Cooperation between players and goalkeepers in ice hockey

Abstract

The objective of this thesis is to provide instructional material for players and goalkeepers for more effective cooperation in variable defensive scenarios during an ice hockey game. The material is targeted for defenseman coaches, goalkeeper coaches, defensemen and goalkeepers. The objective of the video material is to illustrate how goalkeepers and defenseman can cooperate better in different defensive scenarios. The theory part of this thesis divides defensive playing in to different defensive scenarios and categories and explains how these different situations can be played successfully with cooperation between a goalkeeper and a defenseman. All the edited video and instructions are available from the hockey centre website managed by the International Ice Hockey Center of Excellence (IIHCE). The thesis is a product based thesis. The product is a video manual for the International Ice Hockey Centre of Excellence. The thesis project was started 2013 and finished 2014.