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Start with skills, then connect through gates, attack and defend in 2-on-2, build our breakout, change sides with the hinge, and finish with Transition & Track.

• SCAN: Look before the puck arrives. Find the pressure, the middle and your next option.
• SUPPORT: Show your stick. Pass, then move to become available again. Help underneath on breakouts.
• COMPETE: On a turnover, get inside first, then pressure. Keep your stick in the lane and win the next three strides.

Before ice: Be fully dressed at Minus-10. After ice: What did you see? How did you support? Who got above the puck?

North Stars player cues adapted from the October 28 staff preparation sheet. Planned work; completion has not yet been recorded.

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Printable coach’s notes (PDF) · IHS practice sheet with diagrams and jersey groups · 33-week development plan

Monday · 50 minutes on half ice

0–10 Coach Beaudoin leads skills. Finish with three hard strides after a change of direction. 10–11 Demo both jobs on one turnover.

11–40 Split 14 skaters into groups of 5, 5 and 4. Run three 9-minute stations with 1-minute moves at 20 and 30. Play 2v2 and rotate the fifth skater in every 25–30 seconds.

1. Net to Corner · goalie in. Chip to the wall. Watch the second defender see both the puck and the player in front. “Your partner has the wall. Take inside.”
2. Open-ice puck race · no goalie. The winner shields and passes. Closest defender angles the carrier wide while their partner closes the inside pass. “Take inside ice first.”
3. 2 vs 2 Corner Battle Tag Up · goalie in. On a turnover, the new attackers tag up at the goal line. Watch the former attackers start defending before the tag. “Go on the turnover.”

40–42 Set two nets cross-ice with Red and White outlet pairs on the dots. 42–50 · 2 on 2 Transition & Track. Defenders win possession and pass to their outlets. Former attackers turn and track. Practice sheet and drill source

Weekly bench cues · SCAN / SUPPORT / COMPETE

Scan “Who’s in the middle?” Support “Partner on the puck? Get inside.” Compete “Three hard strides. Angle them wide.”

Monday, name the jobs. Midweek, listen for “I’ve got puck!” and “I’ve got middle!” In the final game tonight and again on the weekend, tally the last five turnovers. Count a win-back or pressure plus inside coverage within three seconds. Recognize the player who took away the pass.

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Drill sequence · Proposed 60-minute timing

1. Skills with Coach Beaudoin — 8 minutes. Eyes up, feet moving, next action ready. “Look first. Move your feet.”
2. 2/3 Gates Passing Goalie Warm-Up — 8 minutes. Pass through one gate in each zone; relocate after every pass. Add F3 once connected. “Show your stick. One above, one ahead. Finish under control.”
3. Short to Long 2 on 2 — 8 minutes. Attack with width and changing lanes; defenders close the gap and protect inside. “Attack together. Defend inside out.”
4. BC 3 on 2 Breakouts — 10 minutes. Low center stays available; solve pressure with feet and short support. “Look before retrieval. Direct if open; support if closed.”
5. Clone O/S Hinge — 12 minutes. Scan across, time forward routes and rotate the passing side. “Move the puck, change the angle. Arrive available. Reconnect.”
6. 2 on 2 Transition & Track — 10 minutes. Win it, find the outlet and attack; former attackers track through the middle. “Lose it? Inside first, then pressure. Stick in the lane.”

Timing: 56 minutes of drills + 4 for explanations, transitions and close. These are proposed trims from the 62-minute IHS sequence reported in the staff sheet. Protect the final live game. Transition & Track is drawn cross-ice in IHS; demonstrate any adaptation before starting.

Staff priorities and evidence

• SCAN: Look before receiving: puck, middle, next threat. Praise the read as well as the completed pass.
• SUPPORT: Give two useful options in three-player reps; pass and relocate. On finishes, build low, net and high support when numbers allow.
• COMPETE: Begin the next job within three seconds of a turnover. Above means toward our own net and close enough to help; protect the middle before chasing.

Walk each rotation once; use one teaching cue per rep. Rotate repeated defensemen in Short to Long and Hinge. Watch five live possession changes for scanning, relocation and inside recovery. If one correction repeats twice, change the space or constraint.

Confirmed Monday evidence: Strong movement without the puck, outlet passing, puck battles and net-front play. Wednesday question: Do those behaviors transfer to larger space and live transitions? Wednesday attendance and completed-drill observations are not yet recorded.

Close: What did you see? How did you support? Who got above the puck?

Source: North Stars Coaches Notes, October 28, 2026; Monday observations: Coach Faulkner’s October 26 coaching notes. North Stars timing and teaching adaptations; IHS drill titles preserved as recorded in the supplied staff sheet. Original IHS pages have not been independently rechecked.

Inspired by Steve Jobs’ long view of people: use today’s problem to build tomorrow’s capability. Our hockey application is SCAN · SUPPORT · COMPETE—observe, teach and give the player another opportunity.

Follow-up prompt: Situation → player’s view → learning need → agreed cue → retry → review date → progress observed. Keep individual observations in protected coaching records.

Watch the inspiration: Steve Jobs on developing people ↗ · Original MIT talk ↗

North Stars coaching adaptation. This is a standing development principle for future team and individual issues.

Planned groups · 12 skaters + 2 goalies

Red: #7 Tawil, #8 Lyons, #9 Meier, #11 Beaudoin, #18 Hanhold, #19 Murawski.
White: #27 Barton, #30 McCann, #34 Pickett, #66 Kersey, #88 Sintic, #98 Trzcinski.
Goalies: #5 Schoenrock, #29 Frasure.

Availability: #4 Sellers out 10–14 days with an injury; #17 Urbaniak remains out; #23 Morris away at sixth-grade camp. Groups are planned availability, not a completed attendance record.

Drill sequence and coaching cues

1. Skills with Coach Beaudoin — 12 minutes. Connect edges, balance and moving feet to escaping pressure and being ready to receive.
2. Picket Fences — 10 minutes, each end. Attack the net for two points; defenders earn one by skating possession through the gate. Keep the assigned offensive/defensive roles for each short rep, then switch. Cue: “Find an angle. Help the puck carrier.”
3. BC 3-on-2 Breakouts — 12 minutes. Two defensemen and one low forward solve two forecheckers. No rimmed exits. Low support stays available; escape pressure before transitioning. Cue: “Look first. Support underneath. Leave together.”
4. Diagonal Progression Neutral Zone Regroup — 10 minutes, each end. Start with the simplest progression; add players and opposition only when reads are clear. Cue: “Scan before the return pass. Show your stick. Reconnect.”
5. KP 2-on-2 Neutral Zone Scoring Game — 10 minutes. The player without the puck decides whether to defend or join the attack. Cue: “What does the picture need now?”
6. Davos Game — 7 minutes. Two-on-two in a narrow, full-length lane. Encourage communication, area passes and creative support; goalies look for useful outlets. Cue: “Make a plan together. Move after your pass.”

Timing: The supplied plan totals 61 minutes before transitions. Suggested adjustment for a 60-minute session: skills 10, Picket Fences 10, breakouts 12, regroup 10, KP game 10, Davos 5 = 57 minutes, leaving three for transitions. This is a coaching recommendation, not a change to the linked IHS plan.

SCAN · SUPPORT · COMPETE

• SCAN: Check pressure before receiving; change the decision when the picture changes.
• SUPPORT: Show the stick, create a useful passing angle and reconnect after moving the puck.
• COMPETE: Move feet through pressure, keep sticks controlled and reset immediately: “Next play.”

Coach approach: State the objective, let the players try, ask one question and replay. “What did you see?” “How did you help your teammate?” “What changed?” Assess the read as well as the result.

Goalie focus: Track through traffic, communicate on retrievals, reset after each shot and identify a safe outlet when the game allows it.

Evidence to capture for Week 11 assessments

Record a player and a specific example: scan before receiving; support without prompting; feet moving under pressure; immediate response after a mistake; goalie communication and readiness. Note which drills were completed, any timing changes, and the next-session adjustment after practice.

Staff responsibilities