FAST OFFENSIVE

ZONE ATTACK

BY

DON McKEE HEAD COACH

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

1.I.H.F. SEMINAR

April 1991 Helsinki Finland

OVERVIEW

FAST ATTACK IN OFFENSIVE ZONE

PRESENTATION

1. The ultimate goal in an offensive attack is to hear the generic words of hockey. "HE SHOOTS! HE , SCORES!"

1.1 What precedes these words?

2. Canadian coaching philosophies have changed.

2.1 "SUCCESS IS PEACE OF MIND, WHICH IS A DIRECT RESULT OF SELF-SATISFACTION IN KNOWING YOU DID YOUR BEST TO BECOME THE BEST YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BECOMING."

John Wooden

2.2 Quality programs do not occur by accident or chance, but rather by careful planning, co-operation and co- ordination.

4. Hockey is a game of perceptive motor skills which require an organized sequential progression to maximize learning for players and the achievement of high performance levels.

4.1

STRATEGY The selection of Wain

play systems in older to impiise upon the ("pi isition.

the style or play and tactics v.hich will build on the coach's, icanis

strengths and neutralize those of the opponent while at the same time taking advan-

tage of the opponents weaknesses.

fur e sample: When opponent's defensive players have weak puc k !Kindling skills, the strategy might he to shoot the

puck in and use a 2-1-2 aggressive forechecking system.

TEAM PLAY SYSTEM A lit n rk) in which the niovenient of all players is integrated in a

non dictated fashion in order to accomplish an ottensive or defensive objective.

g . - roles heeking system).

TEAM TACTIC k collective at-thin of two or more pla)ers using terhnical skill: and or individual tactics in order to aic an ads :inure or take away the advantar of an opponent (e.g.. 3 vs 2).

INDIVIDUAL TACTIC miv ptaser ionig Olie 111 a ‘011111111:11111114 tedinical skills in older to create an advantage or to take away the

ailvantag.. ol an opponent A tactic Ina) he classified as offensive or defensive (e.g. one on one offensive fake and Jrivine thy rict

'FECIINI(:Al. SKILLS -I he skill.. 111.11 :!!:*:. to play the game CC Li., SLIIIIIL!, 410,1thig. passing. and checking).

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6. Individual Tactics 6.1

Individual Offensive Tactics

Attacking 1 on 1 • Skating Fakes • Body Fakes • Shooting and Passing Fakes • Driving to the Net • Walkouts

Shaking a Defender 1 on 1 • Turn-up • Delaying • Protecting the Puck

Screening (Without the Puck)

Offensive Zone

Play in the Scoring Area • Screening the Goaltender • Tip-Ins (deflections) • One Timer Shooting • Shooting in Motion

Behind the Net and on the Board • Walk Outs • Evasive Moves

Blueline Play • Pinching • Shooting from the Blueline • Attacking the Net

Neutral Zone

• Screening • Stretching • Moving to space • Using the Mid-Lane • Skating Fakes • The Half Zone Rule • Defencemen Regroup

Defensive Zone

• Escapes • Puck Around the Boards • Delenceman Behind the Net • Stretching, Screening, Moving to Space

Individual Defensive Tactics

Defending 1 on 1 • Positioning • Closing the Gap • Body Contact

Defending an Opponent in the Defensive Corner • Positioning • Closing the Gap • Body Contact

Defending Along the Boards • Pinning

Backchecking

Offensive Zone

• Pressure Checking • Contain Checking Neutral Zone • Forwards • Defence

Neutral Zone

• Forwards • Defence

Defensive

• In Front of the Net • Blocking Shots • Behind the Net • Along Boards • Forwards

Zone

8. Team Systems

8.1

Offensive Team Play Systems Defensive Team Play Systems

Defensive zone Offensive zone

Controlled Breakouts • Pressure forechecking

Semi-controlled Breakouts • Contain forecheck

Fast Breakouts

Neutral Zone Neutral zone

Pressure, overload • Offensive zone

Support, Cross • Man to man coverage

Counter-attack • Zone coverage

Support - Dump Deep zone coverage

Support - VVideigim Backside coverage

Sagging coverage

Offensive zone

11. Realizing that the skills performed are perceptual motor the defender requires • sufficient time to process the information • ability to select or attend to meaningful information or

cues.

11.1 Strategy is to • limit defenders time through fast attack • overload the fast attack with multiple options to make

it difficult to attend to all information

11.2 PERCEPTION MECHANISM

Select in organized fashion from the environment the information necessary to arrive at a conclusion on a correct action.

11.3 DECISION MECHANISM

Select a course or plan of action that will fulfil his objective.

11.4 ACTION MECHANISM

Organize the proper movements within the brain and send them to the muscles so action may occur.

13.0 Most frequent game situations in offensive zone attack include

1 on goalie 1 on 1 + goalie

2 on 1 + goalie

2 on 2 + goalie

3 on 1 + goalie

3 on 2 + goalie

3 on 3 + goalie 4 on 2 + goalie

4 on 3 + goalie

4 on 4 + goalie

5 on 3 + goalie 5 on 4 + goalie

5 on 5 + goalie

Video will demonstrate application of offensive principles in offensive attack.

17. Development of Fast Offensive Attack will result from application of offensive principles through drills and practise.

17.1 Progressions in drills from technical skills to tactics to systems of play to efficient drills - (specificity) are necessary to ensure success. The higher the level of performance the more time on efficient drills. Efficient drills develop the players ability to read and react to defensive principles.

17.2 Practice Overview

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18.0 SUPERIOR COACHES ARE DRILL-ORIENTED

18..1 Nothing is more important in the preparation of a team than the extensive use of efficient drills.

18.2 What is an efficient drill?

It is one that accurately reproduces the specific competitive situation and teachers the individual the proper reaction pattern and technique with which to respond to a reaction stimulus.

18.3 DRILLS

In Preparing Drills:

1. What is the goal of the drill?

2. What competitive situation am I trying to reproduce?

3. How do I go about reproducing the situation with the greatest possible accuracy?

4. How am I teaching the player to recognize and to respond to this situation?

5. What techniques am I teaching the player?

6. Am I completely confident that the technique is the one best suited to the specific abilities of my players?

OFFENSIVE PRINCIPLE #1

14. Pressure

14.1 Speed 14.2 Concentration of Attack 14.3 Numerical Superiority

OFFENSIVE PRINCIPLE #2

15. Puck Control

15.1 Puck Protection

15.2 Wide Rim

OFFENSIVE PRINCIPLE #3

16. Support 16.1 Movement

16.2 Numerical Advantage

16.3 Triangularization

16.4 Balance

12. Offensive Principles causing defensive error deficiencies.

12.1 Principle is law or rule which govern the application of skills, individual tactics, team tactics, systems or strategies.

12.2 Offensive Principles • Pressure • Puck Control • Support • Transition

12.3 Offensive principles can be applied through • Rush • Possession from forechecking • Possession from face-off

9. STRATEGY

The selection of team play systems in order to impose upon the opposition, the style of play and tactics which will build on the coach's team's strengths and neutralize those of the opponent while at the same time taking advantage of the opponents weaknesses.

For example: When opponent's defensive players have weak puckhandling skills, the strategy might be to shoot the puck in and use a 2-1-2 aggressive forechecking system.

10.0 Knowing the foundation or curriculum of skill tactics and systems - what makes the difference?

Offensive productivity if measured in scoring chances or goal production, is dependent on the error deficiencies of the defending players.

10.1 What causes error deficiency by defending players?

7. Team Tactics

7.1

Offensive Team Tactics VS. Defensive Team Tactics

2 on 1 Attacks Defending 2 on 2

• Give and Go • Switching

• Give and Follow • Man-to-Man Coverage

• Cross

• Pass to Open Space Defending 2 on 1

• 2 on 1 Middle

Open Ice Tactics • 2 on 1 Outside

• Headman • Prime Scoring Area

• Wideman

• Backman

Decoy Skating Defending 1 on 2

• Overplay

• Middle 1 on 2

Defending Against a Second Wave

Riding Your Check

Defensive Zone Tactics

• Sagging

• Backside Coverage

5. Technical Skills

5.1 OFFENSIVE vs. DEFENSIVE

speed speed

Skating Skating

agility agility

Puck Control

dribbling

dekes

shooting

passing

receiving

Checking

3. The game of hockey places great demands on the players intellectual capacity.

3.1 The Difference Between Successful Players And Others Is

Not A Lack of Strength,

Not A Lack Of Knowledge,

But Rather In A Lack Of Will.

Is this the past?

3.2 Hockey is not just a game of speed, skill and strength; it is also a game of mind and so has infinite possibilities

Ken Dryden 1972

Transition Hockey - Defense to Offense - by Bjdrn Kinding

Sektion 1. Introduction

Sektion 2. How important is the transition?

Sektion 3. Where on the ice is the transi- tion most effective?

Sektion 4. Which are the key points to a successful transition?

Sektion 5. How do you organize your tran- sition?

Sektion 6. How do you drill the transition?