Brampton Battalion Game Day Coaching Clinic – January 21, 2007 PRE-SCOUTING PREPARATION KELLY HARPER ASSISTANT COACH

Brampton Battalion Game Day Coaching Clinic – January 21, 2007 GAME DAY PREPARATION Balance between preparing for your opponent and focusing on your play Pre-game meeting (7 minute rule) Can’t overload players with information Pick 5 or 6 points that you deem critical for your team’s success that day Individual reminders based on previous performance to create accountability

Brampton Battalion Game Day Coaching Clinic – January 21, 2007 FACEOFFS Plan of retrieval on loss Roles and responsibilities on a win Opponents’ tendencies on won or lost faceoffs

Brampton Battalion Game Day Coaching Clinic – January 21, 2007 DEFENSIVE ZONE COVERAGE Review our system of play Address any tendencies of opponents (i.e. activating defencemen, cycle game, funneling) Individual reminders (i.e. positional play, stick position, awareness, discipline)

Brampton Battalion Game Day Coaching Clinic – January 21, 2007 POWER PLAY Review faceoffs/breakout/entries/set-up Tendencies of opponents (PK aggressive/passive? PK forecheck) Reminder to individual players from previous games (i.e. puck support, retrieval on dumps, shift times, quick puck movement, establish point shot)

Brampton Battalion Game Day Coaching Clinic – January 21, 2007 PENALTY KILL Review opponents’ set-up/tendencies How will we counter? Faceoffs/DZ must have a plan PK forecheck (How do they break out?) Fundamental reminders (i.e. stops/starts, blocking shots, head on a swivel, active sticks)

Brampton Battalion Game Day Coaching Clinic – January 21, 2007 NZ PLAY Review our forecheck Plan of retrieval off lost faceoffs Opponents’ tendencies (i.e. D to D up/high flip/hinge) Review our NZ play with possession Our opponents’ neutral-zone forecheck Individual reminders based on previous games (i.e. turnovers, puck support)

Brampton Battalion Game Day Coaching Clinic – January 21, 2007 FORECHECK Review our forecheck (i.e. individual responsibilities) Our opponents tendencies on breakouts (i.e. D to D up, hard rim, quick up) Fundamental reminders (i.e. finishing checks, body position, stick position)

Brampton Battalion Game Day Coaching Clinic – January 21, 2007 OPPOSITION FORECHECK Review opponents’ forecheck Effective methods to breakout Fundamental reminders (i.e. communication, puck support, winning battles)

Brampton Battalion Game Day Coaching Clinic – January 21, 2007 QUESTIONS?