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.

In this Forechecking Systems video, Pooley begins with a discussion on playing without the puck from a "team" perspective with the overall objectives of limiting scoring opportunities and regaining puck possession. He also shares the three "essentials" of creating a team's mindset for play without the puck. Pooley then introduces the system, explaining and diagramming the strategies of how to establish the weak side for soft, cross corner, and hard wrap dump-in situations. Pooley then walks through the different responsibilities each position will face. He then shares five breakout scenarios/situations devoted to the Wingers followed by another five breakout situations devoted to Centers and Defensemen. All of these walk-through scenarios are diagramed with explanation followed by on-ice demonstration of each. Pooley then shares four drills he uses to simulate game like situations in working the Center Weak Side Lock Forecheck system.

43 minutes. 2005.