ROGER GRILLO STICK SKILLS VIDEO

Intro for this segment's coaches clip we are going to show you how to properly play without the puck and how to win it back steering the opponent into pressure with one hand on the stick and the stick on the ice is a little technique that can have a huge positive impact on the amount of punk position time your team attains First Example johnson top the left circle back to johnson nice lot and spanning it in our first example the circled bowling green player gains possession on the half wall here he will move the puck from low to high this is where the falcons will begin to quarterback their power play the emphasis of this clip is to watch usa defend as they steer the puck and force the opponent into defensive support by utilizing stick on the ice stick in lanes and stick on the puck eventually forcing a turnover [Music] by taking away options with the stick teammates can make reads on where the puck will move next and then jump and pressure this is a clear-cut example of when playing with one hand on your stick is not only an advantage it is crucial for defense [Music] here we jump to a full strength clip with two excellent examples of utilizing one hand on the stick to accomplish effectively what we call playing away from the puck usa f1 flushes the rayer defender out from behind the net notice he forces him on his backhand and as this happens f2 reading off of f1 jumping the wing employing one hand on his stick to maximize reach using his stick blade to disrupt the passing lane and creating a turnover [Music] Third Example in the face-off circle taken away behind the net fight one of the better hockey names you'll find daily at the right point left point malstrom has it again right point to daley 15 seconds left in the penalty ostrack one-nothing usa bowling green working on the perimeter sam louie knocked it down and finishing the job in clip 3 we find a multitude of usa defenders deploying what we like to call active sticks the usa defenders are constantly using one-handed defense to dictate where the falcon power play unit must move the puck as noted in previous examples when a defender can influence where the puck will be moved his or her teammates will read off of this to manufacture a change in possession [Music] so [Music] man Conclusion in conclusion two hands on the stick culture has its time and place throughout the course of a hockey game usa hockey magazine's research found that at their youth levels elite players like patrick kane and austin matthews possessed the puck for an average of one minute and six seconds in a 60-minute contest what your players do away from the puck is key to team success and utilizing strong one hand on the stick defense is a major indicator to what an athlete is contributing to your team's defensive side of the puck