GRYPHONS MIDGET A:
Skills and Tactics that will bring success: 1. Win battles and races – watch body not the puck 2. Manage puck – protect puck and hold on to it – feet moving – deception – put between feet and stick when player opens up. 3. Create time and space with and without puck – run obstructions or blocks 4. Stop on puck and get back on top of puck – take a bad pass 5. Stick on puck and on ice to take lanes away – angling and finishing bumps, cut off hands, surfing in neutral and offensive zone. 6. Block shots and stay on D-side of puck 7. Goalie presence – screen goalie high or low, stick on ice to tip 8. Proper line change– 30 to 40 second shifts – one at a time (especially D and move over) – don’t change if teammate is on a rush. 9. Faceoff ready – centre communicate and have a plan 10. Communicate – on ice and on the bench, positive/directional 11. Shooting – when to shoot/pass/move – when to flick/shovel, backhand or quick release
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