My daughter worked hard over the summer. She ran, worked out, played soccer and AAA hockey. She is more physically fit and stronger than ever before, and has made very noticable improvements in her skating and stick handling. After all that she was very disappointed to not make the A team yet again this year.
At tryout clinics she looked great. She's really good running drills, and with her speed, strength and size she owned several of the girls who beat her out again this year. My guess is that she didn't look all that great in the scrimmages. Sometimes during games (like 3 on 3) I see her floating around on the edges, waiting for something to happen instead of making things happen.
I'm not a hockey guy. I read a lot about it now, but didn't play. She has no hockey siblings or friends to play pond hockey with. Her coaches have improved her skills, but they aren't making her smarter. She loves the game and really wants to play at a high level. I'm really hoping for some suggestions on what she can do.
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BarTender3035
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Does she watch others at her position or positions? Have her sit down at a high school game boys or girls and with her pick someone on every shift and talk with her. So and so is doing this in the o zone and this the d zone. Coaches don't want to see someone on the outside skating around, she'll have to learn to get down and dirty in the corners.
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Bill Coleman
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Gretzky's father Walter used to have his son watch games on tv and on a piece rink drawn on paper follow the puck where it goes. He believed it taught him where the puck tends to travel and where the open spots are on the ice. Also helped a player learn to anticipate. This last point is really what hockey sense is, the ability to see the game or play develop before it actually does. Good luck.
One thing that works is 3 on 3 on small ice as all three players have to be involved and the ol', "the most important player is the one without the puck" becomes clear. With 5 skaters a player can hide or be left out. When playing 3 on 3 all players need to be moving into open spaces and involved. Frankly, small rink 3 on 3 is the greatest current development tool as the kids work hard and love it. Forces quicker decisions, quicker passes and quicker shots and all 3 players have to be involved in order for the shift to be successful.
Boys tend to watch hockey on TV and most girls don't. That can help as a couple of posters have mentioned.
Boys tend to watch hockey on TV and most girls don't. That can help as a couple of posters have mentioned.
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Silent But Deadly
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BINGO!observer wrote:One thing that works is 3 on 3 on small ice as all three players have to be involved and the ol', "the most important player is the one without the puck" becomes clear. With 5 skaters a player can hide or be left out. When playing 3 on 3 all players need to be moving into open spaces and involved. Frankly, small rink 3 on 3 is the greatest current development tool as the kids work hard and love it. Forces quicker decisions, quicker passes and quicker shots and all 3 players have to be involved in order for the shift to be successful.
Boys tend to watch hockey on TV and most girls don't. That can help as a couple of posters have mentioned.
Great advice...90% of the time you wont have the puck...what you are doing when you don't have the puck shapes the game for those that do...positively or negatively!!BarTender3035 wrote:Does she watch others at her position or positions? Have her sit down at a high school game boys or girls and with her pick someone on every shift and talk with her. So and so is doing this in the o zone and this the d zone. Coaches don't want to see someone on the outside skating around, she'll have to learn to get down and dirty in the corners.