{ "schema_version": "2.0", "iteration": 2, "title": "Hockey decision curriculum foundations", "scope": "Sourced principles and role applications. Pattern and notation links are a planning map; new decision scenes are not generated in this iteration.", "updated": "2026-10-01", "decisions": { "organizer": "Four situational roles; skater position is a flexible lens.", "audience": "12U and 14U initially; shared principles with age/rule context separate from difficulty.", "exercise": "Free choice of the immediate next decision after a moving lead-in.", "feedback": "Explain benefits, costs, and conditions. Preserve defensible alternatives.", "review": "Structured source-grounded model review during authoring. No panel or per-answer LLM calls.", "reflection": "Private and optional; no permanent player-style label.", "later": "Multi-step playthrough, adaptive progression, and production Godot implementation." }, "evidence_policy": { "source_fact": "A passage supports a specific high-level claim.", "product_synthesis": "Our formulation or role application; review required.", "model_review": "A documented consistency check, not coach validation.", "principle_review_status": "source_grounded_draft", "scene_gate": "blocked_until_accepted_scene_review" }, "sources": [ { "id": "usa-ltt", "title": "USA Hockey Learn to Train", "publisher": "USA Hockey", "url": "https://portal.usahockey.com/cx/vice-president/hockey-development/12u_learn_to_train_stage-adm.pdf", "locator": "PDF pages 1, 5–6", "scope": "Learn-to-Train stage; includes 10U and 12U.", "supports": "Four situational roles, varied position experience, repeated decisions, and concise feedback.", "limits": "Historical document. Not used for current checking rules, administrative requirements, or exact tactical destinations.", "access": "full_document" }, { "id": "hc-scan", "title": "Vision and Scanning", "publisher": "Hockey Canada", "url": "https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/seven-coaching-principles-vision-scanning-2024-ncw", "locator": "A Crucial Skill for All Positions; Key Information to Identify", "scope": "All positions and age levels.", "supports": "Gather information about teammates and opponent pressure before choosing.", "limits": "Does not prescribe an answer to a synthetic scene or a reaction-time threshold.", "access": "full_document" }, { "id": "hc-defense", "title": "Developing Skilled Defencemen", "publisher": "Hockey Canada", "url": "https://cdn.hockeycanada.ca/hockey-canada/Hockey-Programs/Players/Downloads/2018/2018-19-developing-hockey-defencemen-e.pdf", "locator": "PDF pages 9, 12–17, 20–23", "scope": "Defence development; technical pathway varies by age and level.", "supports": "Read pressure and support, coordinate coverage, protect inside ice, and choose among breakout options.", "limits": "Includes advanced and system-dependent instruction. Contact techniques and exact tactical commands are excluded from this youth foundation.", "access": "full_document" }, { "id": "usa-diagram", "title": "12U Practice Plan Manual", "publisher": "USA Hockey", "url": "https://usahockey.cachefly.net/Coaching/Manuals/12UPracticePlan.pdf", "locator": "PDF page 3 legend; pages 80, 84 breakout and forecheck exercises", "scope": "Historical 12U practice manual.", "supports": "Distinct skating and puck actions, plus breakout/forecheck practice.", "limits": "Categories inform our vocabulary. We do not claim one universal glyph standard or copy a drill as an optimal-answer exercise.", "access": "full_document" }, { "id": "hc-sequence", "title": "U9 Practice Plans Phase Two", "publisher": "Hockey Canada", "url": "https://cdn.hockeycanada.ca/hockey-canada/Hockey-Programs/Coaching/u9-program/downloads/2022/u9-practice-plans-phase-2-e.pdf", "locator": "PDF pages 5, 13; Lessons 11, 15", "scope": "U9 technical practices; used only as movement-sequence evidence.", "supports": "Ordered skating changes and passing while another player moves.", "limits": "Not evidence that the U9 drill is a suitable tactical lesson for 12U or 14U.", "access": "full_document" }, { "id": "hc-principles", "title": "U17 Technical Curriculum: Principles of Play", "publisher": "Hockey Canada", "url": "https://cdn.hockeycanada.ca/hockey-canada/Hockey-Programs/Players/Downloads/high_performance_u17_technical_package_e.pdf", "locator": "PDF pages 4, 7–8", "scope": "Broad offensive and defensive principles from a U17 framework; youth application is our synthesis.", "supports": [ "Offensive and defensive support", "Transition between possession states", "Interdependent principles and coach flexibility" ], "limits": [ "U17 framework, not a validated 12U or 14U scene rubric.", "Available excerpt is eight pages; later chapters are not evidence." ], "access": "full_document" }, { "id": "hc-angle", "title": "Seven Coaching Principles: Angling", "publisher": "Hockey Canada", "url": "https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/seven-coaching-principles-angling-2024-ncw", "locator": "Article body, September 21, 2024", "scope": "Angling across positions and ages.", "supports": [ "Body position can limit attacking options", "Steer play toward less advantageous ice" ], "limits": [ "Does not establish a universal pressure route or coverage system." ], "access": "full_document" } ], "roles": [ { "id": "carrier", "title": "I have the puck", "definition": "Choose the next puck action while reading pressure and support.", "source_refs": [ "usa-ltt" ] }, { "id": "support", "title": "My teammate has the puck", "definition": "Create a useful next-play option for the carrier.", "source_refs": [ "usa-ltt" ] }, { "id": "puck-defender", "title": "I’m defending the puck", "definition": "Influence the carrier’s options while accounting for support.", "source_refs": [ "usa-ltt" ] }, { "id": "away-defender", "title": "I’m defending away from the puck", "definition": "Account for other threats and complement the puck defender.", "source_refs": [ "usa-ltt" ] } ], "principles": [ { "id": "read-play", "title": "Read before choosing", "player_cue": "Who has the puck? Where are my help and pressure?", "statement": "Gather the information needed for your next decision, then identify your immediate role.", "role_ids": [ "carrier", "support", "puck-defender", "away-defender" ], "evidence": [ { "source_id": "hc-scan", "locator": "Key Information to Identify", "supported_claim": "Scanning identifies teammates and incoming pressure." }, { "source_id": "usa-ltt", "locator": "PDF page 6, Tactical Skills", "supported_claim": "The framework introduces four situational roles." } ], "conditions": [ "Possession and its quality are known or shown as uncertain.", "The relevant teammates and pressure can be seen or were visible in the lead-in." ], "limits": [ "A picture cannot reveal an unseen opponent or prove a player scanned.", "Looking quickly and interpreting accurately are different skills." ], "position_applications": { "Winger": "Check the available lane, nearby support, and pressure before choosing.", "Center": "Read several nearby options and how your immediate role changes.", "Defense": "Read pressure and support before a retrieval or first pass." }, "related_principle_ids": [ "use-space", "offer-option", "change-role" ], "review_status": "source_grounded_draft", "scene_approval": false }, { "id": "use-space", "title": "Use space, pressure, and support", "player_cue": "What can I do before pressure arrives?", "statement": "With the puck, consider ways to advance the attack or retain control using the support and space available.", "role_ids": [ "carrier" ], "evidence": [ { "source_id": "hc-defense", "locator": "PDF page 12, Breakouts", "supported_claim": "Breakout choices depend on support and pressure." }, { "source_id": "hc-principles", "locator": "PDF pages 7–8", "supported_claim": "Puck control and support are linked offensive principles." } ], "conditions": [ "Pressure direction and available support matter.", "Zone, possession quality, and partner coverage affect the options." ], "limits": [ "This is a broad synthesis from a defence breakout context; generalizing to all puck carriers needs role-specific review.", "No universal shoot/pass/move ordering or fixed gap is implied." ], "position_applications": { "Winger": "A wall receipt can offer a carry, pass, or protected possession choice.", "Center": "An available support pass may serve the next play better than forcing traffic.", "Defense": "A retrieval decision can use a partner, an outlet, or open carrying space." }, "related_principle_ids": [ "read-play", "offer-option", "change-role" ], "review_status": "source_grounded_draft", "scene_approval": false }, { "id": "offer-option", "title": "Offer a useful next play", "player_cue": "Can my teammate actually use the option I’m creating?", "statement": "Without the puck in attack, create usable receiving or supporting space that complements teammates.", "role_ids": [ "support" ], "evidence": [ { "source_id": "hc-defense", "locator": "PDF pages 13, 21, support and offensive-zone play", "supported_claim": "Support includes opening a lane and providing an option." }, { "source_id": "hc-principles", "locator": "PDF page 8", "supported_claim": "Offensive support offers usable passing options while reading defenders and the puck carrier." } ], "conditions": [ "The carrier’s control, pressure, and passing lane affect usefulness.", "Other players’ routes and coverage must be visible before ranking destinations." ], "limits": [ "Geographically open space is not automatically useful support.", "A forward’s slot option and a defender’s activation depend on the moment and coverage.", "This shared formulation is a product synthesis from support guidance; forward-specific scenes need additional evidence." ], "position_applications": { "Winger": "A scoring lane, close outlet, or higher support may be useful in different conditions.", "Center": "Complement the carrier and another forward rather than duplicate their space.", "Defense": "Provide an outlet or join the attack when coverage and possession support it." }, "related_principle_ids": [ "read-play", "use-space", "cover-threats" ], "review_status": "source_grounded_draft", "scene_approval": false }, { "id": "influence-attack", "title": "Influence the attacker’s options", "player_cue": "What dangerous route or lane can I take away?", "statement": "When defending the puck, reduce useful attacking space and account for inside threats and defensive support.", "role_ids": [ "puck-defender" ], "evidence": [ { "source_id": "hc-defense", "locator": "PDF pages 16–17, Neutral Zone Defend", "supported_claim": "Inside position and angling help influence the attack." }, { "source_id": "hc-defense", "locator": "PDF page 22, Defensive Zone Coverage", "supported_claim": "Responsible pressure and containment limit time and space." }, { "source_id": "hc-angle", "locator": "Article body", "supported_claim": "Angling uses body position to limit options and steer the attacker." } ], "conditions": [ "The attacker’s movement, your support, and the dangerous space are visible.", "The assignment and relevant rules must be stated for any specific pressure tactic." ], "limits": [ "Pressure and containment are conditional, not a permanent aggressive/conservative label.", "A fixed distance or always-chase rule is unsupported.", "No body-checking instruction is included." ], "position_applications": { "Winger": "As the puck defender, angle pressure while respecting the support behind you.", "Center": "When assigned to pressure, account for nearby receivers and support.", "Defense": "Manage the attacking route and inside space while reading the rush." }, "related_principle_ids": [ "read-play", "cover-threats", "change-role" ], "review_status": "source_grounded_draft", "scene_approval": false }, { "id": "cover-threats", "title": "Complement pressure and cover threats", "player_cue": "Who becomes dangerous if I chase the puck?", "statement": "Away from the puck in defense, account for threats and coordinate responsibilities with the puck defender.", "role_ids": [ "away-defender" ], "evidence": [ { "source_id": "hc-defense", "locator": "PDF pages 22–23, Defensive Zone Coverage", "supported_claim": "Coverage involves assignments, communication, and net-front threats." }, { "source_id": "hc-principles", "locator": "PDF page 8", "supported_claim": "Defensive support away from the puck reduces the carrier’s options." } ], "conditions": [ "The puck defender and other relevant threats must be shown.", "The card states any necessary team coverage assumption." ], "limits": [ "Specific winger/center/defense matchups vary with the coach’s system.", "Being away from the puck does not mean always staying still or guarding one fixed spot." ], "position_applications": { "Winger": "Respect the assigned coverage while tracking a dangerous receiver or lane.", "Center": "Support the puck defender while accounting for a separate threat.", "Defense": "Coordinate with a partner and account for net-front or inside threats." }, "related_principle_ids": [ "read-play", "influence-attack", "change-role" ], "review_status": "source_grounded_draft", "scene_approval": false }, { "id": "change-role", "title": "Update your role when possession changes", "player_cue": "What is my job now?", "statement": "Recognize a change in possession or control and reconsider the next useful action.", "role_ids": [ "carrier", "support", "puck-defender", "away-defender" ], "evidence": [ { "source_id": "usa-ltt", "locator": "PDF page 6, Tactical Skills", "supported_claim": "Situational role knowledge is part of decision development." }, { "source_id": "hc-defense", "locator": "PDF page 14, Neutral Zone Regroups", "supported_claim": "Transition relies on reading play and support." }, { "source_id": "hc-principles", "locator": "PDF pages 7–8", "supported_claim": "Transition connects changes in possession with offensive and defensive responsibilities." } ], "conditions": [ "The possession change is observable in the sequence.", "Loose or contested pucks are distinguished from clear control." ], "limits": [ "The role-change formulation is a synthesis; exact transition priorities depend on the visible situation.", "A whole multi-step possession plan is outside the first exercise scope." ], "position_applications": { "Winger": "A support or coverage responsibility may change after a turnover.", "Center": "Reassess the immediate help or threat rather than continue the previous route automatically.", "Defense": "Read control and partner support before joining or recovering." }, "related_principle_ids": [ "read-play", "offer-option", "cover-threats" ], "review_status": "source_grounded_draft", "scene_approval": false } ], "patterns": [ { "id": "breakout", "title": "Breakout and opposing forecheck", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "use-space", "offer-option", "influence-attack", "cover-threats", "change-role" ], "source_refs": [ "hc-defense", "usa-diagram" ], "note": "A breakout begins in the defensive zone with attacking possession; the forecheck is the opposing defensive perspective.", "status": "future_application_draft", "scene_ids": [] }, { "id": "regroup", "title": "Regroup and pressure", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "use-space", "offer-option", "influence-attack", "change-role" ], "source_refs": [ "hc-defense" ], "note": "Pressure and support influence how a team reorganizes its attack.", "status": "future_application_draft", "scene_ids": [] }, { "id": "entry", "title": "Rush and defending an entry", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "use-space", "offer-option", "influence-attack", "cover-threats" ], "source_refs": [ "hc-defense" ], "note": "Movement and teammate coverage are needed to interpret a lane or gap.", "status": "future_application_draft", "scene_ids": [] }, { "id": "zone-support", "title": "Attacking-zone support and coverage", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "offer-option", "cover-threats" ], "source_refs": [ "hc-defense" ], "note": "Receiving, scoring, and coverage opportunities depend on the play.", "status": "future_application_draft", "scene_ids": [] }, { "id": "turnover", "title": "Possession change and recovery", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "change-role", "influence-attack", "cover-threats" ], "source_refs": [ "hc-defense" ], "note": "Teach the immediate next responsibility after control changes.", "status": "future_application_draft", "scene_ids": [] } ], "diagram_literacy": { "status": "vocabulary_draft", "source_refs": [ "usa-diagram", "hc-sequence" ], "categories": [ "Skate without puck", "Carry puck", "Pass or indirect pass", "Shoot", "Skate backward", "Stop or pivot", "Simultaneous player and puck movement" ], "rule": "Provide an explicit app legend and show order/concurrency. Preserve source meaning; do not assume all coaches use identical glyphs.", "first_exercise": "Short movement sequence, pause, then one next decision." }, "review_rubric": { "version": "2.0-draft", "timing": "Authoring-time review; no live LLM call per player decision.", "reviewer_input": [ "Scene specification and rendered lead-in", "Player assignment and rules context", "Referenced principle records and actual source passages", "All proposed options including costly choices", "Movement/action regions, boundary rules, and feedback" ], "checks": [ { "id": "grounding", "title": "Source grounding", "question": "Does each teaching claim follow from a cited passage? Separate direct support from synthesis." }, { "id": "observable", "title": "Visible context", "question": "Can the player see the facts needed to judge possession, pressure, timing, support, and coverage?" }, { "id": "alternatives", "title": "Alternative choices", "question": "What other defensible next decisions were omitted? Are they matched or explicitly unknown?" }, { "id": "tradeoffs", "title": "Benefits and costs", "question": "Describe the benefit, cost, and conditions for each plausible option. Rank only when context supports dominance." }, { "id": "movement", "title": "Movement and timing", "question": "Does the lead-in establish direction, speed category, orientation, and relevant concurrent motion? Is only the next decision requested?" }, { "id": "matching", "title": "Answer matching", "question": "Are action/region matches bounded? Define ties and unmatched choices; never award the nearest option without checking validity." }, { "id": "feedback", "title": "Feedback and uncertainty", "question": "Does feedback distinguish decision quality, execution outcome, unsupported assumptions, and coaching-system variation?" }, { "id": "age", "title": "Age and difficulty", "question": "Are rule context and age separate from decision complexity? Avoid imported contact or U17 system assumptions." } ], "outcomes": [ "accept", "revise", "ambiguous", "insufficient_evidence" ], "option_classes": [ "clearly_costly", "reasonable_tradeoff", "contextually_preferred", "unassessed" ], "required_report_fields": [ "outcome", "source_checks", "missing_visible_facts", "omitted_alternatives", "option_assessments", "movement_check", "matching_check", "feedback_check", "required_revisions", "residual_uncertainty" ], "release_rule": "Only an accepted scene review bound to the exact scene revision may enable scored instruction. Principle evidence alone cannot enable a scene.", "matching_policy": { "unmatched": "Explain that this choice has not been evaluated; do not silently map it to the nearest answer.", "overlap": "Use explicit boundary precedence or preserve ambiguity.", "spatial_precision": "Only assess if a tactically meaningful region/route distinction is justified; distance to a made-up center is not hockey skill.", "time": "Separate selection latency from confirmation time; compare like conditions without rewarding a costly choice for speed.", "ranking": "Allow several reasonable options; rank only for visible context and stated assumptions." } }, "existing_card_audit": [ { "id": "slot-shot", "title": "Card 1 · shoot or pass", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "use-space" ], "problem": "An open shooting lane alone does not establish a best play; goalie motion, support, possession quality and alternatives were assumed.", "required": [ "Add moving lead-in and visible control", "Evaluate shot, pass, carry/hold alternatives", "Review every position assignment separately" ], "status": "blocked_for_scored_instruction", "scene_review": null }, { "id": "traffic-pass", "title": "Card 2 · pass through traffic", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "use-space", "offer-option" ], "problem": "A defender in a static shooting lane does not prove every shot or carry is inferior.", "required": [ "Show lane and pressure evolution", "Establish receiver availability and timing", "Bound pass and movement options" ], "status": "blocked_for_scored_instruction", "scene_review": null }, { "id": "support-slot", "title": "Card 3 · forward support", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "offer-option" ], "problem": "The slot correction is an unvalidated hypothesis; exact zones and scoring still have not received the accepted scene review required by this foundation.", "required": [ "Show the carrier’s control and player movement", "Review slot, wider, and trailing options", "Replace center-distance precision with justified distinctions" ], "status": "blocked_for_scored_instruction", "scene_review": null }, { "id": "support-point", "title": "Card 3 · point-defense support", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "offer-option", "cover-threats" ], "problem": "The partner is now visible, but fixed high-support scoring still depends on invented coverage and static possession assumptions.", "required": [ "Show partner routes and possession quality", "Evaluate supported activation and high support", "Bind feedback to the stated coverage assumption" ], "status": "blocked_for_scored_instruction", "scene_review": null }, { "id": "low-outlet", "title": "Card 4 · support behind the puck", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "offer-option" ], "problem": "The pressured carrier and one rear outlet were authored without assessing other useful receiving positions or arrival timing.", "required": [ "Show pressure direction and control", "Assess open receiving lanes and timing", "Provide tradeoff feedback" ], "status": "blocked_for_scored_instruction", "scene_review": null }, { "id": "inside-rush", "title": "Card 5 · contain the rush", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "influence-attack", "cover-threats" ], "problem": "A destination ellipse cannot validate gap, angling, pressure or containment while attackers move.", "required": [ "Establish direction, speed category and defensive support", "Assess steering and containment alternatives", "Exclude unsupported contact instruction" ], "status": "blocked_for_scored_instruction", "scene_review": null }, { "id": "goal-side", "title": "Card 6 · cover away from puck", "principle_ids": [ "read-play", "cover-threats" ], "problem": "Covering a dangerous receiver is an unvalidated hypothesis, but the exact assignment and preferred point vary with movement and coverage.", "required": [ "Show who has pressure and where receivers move", "State coverage assumptions", "Evaluate lane denial and goal-side coverage alternatives" ], "status": "blocked_for_scored_instruction", "scene_review": null } ], "scenes": [], "foundation_review": { "status": "accepted_as_source_grounded_draft", "artifact": "research/iteration-two-foundation-review.json", "reviewed_content_sha256": "a400ca51fa60c92dbd0257fcb4d8375042b065ac4b70d479c804bacdaa43ede2", "scope": "Six principle records and four situational roles accepted as a source-grounded draft for curriculum planning, with position applications remaining product interpretations. No decision scene, optimal destination, score, age progression or instructional efficacy is accepted by this review." } }