@codeman9
 Kenmore, WA
Joined March 2009
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I’ve been getting pushback at coaching clinics when I say, “you can’t separate the skill from the decision”. Coaches clinging to linear progression: “drills” (for skills) -> live (once requisite skills are acquired). The skill is the decision which impacts how we teach.
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Decided to reuse most of the last session for today's evaluations. dropbox.com/scl/fi/u2m58t2av…

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1. Circle skating warmup 2. Stations: a. Forward/Backward Tag b. 3v2 Power Play c. Offsides Game 3. Length-wise scrimmage
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Kids always ask for scrimmages, but with 3 teams sharing the ice, it is very difficult to justify full-ice. So we tried cutting the ice down the middle for 2 length-wise scrimmages. The narrow space forces kids to move the puck up the ice and they are forced to make a decision.
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The kids really enjoyed the Forward/Backward tag based on the amount of smiles and general fun ruckus that I saw. The offsides game helped some of the newer kids understand that rule more and the cross-ice games went as well as those could go. There was a wide range of skill.
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We do these evaluations to try to balance the teams at each rink as best we can. It is an impossible task since kids grow so much during a season. One more evaluation session left and then the teams will be set.
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Here is what we did for 12UC Evaluation Session 3: dropbox.com/scl/fi/oqe1ne27r…

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The kids did not move around the ice in the warmup activity. Most of them had a hard time with the passing in general so it just became a stationary keep-away.
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At our rink 3 teams (~50 kids) will be sharing each ice time so it makes some things more difficult. I thought the plan went smoothly.
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1. Moving Circle Passing Warmup 2. Stations: a. Forward/Backward Tag b. 3v2 Power Play c. Offsides Game - 3v3 3. Cross-Ice 3v3/4v4
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Session 2 Eval for 12UC: dropbox.com/scl/fi/p7fultti8…

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Calling out the score for gates of buffalo really got the kids into it. One team was down 5-1 but came back to win 6-5. They were pumped.
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For the cross-ice games, the last session was missing a lot of kids so went to 2v2 and 3v3. I observed that the extra space for the kids allowed them a little bit more time to decide on plays and there were definitely more passing attempts made.
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First session of the season for team evaluations, 12UC. dropbox.com/scl/fi/q3h9eck4b…

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Kids seemed to have a great time. The games were easy for them to understand and didn't require much instruction. They were up and playing within about a minute after each rotation.
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There were some good plays in royal road, but most of the kids didn't use the option to pass between the tires. Overall, I think the session went really well. The kids told me they had fun and they were definitely working hard. Another session tomorrow.
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