Power Play Listen and Adjust
Coachability
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Practice receiving and applying in-game tactical adjustments from the coach during a live power play drill.
What you need
- hockey stick
- puck
- ice
Your focus
A coachable player makes a team better immediately by implementing adjustments within the same practice or game. During power play situations, execution gaps are highly visible and corrections must be absorbed quickly. Training players to receive tactical feedback between reps and implement it under live pressure develops practical coachability at a competitive level.
Run a 5-on-4 power play unit drill.
After each 60-second power play segment, coach calls the unit together and gives one specific tactical adjustment ('Bumper, look for the weak-side shot earlier' or 'Overload the left half-wall').
The unit runs the next segment and attempts to implement the adjustment.
Coach evaluates and scores the adjustment implementation, not just the outcome.
Helpful cues
- Nod means nothing, show me you heard it in the next shift
- Adjustments are opportunities, not criticisms
- Be the player who makes the team better the moment they hear new information
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Give the adjustment in writing on a whiteboard before the next rep
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Give two adjustments simultaneously and debrief on which was implemented and whyNo account needed
Build a practice plan
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