D-Men/Goalies,
Two weeks ago at practice, I asked a few of you if you had a communication system with each other. The answers varied from “kind of” to “occasionally” to “not really.” As we progress through the season and start to play better competition this will be paramount to our success in limiting preventable goals and strengthening our breakout.
The first part of this falls on the goalies to be LOUD & CLEAR. As a goalie, you have the best view of the ice and can essentially quarterback the play. The most immediate area I see us being able to work this in is something as simple as when a power play is over. I RARELY, if ever hear a stick tap let alone an “EVEN” or “BOX" command alerting the D-Men that the PP is over.
To take this one step further, watch below on how this can be applied for a break-out:
“Hard Around” “Wheel/Skate It” “Reverse” are all simple commands that are distinguishable but make a HUGE difference in how the D approach a breakout.
We will start to work on this in practice so we can implement it in games.
Goalies - it’s time to find your voice and become a true 3rd defenseman.
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