Improving Puck Possession Time &

it’s impact on metrics

Presented by: Josh Brandwene, Penn State Women’s Hockey

Initial Phase – back to basics

Puck protect skills – body position, footwork, etc.

Cycling – spacing & fine tuning technique

Small Area Games – corner 2 v 2, 3 v 3, add a player, etc.

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2nd Phase – greater repetition & additional space in small games

2 v 2 Transition (born out of circumstance) Goalie workload 12 skaters involved at once Puck protect Movement without the puck Transition and open space Weekly competition

2v2 Transition

2v0 Pad Pass

Phase 3 – Forced game-like conditions

The 10-second game From breakout or NZ Transition 5 v 3 or 5 v 5 with D sticks over

10 Second Game

D to D High Roll

Low Wrap

Wall Support

Metric #1: Shot margins

Pre-phase #3: - 18.5Post-phase #3: - 11.2Improvement: + 7.3

Metric #2: Offensive Zone Draws

Pre-phase #3: 13.3Post-phase #3: 19.6Improvement: 6.3 per game

Metric #3: Scoring Chances

Pre-phase #3: For: 8.4 Against: 9.6Post-phase #3:For: 9.3 Against: 8.8Difference: For + 0.9 Against – 0.8