Coach Heldt's Notes

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Who made Who

Teamwork, It’s a powerful tool to accomplish great things. If you can work well with others, you can often outplay a team that doesn’t. A great play is made up of speed, timing, positioning, and great passing. Lacrosse players know a lot about passing, and cycling. These skills rely on teamwork. One bad pass or bad positioning can result in disaster for one team, and a opportunity for the other. You will find this true in soccer, basketball, and especially football. Look at teams that work well together, and compare them to teams that do not. In hockey you have to learn how to work with your teammate, where they are on the ice, and where the puck is and should be going. You need to anticipate each other’s move. This takes time and practice, but it really takes thinking and timing. Everyone has to do their part, defense, offense, and even the goalie. Generosity is a big factor too. If you pass the puck, not only can you make your team look good, you in turn will look pretty good too. Don’t pass just for the sake of moving the puck around, pass when it is the smart thing to do. This we will be working on. It’s all part of “smart hockey” and it’s all based on teamwork. Does one player make a team? Not usually, you all work together and that is who makes who.

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