Under-11 (U11) Practice
Focus on skill development
- Small-area games in practice/station-based practices/skill-focused drills.
- Only 15% of practice time should be spent on team play and strategy/systems with 85% of practice time spent on skills and tactics.
- Basic positional play and rules can be introduced at the end of the U9 season or before the start of the U11 regular season. Basic defensive-zone positioning, offside, icing, etc., can be introduced during the ice sessions prior to evaluation/selection/tryouts or after teams are selected.
- Players should rotate through forward and defence in the first half of the season and then may move to more consistent positions in the second half. Recommended rotation over a five-game segment would be: Left Wing/Centre/Right Wing/Right Defence/Left Defence.
Focus on Skill Development
U11 Phases
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