Page 1 HIGH PERFORMANCE COACHING SYPOSIUM Player Development

U nited S tates O lympic C ommittee 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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Understand your RUNG. You are not the Destination. Junior Pee Wee Bantam Pro/Life Midget NCAA- OHL High School

INTEGRATE TRAINING, COMPETITIONAND RECOVERY PROGRAMMING IN RELATION TO THE BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND MATURATION OF YOUR PLAYERS Be an “Elite” Coach! WORLD LEADING

Page 6 1.You are the Authority in Town 2.You have a tough job! “Winning”, Parents, Emotions 3. Developmental “BIG” picture (see beyond HS) INITIAL THOUGHTS

Page 7 “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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Page 10 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! PERMIT PROMOTE

Page 11 YOUR PLAYERS DO NOT RISE TO THE OCCASION… THEY FALL TO THE LEVEL OF THEIR TRAINING! In the End...

Page 12 Q. According to NTDP Coaching Staff, Name the biggest deficiency they see with new incoming players?  Habits & Decision Making (aka??) Offense With Puck Offense Without Puck Defense On Puck Defense Away From Puck 1. Poor Hockey IQ

Page 13 Game Situational Roles Puck Carrier Defender at the Puck Defensive Support Player Offensive Support Player OFFENSIVE SITUATION DEFENSIVE SITUATION

Page 14 “Transfer of practice to game conditions depends upon the extent to which practice resembles the game”

Page 15 14U-16U Practice Philosophies LESS GAME LIKE LESS REPS. MORE REPS. MORE GAME LIKE

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Page 17 Perform the skill… …very well …at speed …under fatigue …under pressure …consistently …in competition situations

Page 18 FEDERATIONREGISTRED PLAYERSRINKS NATIONAL POPULATION Jr./YouthFemaleIn-door 1. Canada (4) 518,008 86,6122,63134,834, United States (6) 302,203 67,2301,898318,892, Russia (3) 81, ,470, Minnesota 54,507 12, ,303, New York 48,354 5, ,378, Massachusetts 48,074 8, ,547, Sweden (1) 41,521 3, ,723, Finland (2) 39,263 5, ,268, Michigan 38,978 4, ,883, Cze Republic (5) 22,302 2, ,190, Germany 18,084 2, ,996, Switzerland 13,740 1, ,061, Slovakia 8, ,443, Norway 4, ,147, Latvia 1, ,165,165 IIHF Survey of Players (2014) – Olympic Participants

FINNISH ICE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Patience/Cooperation (Player 1 st ) Sport Life StyleTeam 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 1 st SKATING (must appear everyday): Full Speed Skating, response, turns, braking & acceleration Speed Skills.

Page 21 Physical, Cognitive, Emotional, Mental Development

Page 22 Training Model Vs Competition Model

Page 23 World Class Training World Class Training 130 – 100 – Practices 100 Off Ice Sessions 50 Games 7 of Last 8U18 World Championships

Page 24 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 Training to Train

Page 25 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

Page 26 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 CHOOSE TO BECOME A HOCKEY PLAYER

Page 27 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. Commitment to proper play off the puck is a great weakness our players have

Page 28 CHARACTERISTICS OF ELITE PLAYERS HOCKEY SENSE/ MENTAL ASPECTS OF THE GAME/ DECISION MAKING SOME TYPE OF WORLD CLASS SKILL

Page 29  Respect –Within the rules/Control your actions  Accountability –Improve yourself/teammate/team  Responsibility –Hold each other accountable  Competitiveness –Challenge yourself/Challenge your teammate Instill Proper Practice Habits in Players

Page 30 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