap, slap, backhand, flip and shovel shots; secrets of scoring, best shooting and scoring locations, scoring plays: passing plays, screen shots, tip ins, deflections, breakaways, penalty shots, rebounds, wrap-arounds, point blank shots; qualities of a goal scorer...
UNIT 4: Positional Play
Forward's role and positions, skills required, composition of lines, zones and lanes, on ice balance, interchangeable positions, communication, role of defencemen, skills required, preventing goals, defence pairings, playing situations 1 on 1, 2 on 1, net coverage, corner work, interchangeable positions, communication...
UNIT 5: Offensive Play
Introduction to offensive play, theories, clearing/breakout plays, defencemens' options, fastbreak, controlled break, neutral zone play, offensive zone strategy, the X theory, scoring situations, offensive face offs, role on offense, transition game, communication...
UNIT 6: Defensive Play
Introduction to defensive play, purpose of checking, stick checking, body checking, forechecking systems, skills required, neutral zone trap, backchecking systems, skills required, defencemens' blue line decisions, defensive responsibilities, defensive face offs, defensive X formation, communication...
UNIT 7: Goaltending
Role of the goaltender, equipment required and cost, physical and mental qualities, stances, keys to good goaltending, where most goals are scored, specific skills and movements, playing the angles, staying up and square to shooter, controlling rebounds, playing breakaways, corner shots, screen shots, basic principles...
UNIT 8: Special Teams
Power play objectives, strategies and positioning, 2 man advantage, penalty killing objectives, systems, passive or aggressive, defensive box formation, responsibilities and movements, playing 2 men short, defensive triangle, responsibilities and movements...
UNIT 9: What parents and coaches should know
Minor hockey divisions, categories and ages, development timetable, preparing for training camp, selection process, signing a card, affiliation, release, practices, regular season games, playoffs, role of coach, tips for parents, post game feedback, certification programs for coach, referee and trainer, how to play your position, how to play the game ... and much, much more ...
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