about developing great skill players--small games, playing at high pace in limited time and space, ADM, etc. 1 - game is about time and space. 2 - practice at high tempo; think fast-play fast. 3 - Keep the top athletes in the game early, limit attrition with fun, skill-building practices.
Starting with this season, coaches who coach only Mites are not required to advance their certification beyond Level 1.
This change has been mentioned at District 9 Fall Meeting and should be relayed to all associations.
Some good advice from Brent Sutter, NHL player and coach
Serving over 40 high school players from District 9, the Southern Minnesota Elite project is run by a coaching staff of Doug Zmolek, Steve Howarth, Chris Ratzloff, Bob Haskins, Jim McPeak, Matt Notermann, and Will Fish. The program is based in Kasson and includes a 3-to-1 practice to game ratio. Practice plans are listed below. Feel free to contact the coaches via wfish@owatonna.k12.mn.us for further information.
If you come across links you find valuable, feel free to send them along to wfish@owatonna.k12.mn.us for posting here.
Feel free to share info on camps--we'll post them here.
Article from May 29, 2000 issue of Forbes ASAP regarding Marine Training and its relevance to high-tech industry--applies to hockey as well.
Article by Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw) in the May 11, 2009 issue of The New Yorker Interesting approach for District 9 teams and an example of insightful coaching
Article from July/August 2011 issue of The Atlantic
Players,
Just as you wouldn't jump right into life-saving if you hadn't yet learned to swim, you won't be jumping right into full-ice hockey games until you've learned the skills that you'll need in order to play effectively. If you pay attention and work hard, you'll develop those skills relatively quickly, and you'll have lots of fun as you improve.
Level 2 shows the skills you will need to earn a puck. Most of them involve skating well with your stick. Learn to do these well without a puck and you will have better balance, mobility, and control when you get a puck. To see what the Level 2 test looks like, click on the "Level 2" link to the right. Click on each test to see a video clip of that particular skill.
See you at the rink.
Three Phases