Face-offs can win or lose hockey games! Fridgen shares his repertoire of winning face-offs for defensive, neutral, and offensive zones along with 6x5 face-offs for a pulled goaltender situation. Each play is diagramed and explained in detail. He then offers on-ice demonstrations with and without defenders to give you a clear-cut idea as to how each play works. Fridgen also offers invaluable coaching expertise as to how each play might fit different game situations. Winning Face-off Plays can give you a BIG advantage in this small part of the game.

45 minutes. 2002.

Using on-ice demonstration and game footage, Jack Parker teaches three plays for attacking teams during power play situations. Coach Parker's base play, the BU Power Play, creates 2-on1 situations from numerous angles within the offensive zone while providing shot opportunities for the player at the crease. His 1-3-1 Power Play is designed to create continuous high/low options while producing back-door options away from the puck. Parker's Power Play Rush is a quick-out against pressure that helps produce flow against traps. Each offense provides multiple scoring opportunities when your team is in one or two man-up situations.

1999. 45 minutes.

Coach Carlson is a strong proponent of the 1-3-1 power play. The 1-3-1 offers your team several key advantages including the opportunity to shoot the puck frequently, always having three players at the net for rebounds, great positioning for puck retrieval, the ability to create 2-on-1 situations throughout the zone and positioning for offensive creativity. At the marker board, Carlson details the 1-3-1 and shares strategies for getting the system started quickly at the point, how to position and space and shows the variety of 2-on-1 opportunities that different situations can bring about. Carlson discusses the essential skill set for the 1-3-1 power play that include the wrist shot, the one-time shot from either side and one-touch passing. Carlson then moves on ice and demonstrates all the aspects of the 1-3-1 power play. Increase your power play conversion using techniques from this excellent DVD.

2008.

A lifelong hockey player, and now coach, Todd Ewen sees breakouts as an essential, integral hockey skill. Priorities in building a breakout system are being in position, taking a step off the boards and successfully making the first pass. Ewen demonstrates some basic breakout strategies beginning with the Easy Out, or strong side breakout. To counteract an aggressive force check by the opponent, Ewen demonstrates the D2D breakout. This attack spreads out the opponent and uses the middle of the ice. Another featured attack is the 5-on-2 D2D. Many options and triangles are available in 5-on-2. Other breakout techniques include center and full control breakouts. Drills are a big part of developing this system of breaking out of your own zone. The 5-0, 5-1, 5-2 drill is a basic drill illustrated by Ewen's team. Breaking the puck out of your own zone must be mastered by all hockey teams ... with these elements you can establish a strong breakout system of play!

30 minutes. 2007.

In this 3-part video, Pooley shares the concepts and principles of creating scoring opportunities off of an offensive rush. In Part 1, Pooley breaks down the essentials of individual player development as they relate to quality scoring opportunities. Included are tips for surveying a situation, discussing under-handling of the puck vs. over-handling, and strategies for facing tight gap and loose gap defensive situations. Each of the seven situations (5 tight gap and 2 loose gap) is explained and diagramed in detail followed by on-ice demonstration. Part 2 begins by sharing five "Keys to Scoring Goals" along with three "Principles for Team Support": puck Support, Mid-lane support, and triangulation. Pooley proceeds with 10 team tactic situation/options (5 tight gap and 5 loose gap) with both marker board explanation and on-ice demonstration. In Part 3, Pooley shares five drills he uses as training essentials for attack options designed to simulate high tempo, game-like situations.

47 minutes. 2005.