Todd Woodcroft - Modern Hockey Breakout Principles

A snippet from Modern Breakout Principles & How to Teach Them presented by University of Vermont head coach Todd Woodcroft at the 2022 #TCSLive, hockey’s premiere coaching conference, this past June at the University of Michigan.
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What does Head Coach Todd Woodcroft begin preaching to his players on the first day they arrive on campus at the University of Vermont? The importance of breakouts.
“Breakouts are a piece of your team’s structure - a very important piece,” said Woodcroft. “They’re a piece of your team’s success. It takes six players and all six players have to be involved. All six have to be aware. All six players have to be prepared. Ultimately that’s our job as coaches.”
Ultimately, that’s what Woodcroft’s highly anticipated presentation from TCS Live in Ann Arbor is all about.
As you’ll see in his video, Woodcroft believes players often get slowed down by clutter and indecision on breakouts. Players need a plan to be successful and that, for Woodcroft, involves speed. How fast can the puck be moved? How fast can players become available? How fast can the puck be moved from the d-zone into the neutral zone and into the offensive zone?
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