The Goal:
To win the game, we have to score more goals than the other team.
This happens in three ways:
- We out-score our opponents by having a better OFFENCE than them.
- We out-defend our opponents by having a better DEFENCE than them.
- We are faster in the TRANSITIONS between offense and defense.
At one extreme, with both teams only playing offense, the score might be 15-14. At the other extreme, with both teams defending really well, we might end up with a 0-0 tie.
Ideally, we want to win both on OFFENCE and DEFENCE.
Getting the jump on our opponent in TRANSITION gives us an immediate advantage on both offence and defence.
- When we gain the puck: Attack immediately.
- When we lose the puck: Defend immediately.
- There should be virtually no mental pause between offence and defence.
Think of 5 things we can do to out-score the other team. Think of 5 things we can do to out-defend the other team. Think of 5 examples of ways we can win in transition.