| Like all sports hockey is a game that requires a decent | | | | team is going to do. That is why it is important for you |
| amount of strategy. Too many coaches, players, and | | | | to decide what happens. You must force the other |
| parents look at strategy as the individual plays that a | | | | team into one position where they have one option, |
| team will use. The way hockey strategy needs to be | | | | and this must be done all the time. You also have to |
| approached is much different. Hockey strategy is | | | | put yourself in a position where you can do whatever |
| always being used and always changing. Every time | | | | you want whenever you want. |
| somebody moves to a new position, a line is changed, | | | | 3) Aggressively take every opportunity to score |
| or a puck is moved the situation changes. To become | | | | Under no circumstances should you give up a scoring |
| skilled at hockey strategy you have to constantly | | | | chance. This is a no brainer. |
| adjust with a constantly changing game. There are a | | | | 4) Remain unpredictable all the time |
| few things that need to be done in order to do this | | | | The best teams are the ones that do what nobody |
| correctly. | | | | expects them to do. When you are going at the net, |
| 1) Balance Strengths and Weaknesses | | | | take a route that nobody would expect, do something |
| There are two types of strengths and weaknesses, | | | | crazy and throw the other team off of their game. |
| there are strengths and weaknesses of the entire | | | | Pretend to not know what you are doing, and then |
| team, and there are strengths and weaknesses in | | | | take advantage of the first opening you see. |
| individual players. The best coach will match both of | | | | Conclusion |
| these factors. | | | | If you do all of this right all the time, then you will never |
| 2) Dictate the Flow of the Game | | | | lose a game. There are many other factors that go |
| It is impossible to accurately predict what the other | | | | into winning, but this sums up the top. |