Coaching Corner
Week 26 - The Final Stretch
Hello Team, The season is nearing an end. The progress from the start of the season to now has been amazing. We have one final objective as a team. ...
Week 25 - Mindset of a Champion
Short update today. Most of the drills this week we have done before. The expectation is that we continually improve on how we do these drills, add s...
Week 24 - Minor Setbacks build character and resiliency
Let's chalk the performance this weekend up as post-tournament fatigue. We had a solid passing game. There was good sustained pressure and we missed ...
Week 23 - One Month to State Championships
This weekend, the team showed up and played some great hockey. The coaches saw things that we have been asking you to do for a while and it is finall...
Week 22 - Forechecking to Success
The weekend turned out to be solid preparation for this coming weekend. While the 12U B game had some sloppiness and breakdowns, we still had a good ...
Week 21 - Embrace the Contact
While a bit disappointing, there was some positive to takeaway from the weekend. We do still have some work to do leading into our next tournament an...
Week 20 - Breakouts & Cycling
Great weekend! Getting a win against that team required a great team effort. I thought we had a chance to win both games. Those are some of the best ...
Week 19 - Towards the California Style
The tournament this past weekend was all about pushing the team beyond their limits. You guys did an amazing job of maintaining composure and stickin...
Week 18 - Growth Mindset
The focus this week is the same as last. We will be working on smart, efficient hockey. That applies everywhere on the ice. Knowing when and how to a...
Week 17 - Playing Efficient Hockey
The easy road is easy for a reason. A lot of times taking the hard road has huge benefits for later. The tournament to enter the New Year could be vi...
Week 16 - Zone Entry & Generating Offense
We had tough competition this past weekend. Their defense was solid and they played a very disciplined game. They capitalized on their chances and we...
Week 15 - Defending through the Transition
Hope everyone had a fun weekend. We got to play our 2 rival / peer teams. While these games didn't mean anything other than association bragging righ...
Week 14 - More Angling and Layers
Hope everyone had a relaxing and calm Thanksgiving. We have a light weekend coming up with 2 scrimmages. We have a couple weeks to work on more angli...
Week 13 - Angling and Layers
We have a single practice on Tuesday this week, along with the 2 extra practices we got this past weekend. Thanks to all the players that came to the...
Week 12 - Defensive Skating in Arcs + Stronger Sticks
We had 2 solid games this weekend. While we did not get a win, we were playing a very tough team. That team was comparably, maybe even better than, t...
Week 11 - Improvements and Awareness
I am very proud of the boys this weekend. We faced several tough teams and persevered. While we were ultimately stopped in the Gold medal game, we go...
Week 10 - More Refinement / Tournament Preparation
As with a lot of the teams we are playing in PNAHA this season, this weekend was another extremely physical and taxing couple games. We are doing a b...
Week 9 - Refinements & Endurance
While we left the weekend without a win, it felt like a great learning weekend. We played a solid first part of the Saturday game but ultimately lost...
Week 8 - Puck Possession
The games this weekend, while frustrating, were a great learning experience. The team is a great team and play extremely well as a team. They are not...
Week 7 - Defensive Exits & Transitioning
There was a lot of positives from this first tournament weekend. Coming home with a bronze after a lot of games against tough teams in a short 3 days...
Week 6 - Mental Toughness
The past weekend games had some ups and downs. The first game, we held our own for parts of that game but were ultimately beat by lost focus. Small m...
Week 5 - Physicality and Compete
The first game of the weekend had a less than desirable outcome, but it was clear that our opponent was more physical and wanted that game more than ...
Week 4 - Problem Solving w/ Triangles & Passing
While it would have been nice to have a pair of wins this weekend, splitting the series 1-1 against a tough AAA team was not a poor performance. The ...
Week 3 - Defensive Coverage & Exit Strategies
After a solid tiering weekend and a couple good exhibition games, we now work towards the start of the league season this weekend. This past weekend,...
Week 2 - Angling & Triangles
Tiering was fun! Some close games, and a lot of things to work on. This week's practices will put an emphasis on using good angling to direct opponen...
Week 1 - Tiering
First week of practices leading into tiering this weekend. Bring your best attitude and effort! - [Practice 1](https://www.icehockeysystems.com/shar...