This week on The Breakdown, Dave Starman does a deep dive into how to create scoring chances from offensive zone face-offs.
A self-proclaimed “face-off nerd,” Starman believes that it is often a neglected skill/tactic in youth hockey.
“You get a group of centermen that are coming up through 12U, 14U, 16U that can come into the dot and take a face-off, but they don’t necessarily know what to do on the dot to get better at those face-offs.”
Starman is joined by St. Cloud State’s Brett Larson and University of Vermont’s Todd Woodcroft, who share their perspective on what it takes to be successful off the draw in the offensive zone.
From the buzz words for face-off success, to a video breakdown off the tactics used by the best in the game, it’s sure to offer you a model for face-off success.
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See also:
- The Breakdown: Creating Offence from the Place and Race (VIDEO)
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David Starman
Starman has spent 11 years as an NHL scout with Toronto, Montreal, Seattle. He is a member of USA Hockey Player Development staff in New York State and has spent 25 years as an instructor with USA Hockey Coaching Education Program.
Starman tended goal for the University of Hartford before turning to the other side of the game, becoming the youngest head coach in Central Hockey League history in 2000 when, at age 31, he took over the Memphis River Kings. Starman later guided the New York Junior Bobcats of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League and was associate coach of the New York Apple Core of the Eastern Junior Hockey League. Starman is now one of the nation’s most respected college hockey TV analysts.
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