IGH PERFORMANCE COACHING SYPOSIUM
Player Development
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United States Olympic Committee
• Adopted USA Hockey’s ADM & applied
Long Term Athlete Development plan to all
Olympic Sports
• Aligns with the USOC mission of supporting
and developing Olympic champions.
• Officially launched winter 2015
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Pro/Life
NCAAOHL
Understand your
RUNG.
Junior
Midget
You are not the
Destination.
High School
Bantam
Pee Wee
WORLD LEADING
Be an “Elite”
INTEGRATE TRAINING,
Coach!COMPETITION
AND
RECOVERY PROGRAMMING
IN RELATION TO THE BIOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT AND MATURATION OF
YOUR PLAYERS
INITIAL THOUGHTS
1. You are the Authority in Town
2. You have a tough job!
“Winning”, Parents, Emotions
3. Developmental “BIG” picture
(see beyond HS)
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“You are crazy if you think 18 year olds are
even near
their maturation – They’re not fully
developed until they
are 26 years old”
Dean Lombardi LA Kings GM
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Begin by
Accepting
You must train
the mind and body
in practice,
as you want
the mind and body,
to perform in competition!
YOU GET
WHAT YOU COACH!
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In the End. . .
YOUR PLAYERS DO
NOT RISE TO THE
OCCASION…
THEY FALL TO THE
LEVEL OF THEIR
TRAINING!
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Q. According to NTDP Coaching
Staff, Name the biggest deficiency
they see with new incoming
players?
1. Poor Hockey IQ
 Habits & Decision Making (aka??)
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Offense With Puck
Offense Without Puck
Defense On Puck
Defense Away From Puck
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Game Situational Roles
Puck Carrier
Defender
at the
Puck
OFFENSIVE SITUATION
DEFENSIVE SITUATION
Offensive
Defensive
Support
Support
Player
Player
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“Transfer of practice to game
conditions depends upon the
extent to which practice
resembles the game”
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14U-16U
Practice Philosophies
MORE REPS.
LESS GAME LIKE
MORE GAME LIKE
LESS REPS.
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Perform the skill…
…very well
…at speed
…under fatigue
…under pressure
…consistently
…in competition situations
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IIHF Survey of Players (2014) – Olympic Participants
FEDERATION
REGISTRED PLAYERS
RINKS
NATIONAL
POPULATION
Jr./Youth
Female
In-door
1. Canada (4)
518,008
86,612
2,631
34,834,841
2. United States (6)
302,203
67,230
1,898
318,892,103
3. Russia (3)
81,592
712
419
142,470,272
4. Minnesota
54,507
12,250
194
5,303,925
5. New York
48,354
5,264
158
19,378,102
6. Massachusetts
48,074
8,550
134
6,547,629
7. Sweden (1)
41,521
3,434
355
9,723,809
8. Finland (2)
39,263
5,830
260
5,268,799
9. Michigan
38,978
4,429
127
9,883,640
10.Cze Republic (5)
22,302
2,647
158
10,190,213
11. Germany
18,084
2,898
202
80,996,685
12. Switzerland
13,740
1,091
158
8,061,516
13. Slovakia
8,675
511
64
5,443,583
4,179
632
14. Norway
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5,147,792
FINNISH ICE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
Patience/Cooperation
(Player 1st)
Sport Life Style
Team Behavior
FINNISH ICE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
Main Coaching Priorities 14-15:
Game:
Scoring
Score, no look pass
Valuation of training
Readiness, Speed, Element of Surprise
1v1 Skills
Strong on puck skills
Stealing the puck skills
Attack
Game Situation Roles
All attacking, all defending
CHARACTER:
Upbeat, Sport Culture, Effort, Team 1st
SKATING (must appear everyday):
Full Speed Skating, response, turns, braking & acceleration
Speed Skills.
Physical, Cognitive, Emotional, Mental Development
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Training Model
Vs
Competition Model
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World Class Training
130 – 100 – 50
130 Practices
100 Off Ice
Sessions
7 of Last 8
U18
World Championships
50 Games
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Training to Train
14U/16U Coaching Points
 FITNESS & STAMINA/ OFF ICE
 PRACTICE/PLAY ‘AT TEMPO’
 S.A.G.’s FOR GREATER COMPETITION
 ADVANCED DECISION MAKING &
AWARENESS
 Individual & Team Concepts
 Individual & Team Tactics
 ADVANCED SKILL IMPROVEMENT
 SPEED WINDOW #2
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16U Coaching Points
 Build High End Character
 Continue to Build Passion
 Emphasize SAG’s – Decision Making
 Competitive Drills – Win Puck/Win Battle
 Commitment to off Ice Training and Habits
 Under Speed Training/Over Speed Training
 Game Like Situations
 Force good Habits
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CHOOSE TO BECOME A
HOCKEY PLAYER
Concentrate on Skill Development
14U Bantam
• 50% Skills – Hockey Skills & Habits
• 35% Sense - Concepts & Awareness
• 15% Systems - Team Play
16U Midget
• 50% Skills – Hockey Skills & Habits
• 30% Sense - Concepts & Awareness
• 20% Systems - Team Play
18U Midget/19+
• 50% Skills - Hockey Skills & Habits
• 25% Sense - Concepts & Awareness
• 25% Systems - Team Play
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Reward vs Punishment/ Practice Culture
Train Like the Game
• Reward-effort, good decision making and proper
execution with OFFENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES.
• Punish-laziness, poor decision making and poor
execution with HAVING TO PLAY DEFENSE.
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Commitment to proper play off the puck is a great
weakness our players have
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ELITE
PLAYERS
• HOCKEY SENSE/ MENTAL ASPECTS
OF THE GAME/ DECISION MAKING
• SOME TYPE OF WORLD CLASS SKILL
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Instill Proper Practice Habits in Players
 Respect
– Within the rules/Control your actions
 Accountability
– Improve yourself/teammate/team
 Responsibility
– Hold each other accountable
 Competitiveness
– Challenge yourself/Challenge your
teammate
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Jr Hurricanes
Mens and Women’s Results!!
-4 Players NHL Camps This Summer
-1 Signed AHL Player For Next Season
-7 NCAA D1 Players
-3 OHL Players
-4 USHL Players
-Multiple Tier II Players
-Multiple NCAA DIV III and DIV I Club Players
-6 Players Drafted to the USHL this season
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