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Seven Keys to Defending a One-on-one Along the Boards, by Enio Sacilotto
When your team loses possession of the puck in a hockey game, your players must have the mentality to pressure the opponent with the puck as quickly as possible so your team can get the puck back. It is more fun to play with the puck than without! The terms we like to use are…
Read MoreThree on zero – Eye Contact Passing & Shooting Warm-up
1. Three players leave from each end. 2. Each group passes one puck in Neutral Zone. 3. On the whistle player with the puck shoots. 4. Other two players save ice, get a pass from each corner, and shoot a few seconds apart. 5. Players must call for the puck, make eye contact and keep…
Read MoreSHOT/TIP/REBOUND GAME
1. Goals scored off tips/re-directs, rebounds or if the goalie is screened. Clean shots do not count. 2. Drill starts as a three-on-3 at either net. 3. When the defensive team gains possession of the puck, they pass to their D, sprint to the opposite net for the net front position and the offensive team…
Read MoreDefensemen Retrievals – three times
The coach spots the puck below the goal line, and the player goes back for it making an escape move to beat the forechecker. It is imperative to shoulder check one way and read where the forechecker is. Sell the fake to make the checker lean one way. Always skate away from pressure. 1. Start…
Read MoreDEVELOP YOUR GRINDING GAME LIKE ZACH HYMAN
By Enio Sacilotto Zach Hyman is an established NHL left winger, former Toronto Maple Leaf and current Edmonton Oiler. His trademark is that of a hard-working, grinding, two-way, 200-foot player capable of making plays and scoring goals. His playing style and skills did not happen by accident. Zach had a long-term goal of making it…
Read MoreONE ON ONE INSIDE – 3 ON 3 OUTSIDE – no goalie game
1. A three-on-three will be played with the puck on the outside and one on one inside the box. You can use the face-off circle if you play this game in the neutral zone. 2. Players can pass to each other on the outside, but their goal is to get the pass to their teammate…
Read MoreActions Speak Louder Than Words
By: Jessi Pierce, USA Hockey There’s a stoic demeanour about Brock Boeser. A quiet approach to NHL stardom sprinkled in with a competitive drive and need-to-win vibe all rolled into one. And while many NHL fans located outside of the Pacific Northwest time zone may not get to experience it on a regular basis, for those…
Read MorePELINO 2 ON 1 – COMPETITION
1. On Whistle, triangle, F1 and F2, touch up at redline and attack, the O D two-on-one. The game is a Colour vs Colour game in the diagram it is O’s vs. Triangles. 2. On the 2nd whistle the other side goes (O forwards) versus the triangle D. Coach determines when to blow the whistle,…
Read MoreSIX BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS PRACTICE FOR ATHLETES
By Enio Sacilotto, www.coachenio.com Many athletes realize their most significant obstacle to reaching their athletic potential is within themselves, their thinking, limiting beliefs, and their focus on the past or the future. These are all distractions that cause stress and take away the focus on playing their sport (the task). Stress has an inverse relationship…
Read MoreELEVEN LESSONS FOR ATHLETES OF ALL SPORTS FROM A LEADER
By Enio Sacilotto This interview with Colby Armstrong and Steven Stamkos was aired a few days before game one (June 14) of this year’s 2022 Stanley Cup final between the Colorado Avalanche and the Tamp Bay Lightning. Steven Stamkos, the captain of the Lightning, will appear in his 4th Stanley Cup final this year. …
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