Four-time National Hockey Coach of the Year Mike McShane believes that the best practices involve a lot of skating, they keep everyone involved, they are run at a high tempo and, most importantly, have a flow from one skill set to another.

In this presentation, Coach McShane gives you a high tempo, 29-drill practice that shows you how to build a flow into your practices that will connect the imperative skills of the game to critical system concepts.

McShane begins with a brief skating warm-up that includes five drills. Next he moves into passing and shooting drills, mirror drills, pivot drills, checking drills, a 1-on-1 series, a cycling series and a small games series. For each drill and skill, McShane not only coaches his players but also narrates key points of focus for coaching each phase of the activity.

Throughout the presentation, McShane repeatedly incorporates important intangibles of the game such as communication, teamwork and competitiveness while improving his player's hockey IQ.

This hockey practice DVD gives you a comprehensive set of fast, intense and competitive drills that shows you firsthand what a "best practice" should involve.

40 minutes. 2011.

In this 3-part presentation, Mike McShane takes you through a complete guide to the power lock forechecking system that he has used with great success.

You will learn four objectives to maximize the power lock forechecking system: Turnovers, Transition, Retrievals, and Attacks.

Get detailed instruction on the power lock forechecking system in all three zones:

• Offensive Zone - Aggressively attack the puck in the offensive zone while providing defensive support.
• Neutral Zone - Position your players to create turnovers and quickly transition into the attack.
• Defensive Zone - Provide your team with effective options for breaking the puck out of the defensive zone.

In each zone, McShane diagrams the positions and strategies for successful forechecking. He details the responsibilities of each player and how best to transition into the attack. Following the marker board sessions, McShane demonstrates the strategies on the ice.

McShane concludes the presentation with a system review that also profiles the foundational skills and the personnel breakdown of the power lock forechecking system.

Create more offense and better defensive support using Mike McShane's power lock forechecking system!

42 minutes. 2011.

Mark Carlson weaves fun and aggressiveness into 12 highly competitive games where there is a winner and a loser.

Carlson offers marker board diagrams and fully explains the execution, purpose and benefits of each game prior to moving to on-ice demonstration with his players.

His games include:

• Last Man Standing - A passing and receiving elimination game that drills good hard passing and puck control.
• Net Game - A coach-scored game that focuses on conditioning, competitiveness, speed and puck control.
• Crease Game - This game creates a battle to get into the paint while controlling the puck.
• 2-on-0 Scoring (Game 1) - This highly competitive small ice game focuses on scoring goals.
• 2-on-0 Scoring (Game 2) - This full ice game requires two goals to be scored to earn one point. Great for conditioning, puck control, shooting and goal tending work.
• Stop and Start Scoring Game - Trains individual skill play while combining conditioning with detail. The game forces players to focus under duress and fatigue. The game's skill set includes goaltending, start and stop skills, breakaways, puck control, dekes and fakes.
• 15 10 Drill - This forwards vs. the goalie and defensemen game creates 2-on-0, 2-on-1, 3-on-2 and breakaway situations.
• 3 Puck Breakaway - This game drills combines shooting and goal tending with great conditioning value.
• 4-on-3 Small Area - This game works on battling with body contact and promotes good tight defending. A great way to evaluate your players' hockey sense, awareness and vision.
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• Net Game - Played in one zone with three nets in play. This game features strategy, quick puck play accountability and defending in a fast and chaotic atmosphere.
• Nowhere to Hide - A 1-on-1 battle in a small confined corner area with a goalie. Forces tough nose to nose battle with focus on getting to the net front to score a goal.
• 4-on-2 Goal Scoring Game - The focus is on front net pressure for both the offense and defenders.

These games are sure to assist you in developing a fun, competitive practice environment with high energy battles that focus on winning!

45 minutes. 2010.

In this two-part instructional hockey DVD, Mark Carlson presents simple, yet essential drills that are at the heart of player development and team success.

Drills for Puck Possession
Learn eight drills to develop these critical puck possession skills:

• Quick, player to player puck movement
• Agility skating and passing in tight spaces
• No-handle passing while skating at full speed
• D-to-D rear diagonal passing
• Center support
• Transition skill development
• Indirect passing off the boards

Carlson concludes the segment with a full ice drill that combines these skills in a game-like, high speed setting.

Drills for Improving the Details
Carlson presents seven drills to teach and refine the finer points of the game:

• Stick-in-hand discipline to cut down on stick and hand penalties
• Shot blocking that keeps your players in a ready-to-play position
• Shooting the puck at the optimal height making it difficult to defend
• Stick skills for forwards
• Skills and strategies to screen the goalie
• Small, confined area competitive play to simulate game-like chaos
• Accountability, responsibility and detail

Carlson introduces each drill with a maker board diagram and follows with on-ice demonstration. On the ice, Carlson narrates the drill and offers valuable tips on how to best achieve the goals that each drill presents.

Carlson stresses the simplicity of each drill and how through repetition and reinforcement, each drill can be very beneficial to your player development and team success!

52 Minutes. 2010.

Face-offs are an area of the game that requires dedicated time in every practice.

Blaise MacDonald feels that a team that can win 55 % of the 50-70 face offs that occur in a typical game definitely has the upper hand in the outcome of the game.

Coach MacDonald's five-part presentation features:

• Technical Skills for the Face off - In this segment, he details 12 specific skills to take into consideration for improving your team's face offs. MacDonald also shares specific in-game coaching tips to put your team in better control of a face-off situation.
• Defensive Zone Strategies - MacDonald shares five specific face-off plays that are designed to get the puck out of the defensive zone as quickly as possible.
• Neutral Zone Strategies - See six proven face-off plays diagrammed and demonstrated.
• Offensive Zone Strategies - MacDonald presents seven successful face offs that cover a variety of game situations.
• Drills and Skills - MacDonald takes his team through a rapid fire series of the face-offs presented to give you a firsthand look at how he trains face-offs with his team on a daily basis.

In all, you get a total of 18 specific face-off plays, each diagrammed and demonstrated, as well as game and practice strategies that are sure to help your team gain an upper hand in winning the face-off battle over your opponents!

55 minutes. 2010.

When successfully executed, the power play can create an emotional lift for your team and an emotional energy drain for your opposition.

Blaise MacDonald begins with an overview of power play strategies at each level of the game. He discusses how the power play becomes more of a factor in games as players advance in level.

MacDonald presents seven key technical and tactical ingredients for creating the best possible line up for your successful Man-Up Mission. Included in these key ingredients are helpful considerations on how to select the players that have the best technical and mental attributes for being on a power play unit.

Next, MacDonald presents a detailed overview of the technical skill set of the Man-Up Mission, followed by an on-ice demonstration of the tactical element to each set. The four areas covered include:

• Breakout - Learn how to best get the puck out of the defensive and neutral zone with established routes and support. MacDonald demonstrates four set breakouts that can be used by players of all ages.
• Entry into Zone - MacDonald details a hard wrap, soft chip and initial rush carry to enter the zone.
• In-Zone Set-up - Discover strategizes for quickly getting into the system and changing the point of attack, including face off strategies to start a power play.
• Point Pressure - Emphasizes the importance of getting to the point as quickly as possible.

Each segment features marker board diagrams followed by on-ice demonstrations that make these techniques clear and concise.

In the final segment, Drills and Skills, MacDonald presents live play that shows how to train your team for developing quick puck movement with an emphasis on point pressure.

The techniques and tactics in this video are appropriate for all levels of the game. This presentation is sure to assist you developing a dedicated and successful plan for your team's Man-up Mission!

65 minutes. 2010.