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.
Insert bad game video here
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: - 18.5
Post-phase #3: - 11.2
Improvement: + 7.3
Metric #2: Offensive Zone Draws
Pre-phase #3: 13.3
Post-phase #3: 19.6
Improvement: 6.3 per game
Metric #3: Scoring Chances
Pre-phase #3: For: 8.4
Post-phase #3:For: 9.3
Difference:
For + 0.9
Against: 9.6
Against: 8.8
Against – 0.8