Coaching Strategies

Purposeful Practice Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP42V2etVq4 Howie Draper Objectives

▪ Coaching Leadership ▪ Long Term Player Development ▪ Take-aways Clare Drake

▪ 6 CIAU National Championships ▪ 17 Conference Championships ▪ Various International Appearances ▪ Amateur record for winning percentage (.695) ▪ Sports Hall of Fame (Canada, Alberta, Edmonton and Yorkton) ▪ Coaching Association of Canada Geoff Gowan Award ▪ Order of Canada Clare Drake’s Influence

Players Hockey Community

▪ Kevin Primeau – Austrian Professional League ▪ Mike Babcock – Detroit Red Wings and Men’s Olympic Team ▪ Ian Herbers – Golden Bears ▪ Ken Hitchcock – Philadelphia Flyers and Stanley Cup Winner ▪ Chief Wilton Littlechild – Member of Parliament ▪ Dave King – Hockey Canada ▪ Dr. George Kingston ▪ Bob Nicholson – Hockey Canada ▪ Rick Carriere – Edmonton Oilers ▪ Ken Dryden – Montreal Canadians ▪ Bill Moores – Edmonton Oilers ▪ Melody Davidson – Women’s Olympic Team ▪ Dan Peacocke – Concordia College

▪ Serge Lajoie – NAIT ▪ Tom Renney – Detroit Red Wings

▪ Rob Daum – Austrian Professional League ▪ Kevin Lowe – President Edmonton Oilers

▪ Dr. Randy Gregg – Sport Medicine ▪ Wayne Fleming – Hockey Canada

▪ Dr. David Otto – Orthopedic Surgeon ▪ Glenn Anderson – Edmonton Oilers Results

▪ Five emerging qualities – Innovation – Communication – Building Complementary Relationships – Building Organizational Culture – Humility Innovation

▪ Seek and be open to new ideas ▪ Steal, experiment, observe, log, repeat ▪ Share your ideas Communication

▪ Ideas ▪ Values ▪ Open/Honest ▪ Modeling (perhaps the most important) Complementary Relationships

Select a staff that: ▪ Have strengths that you don’t have ▪ Will challenge you (in a good way) ▪ That share your values ▪ MENTORSHIP Building Organizational Culture

▪ Value focussed – Not win focussed ▪ Foster leadership ▪ Bring people in that are like-valued! ▪ Teach – Videos, stories, good examples, reading/homework ▪ Model – Walk the Talk – Demonstrate the values and expectations all the time Humility:

▪ Self-Awareness – Recognize and are willing to admit personal limitations ▪ Transcendence – Prioritize needs and goal attainment of others over themselves – Sharing knowledge – Actively seek, recruit and develop future leaders ▪ Openness – Open to new ideas and thoughts of others – Use participative decision making processes The linchpin to Clare Drakes coaching effectiveness

Innovation

Complementary Communication Humility Relationships

Building Organizational Culture Which brings us to the LTPD… LTAD/LTPD:

▪ Supported by research ▪ Athlete focussed ▪ Developmental level NOT Chronological level ▪ Works…..? ▪ Canadian Sport For Life (CS4L) http://canadiansportforlife.ca/learn-about-canadian-sport- life/more-about-ltad ▪ Hockey Canada LTPD https://az184419.vo.msecnd.net/hockey-canada/Hockey- Programs/Coaching/LTPD/Downloads/LTPD_manual_may_2 013_e.pdf 10 Key Factors of LTPD

▪ Physical Literacy ▪ Specialization ▪ Developmental Age ▪ Sensitive Periods ▪ Mental, Cognitive and Emotional Development ▪ Periodization ▪ Competition ▪ Excellence Takes Time ▪ System Alignment and Integration ▪ Continuous Improvement - Kaizen LONG TERM PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

▪ FUNDAMENTALS (7-8 years) ▪ LEARN TO PLAY (BOYS: 9-10 years; GIRLS: 8-9) ▪ LEARN TO TRAIN (BOYS: 11-12 years; GIRLS: 10-11) ▪ TRAIN TO TRAIN (BOYS: 12-16 years; GIRLS 11-15) ▪ TRAIN TO COMPETE (BOYS: 16-17 years: GIRLS: 16-18) ▪ TRAIN TO WIN (BOYS: 18-20: GIRLS: 18-20) LONG TERM PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

▪ FUNDAMENTALS (7-8 years) ▪ LEARN TO PLAY (BOYS: 9-10 years; GIRLS: 8-9) ▪ LEARN TO TRAIN (BOYS: 11-12 years; GIRLS: 10-11) ▪ TRAIN TO TRAIN (BOYS: 12-16 years; GIRLS 11-15) ▪ TRAIN TO COMPETE (BOYS: 16-17 years: GIRLS: 16-18) ▪ TRAIN TO WIN (BOYS: 18-20: GIRLS: 18-20) LONG TERM PAYER DEVELOPMENT

FUNDAMENTALS LEARN TO PLAY

▪ Develop physical literacy ▪ Individual technical skill devel0pment CRITICAL ▪ Emphasize PERIOD development/refinement of fundamental motor skills ▪ MAKE OR BREAK PERIOD!! ▪ Ongoing compatible sports is ▪ Concept transferal from strongly encouraged practices to games. LONG TERM PAYER DEVELOPMENT

LEARN TO TRAIN TRAIN TO TRAIN

▪ Build aerobic base, speed and ▪ Most critical period for strength development ▪ Consolidate sport specific technical ▪ Group interaction, team skills building and social activities ▪ Increased emphasis on hockey and emphasized reduction in other sports ▪ Introduce and develop individual and ▪ A higher practice to game ratio group tactics ▪ Emphasis on social/emotional considerations through team/group/social activities LONG TERM PAYER DEVELOPMENT

TRAIN TO COMPETE TRAIN TO WIN

▪ Position specific technical and ▪ Maximization of performance tactical preparation in all areas. ▪ Aerobic capacity, power ▪ Position specific technical and tactical preparation in competitive situations ▪ Self awareness and independence Thoughts on Practice: Thoughts on Practice:

▪ Have objectives for each practice/drill ▪ Have a plan for each practice ▪ Every drill/activity should have a purpose ▪ Optimize activity time BUT be aware of volumes and intensities ▪ Work conditioning into drills/activities – rather than the ▪ Individual technical/tactical focus ▪ New skills/tactics early in practice - transition to late in practice through season ▪ 20/80 Rule – Use 20% of your drills 80% of the time More thoughts on practice

▪ Demand details: – Sticks on ice – Communication - specific – Awareness – head on swivel – shoulder checks – Top speed – Jump outs – Finish the play – Be tough to play against in practice – push your teammates – Zero tolerance for off-sides any time – Follow through to and stop on net – Shoot to score Motivation in Practice

▪ Bring a positive attitude – all the time ▪ Optimize positive feedback over negative – AND BE SPECIFIC ▪ Admit when you screw up ▪ Build competition into practices – Point systems for defense vs forwards; unit vs unit; btw goalies; goalies vs shooters ▪ Share ownership of practices with players – Discuss with leadership group – Options to work on a specific skill/tactic – “Drill of choice” reward for meeting practice objectives Individual Development

▪ Discuss player goals/objectives/plan early in the year ▪ Monitor player progress through the season – Coach logging – Player self-monitoring/reflection – Quick-hit meetings vs formal meetings ▪ Perform skill assessments 2-3 times per year ▪ Provide homework and follow up ▪ CARE ABOUT THEM AND THEIR LIVES OUTSIDE OF HOCKEY Train to Fundamentals Learn to Train Train to Train Learn to Play Compete Train to Win Novice Pee Wee Bantam/Midget Atom Midget Take-aways:

To be an effective coach you need to: ▪ Build positive values – What is your motivation for wanting to coach? – What is REALLY important here ▪ Have the courage to stand behind what you think is right ▪ Build a strong culture of development (both staff and players) – Athlete development is the FOCUS – Winning is the by-product ▪ Show initiative/innovative ▪ Ensure your glass is half full – Find a mentor – Read coaching books (John Wooden’s “They Call Me Coach”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQSimilar