What is the difference in coaching a National team as opposed to an Ontario Hockey League team?
Italian National Team the players are pros and are men. Our youngest player is 23 and our old is 38. Most of the players are married and have children. In the Ontario Hockey League the players are much younger, teenagers trying to make a carrier in hockey. In the OHL the players are between 15 & 20. Pros are much easier to coach. 7. Italy is currently ranked 16th in the world and will face off against Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Korea and Spain in an attempt to qualify for the 2012 World Championships. As a coach, is it harder to prepare a team who is entering a tournament as a favourite or as a team that is considered a long shot? We prepare in the same way. The difference between winning and losing at division 1 World Championships especially against the top teams in the pool is usually 1 goal. At the Elite Division of the World Championships our team spends more time without the puck. Therefore more emphasis is put on playing without the puck in each zone. Special teams become a bi
