Welcome to The Breakdown with Dave Starman, a new series available exclusively to members of The Coaches Site. Every other week, Dave will break down some of the smaller components of the game and translate them into where they can make a big difference for your team.
In episode one, Dave takes a look at defensive zone faceoff strategies and how to successfully clear the puck out of your own end.
“Making sure that your team is really good on your breakouts is going to be a key component of this because not every faceoff win in your own end is clean. And most important, you have to communicate. When players come off the bench, they should be in each other’s ears.”
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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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