Welcome to our Hockey Coaches Training Course!

This course is designed as a pre-season “tune-up” to help coaches think through the Team Systems they plan on using throughout the upcoming season. So, our main focus will be on hockey systems, and what options might work well for your team.

CLICK HERE to see our course syllabus, which outlines everything we’ll be covering in this course. As we progress through the week, the individual topics will become live as more content is added.

DISCLAIMER: Every team is different, and has different strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, what works well for one team might not work for another. There are many “correct” ways of implementing systems with your team. The things I’m showing you are based on personal experience as a player and coach, and should be tweaked and adjusted to best fit your team’s style. ENJOY!!

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Welcome to Weiss Tech Hockey’s Home Hockey Training Center!

As you know, hockey is a complex game that combines MANY different skills. Great hockey players can skate well, stickhandle, shoot, pass… they’re strong, fast, smart, and make the right decision at the right time!

One of the biggest mistakes many hockey players make is that they only work on their skills at the rink; they only work on their speed and strength at the rink; and they only work on their hockey smarts at the rink. In today’s game, if you’re only developing your abilities during your regular practices and games, you’re probably not going to achieve your full potential. The best players I know are at the gym on their own, working on their hockey skills off the ice, and improving their decision-making-abilities AWAY FROM THE RINK AS WELL!

Last summer I put together my Coaches’ Training Course, which focused on systems play, and other “mental aspects” of the game. This summer I’ll be focusing more on Individual Skill development. I recently re-released my off-ice strength and conditioning program, the S3 Formula, which focuses on developing raw Speed, Strength, and Size. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be walking you through the process of developing a Home Hockey Training Center that will allow you to improve your Individual Skills at home!

Let’s get started!

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Check the Embedded PLAYLIST Above, for Updated NHL Play Dissections

This post is a little different than usual. I’ve recently put together a number of videos dissecting various NHL plays and situations. I’ve been posting these videos on my YouTube Channel, but I thought my blog readers might find them useful too.

So… the video above is actually a PLAYLIST, which will update itself whenever I post a new play dissection to YouTube. When you hover your mouse over the video, you’ll see the other play dissections I’ve already posted.

Many of these dissections will refer back to concepts we’ve discussed in the Coaches’ Training Course, so take a browse through the course if you haven’t yet. I’m going to be posting more play dissections as we progress through the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so check back often!

Enjoy!!

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A very versatile drill to work on Breakouts, Regroups, and Attacks

Since finishing up our Coaches’ Training Course, a few people have asked about different ways of practicing some of the systems we discussed in the course. This drill is in response to the questions about practicing breakouts and regroups.

The “Breakout, Regroup, Regroup, Attack Drill” is extremely versatile, and can be used to work on a number of different game situations. After your team gets good at it, try throwing in a forechecker (or two). You can designate where and how you want the forechecking pressure coming in, which will make your defensemen have to read and react to different scenarios.

For a more detailed explanation of the Swing Regroup mentioned in this video, CLICK HERE

Enjoy!

CLICK HERE for a PDF of the Breakout, Regroup, Regroup, Attack Drill

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Winners of our Coaches Training Course Giveaway (Winners were picked at random using the number randomizer at random.org)

First of all, I would like to thank DrillDraw and Shooter Tutor for donating products for our giveaway. I was looking to line up prizes that would really help from a COACH’S perspective, and these guys really came through for us! I have used both products for many years, and stand behind them 100%.

I would also like to thank everyone who entered the giveaway and told their hockey friends about this free course. We’ve got a great group of hockey people from all over the world participating here, and it’s all thanks to you, our readers, for helping to spread the word!!

So, without further delay… Here are the lucky winners!!

1. DrillDraw Pro License: Kevin Colley, CAN
2. Shooter Tutor: Marissa Knauf, CAN
3. S3 Formula Membership: Mark Layton, USA

We’ve also got a cool thank-you gift for everyone else who entered the giveaway (you’ll receive notice of it in your email inbox).

If you missed the giveaway, I’ll make the thank-you gift available to anyone else who refers 5 hockey friends to this course as well. The more people we have participating the better the program is for everyone, so keep spreading the word!!

Thanks – enjoy the rest of the course!!

Jeremy

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