TJ Manastersky Hockey Coach Curry College

TJ Manastersky – Player Centered Leadership

When hired by Curry College, TJ was the youngest head coach in the NCAA. His fresh and innovative approach to player centered leadership, authenticity, [...]

Quick Counter Attacks

When it comes to quick counter attacks, we want to simplify it as a team and focus on getting that puck up ice. We attack south to north with a hard pass up [...]

Neutral Zone Transition – Reading Pressure

In this section, we will be discussing ‘Transitions and Counter Attack’ once our team has regained possession of the puck. In this section, we [...]

Cycling

It's called cycling because when drawn on the whiteboard it looks like the wheel of a bike going round and round. Create options off the cycle to create [...]

Give & Go

The “Give & Go.” One of the most used passing tactics in all of sports. Whatever the sport, it gets defenders moving and creates room for offensive [...]

Drop Pass in All Three Zones

Pushing the opposing defense back and using a drop pass to a teammate back into the quiet zone created, is an under-utilized skill. Remember the Flying V? [...]