Call your friends – Pond Hockey Tourney Jan 23rd

If you have never played outdoor hockey before, you should. It’s the most amazing feeling of freedom and pure joy. Pond hockey is where I forged many of my skills, and some of my best memories from my childhood. Whether you’ve played outdoor hockey before or not, there is an amazing opportunity for you and all your friends to collectively indulge in this amazing experience!

The Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships

If you’re looking for an amazing weekend out with your closest friends, this is it! Hockey, Beer, Nature, Food, and hundreds of other beauty hockey players all having a great time and playing hockey. This is what it’s all about!

The Details

The tourney is hosted at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario.

The dates are

• Jan 23rd – 25th for 25+ Mens Rec and Open and 19+ Womens competitive
• Jan 30th to Feb 1st for Mens 35+ Mens 50+ and Women 19+ Fun and Competitive

The cost is $600 and each team is allowed 6 players. Registration covers entry into the tournament, you can book a hotel room at Deerhurst or many of the other hotels in Huntsville.

What’s the Tournament like?

I played in this tournament a few years ago and it’s amazing. You’re with your best friends, playing hockey together on a pond, and trying to win it all! There is more to the weekend than just hockey though, I have included some details below

Saturday Nights they have the “10th Annual Pond Party” with All-You-Can-Eat buffet, Raffles, giveaways, Hockey on the big screens, and live band and dance party! ( the dinner tickets are sold separately by Deerhurst) You don’t have to go to one in order to attend the other.

Where do you sign up?

You can register and pay on the Canada Pond Hockey website, and you can book your room at Deerhurst, or if you want to stay in town for cheaper look up some of the local motels in Huntsville, Ontario

See you on the pond!

Jeremy

Super Shooter Review – A Net for Serious Training

The biggest piece of advice you will get from any coach when it comes to shooting is “Shoot a lot of pucks”. Most coaches will recommend to take 100 shots a day, some recommend more, but the general consensus is that in order to improve you need to get A LOT of shots in.

This makes sense from a scientific standpoint, because muscles have muscle memory. In order to train your body to perform an action consistently and well, you must repeat the motion over and over until you can perform it automatically. In order to allow hockey players to take hundreds of shots in a quick period of time, the Super Shooter was invented.

More than just a shot trainer

After training on this net I quickly realized that it can help improve much more than your shot. I found the following benefits.

• Accuracy
• Power
• More time spent shooting because it’s fun
• Hand eye co-ordination from catching pucks with the stick when they are returned
• Quick release
• Receiving a pass
• Being prepared for a rebound
• Mentally rewards the player each time the target is hit (the puck comes back)

Video Review and Shots

Pro’s and Con’s

Benefits – It works great and is fun and can improve a number of skills. It is also very durable and made to withstand 100’s of thousands of shots. It would be a great addition to a training rink or private training centre, or even a AAA organization to use at stations.

Downfall – The obvious downside is the price. At $3500 the Super Shooter has a steep entry point. This makes the product expensive for personal use, however if we look at the benefits that an entire organization could gain from having this handy for any practice or training time the price may be justified.

Another downfall may be with younger players who don’t have good accuracy and power. The puck may not come out every time when they hit the target. However, this could also be a benefit as this will motivate them to improve so the puck will come out the other side.

Want to buy one?

If you are interested in the Super Shooter 2 please visit the Super Shooter 2 Website

Off Ice Practice Goal

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Off Ice Practice Goal

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Neutral Zone Continuous Passing/Forechecking

I received this drill from Wally Kozak and thought I would share it with our readers. This is an excellent drill to work with the defensemen to handle the forecheck pressure during a NZ regroup play. It also gives you the opportunity to have your forwards work on the teams NZ forecheck system. The drill is continuous back and forth. After a few rotations you can blow the whistle and have the forwards attack the defensemen 2v2 and then swap in the other defensemen.

NZ Continuous Pass/Forecheck

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Wednesday Drill of the Week: 2v1 to 4v2

Top 10 gift ideas for hockey players

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Horacek 3 Shot Carousel Drill

Picked this one up watching former NHL player Tony Horacek running practice for our 18U AAA team. Drill runs from both ends at the same time (the video shows only one side to make it easier to see). Watch the timing and skate hard.

3 Shot Carousel

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“The Importance Of Practice” (Williston Northampton School Head Coach – Derek Cunha)

“The Importance Of Practice” (Williston Northampton School Head Coach – Derek Cunha).

Canadian 1 on 1 Drills

Here are two drills I received from my Canadian friends to work on 1 on 1 skills. Typically 1 on 1 drills are run with the defensemen defending the rush, but you can also have the forwards defend the rush to work on their defensive skills, because at some point in a game you will need a forward to pick up for a pinching or rushing defenseman and that forward may need to defend the counter attack.

Canadian 1on1 BO-Regroup

Canadian 1on1 Both Ends