Team Play
Analysis
Here are some sample clips from the U18A Western Riptide Girls' team I coached in 2020-21.
| U18 A Western Riptide Lunenburg 2020-21 |
| Video clips from our Sun, Feb 21st game in Membertou vs Cape Breton |
| D-Day Faceoff | Penalty Kill | Zone Movement | D-Zone Coverage |
Player Tools
| Player basics | PDF |
| Player cheat sheet | PDF |
Scouting
We will build scouting reports as the season progresses.
Team Tactics
Team tactics are strategies that become a representation of your team identity. A coach puts these strategies in place as a guide for players to think in sync. Hockey is a free-flowing game that requires read and react skills so team tactics are simply guiding principles to help players decision making. Oftentimes, coaches will over-coach by putting systems in place that are too rigid and not realistic with the way the game flows. Today’s elite coaches understand that tactics are a necessary guide for team success, but also take into consideration the player’s ability to make decisions under pressure.
Since the game is one of constant transition (offense to defense), team tactics should flow together. For example, a breakout cannot be considered in isolation. A breakout can be initiated from a successful defensive zone coverage, a defensive zone face off win, a puck retrieval following an opponent dump-in, or a stolen puck on a back check. When designing team tactics, the flow of the game should be considered as well as the preferred team identity.
Discussion Board: NHL Clip Analysis
Watch the video below, complete the small exercise in the video, and answer the questions posed at the end of the video.
In this one-minute clip, the play switches between the 8 systems Brad outlined 17 times! It's a fast game and there is a lot going on!