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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Puck Retrieval - Breakout setup

4:27 AM Break-out, Drills, Game-Situation, Positions No comments

Drill:

1. X1 picks up puck behind net and decides which way to go with the puck
2. X3 (a defenseman) must get to the front of the net
3. X2 & X4 must read X1 and adjust their location accordingly
4. X1 moves the puck up and all players breakout of the zone

Focus:
1. Players keeping in their lanes and maintaining position
2. Head up skating to know where the puck and/or open player is
3. Moving the puck out of the zone

Notes:
You can add in a forechecker to put pressure on the puck carrier

Related Drills:
3 on 2 Breakout
Behind the Net Breakout

4 on 2 Forecheck

5:37 PM Drills, Fore-checking, Game-Situation, Positions No comments

Drill:

1. Line up 4 players at the blue line
2. Line up 2 coaches near the goal line
3. Have one of the Forwards dump the puck into the corner and each forward covers a Coach
4. Coaches work to get the puck out of the zone
5. Forecheckers work to get the puck and then set up a play in the Offensive zone.

Focus:
1. Forwards concentrate on getting to the pucks and working along the boards to gain position
2. Defense works on holding the point and keeping the puck in

Notes:
Start with coaches so they focus is on gaining puck control and then setting up the play.
Add players at a later time so they can focus on working the puck up the boards.
Have them make XX number of passes before shooting.

Related Drills:
Dump and chase

Behind the Net Breakout

7:16 PM Break-out, Drills, Game-Situation, Positions No comments

Drill:

1. Players work together as a team to bring the puck out of the zone
2. 1 Defensemen gets the puck behind the net to start the play
3. The other Defenseman has to hold his ground in front of the net
4. The 2 Forward will come down along the boards to the tops of the circles and cut back up.
5. Forward takes pass and they move it out
6. D in front of net joins the rush and the other is the last guy in the zone

Focus:
1. If they have time, the D can stop and set up the play
2. If they don’t they have to skate with the puck and make a good outlet pass
3. Forwards have to focus on where they need to be. If they do not get the pass, they should move toward the middle of the rink to cut the next pass length down

Notes:
This drill really focuses on getting the puck out of their own end. Players learn to make decisions on whether to carry the puck or pass.
Add a coach in as a fore-checker after they get used to it.
You could also start to add your own forwards into the play as well to work on their fore-checking skills.

Related Drills:
3 on 2 breakout
2 on 0 breakout

3-0 Drop and Crash

4:41 AM Drills, Entering the Zone, Game-Situation No comments

Drill:

1. Forward 1 carries puck into the zone, Forward 2 drives the net, Defenseman 1 is trailing the play
2. Forward 1 drops the puck to D1 and Forward 1 continues toward the net
3. D1 has 2 options:
- Shoot on net with a low shot looking for a deflection from Forward 1 or 2
- Pass to Forward 2 who should be coming in the back side of the goalie
4. Forwards look for rebound or chase loose pucks to the corner

Focus:
1. Get Defense involved
2. Drive the net and look for rebounds/deflections

Notes:
After you have run this several times, introduce 1 or 2 Defense to play against the 3 man team. You can also add a 4th player to the Offensive team.

Related Drills:
2 on 0 give and go
Cross overs enter zone

2-0 Give and Go

5:27 PM Drills, Game-Situation, Passing No comments

Drill:

1. Player 1 starts at the boards
2. Player 2 starts with a puck at center ice and passes to Player 1
3. Player 1 skates into the zone and drops a pass along the boards
4. Player 2 skates to the space Player 1 just left and picks up the puck
5. Player 1 crashes net looking for a pass, Player 2 carries the puck and makes a pass to the middle

Focus:
1. Good pass to start the play
2. Good drop pass to the player following up
3. Good pass to the middle

Notes:
Place a stick or some other obstacle for the player to have to pass over.

4 on 2 – Puck Movement

6:26 AM Drills, Game-Situation, Passing, Positions No comments

Drill:

1. Run this drill as a 4 on 2
2. Puck carrier should look to get the puck into the zone and find an open man
3. Off wing should get good position in front of the net
4. Defense should fall into their position
5. All 4 players should move to correct positions as the puck moves around

Focus:
1. Let your defense focus on good positioning and staying low in the zone
2. Offense should focus on puck movement and finding the open player
3. Both should focus on holding their position and moving to the correct one as the puck move

Notes:
As a variation, require XX number of passes before a shot can be taken or make sure every player touches the puck before they can shoot.

Wing Pass 2-0

1:11 PM Crashing the Net, Drills, Game-Situation, Passing, Shooting No comments

Drill:

1. Player 1 starts skating and breaks up rink
2. Player 2 skates and then makes the long across rink pass to open things up
3. Player 1 carries the puck in toward the net while Player 2 goes for the net looking for pass/rebound

Focus:
1. Passing is key here to open up the rink
2. Player 1 should focus on the shot or looking to get the pass back to Player 2

Notes:
Add a coach or Defensive player in here after a few rounds to make them work against a player.

Why Dumping the Puck is SO Important

10:42 AM Article, Coaches, Dumping the Puck, Game-Situation, Players No comments

If you've ever watched Hockey at any level, you will see players get to the center rink, dump the puck to the corner and chase it down. Did you ever ask yourself, 'Why?'

Or more importantly, 'Did I ever teach my players why?'

If you haven't, you really should think about it. It's one of the most important plays in hockey. If you don't teach your players how to do it properly, it WILL cost you goals and possibly the game. Think about it. When do you dump the puck?

When you want a line change - If you don't get the puck deep enough, there is a charge of the opposition as your players are coming on/off the bench.
When you can't beat the other team through the neutral zone - If you don't have a play, dump it. If you don't and you lose it (because you just tried to go around/thru 3 players) suddenly, your team is heading North and the puck and opposition is going South.

Both scenarios will cost you goals and/or a really irritated Goalie. Smart play will win you hockey games and teaching your players to play smart will only make them better players.

2 Drills I've found to help with this are:

Dump and Chase: http://www.inlinehockeydrills.com/2010/10/dump-and-chase.html
Using the Wall: http://www.inlinehockeydrills.com/2010/10/using-wall.html

Both of these drills are better when you have a full rink but can be worked from center red in, if you only have half a rink.

O-Zone Decoy

11:59 AM Drills, Game-Situation, Passing, Shooting No comments

Drill:

1. Defenseman makes a pass to Center in neutral zone. Both Defensemen setup in the zone for the offensive rush. Their job is to breakup the play and clear the zone.
2. Once Center has puck, C,LW & RW start to enter the zone.
3. Center makes the first pass to either Winger, then the Center bursts directly to the front of the net.
4. The Winger that received the pass should skate further into the zone on his side and 1.) curl up at the middle of the circle and look to pass to the Off-Winger in the high middle slot, then cut to the net or 2.) If he has a lane to the net to skate hard an shoot.
5. The Off-Winger, should setup in the high middle slot looking for a pass from the other winger.
6. The Off-Winger should take the shot and all should look for a tip-in or rebound.

Focus:
1. Defensemen: This practices position discipline. It exercises making decisions on either playing the pass or taking the man.
2. Offensemen: This practices position discipline and teamwork with passes.
This strategy could be implemented during game play.

Notes:
This drill should happen quickly, passes and shots should be quick. This requires good positional knowledge.
It's important that the players without the puck get to the net. This pulls the defensemen away from the player in the high middle slot, given him a clear passing lane or shooting lane.
Mix up the drill by having the Defensive pass go to one of the Wingers. This causes each player to rethink their role in the drill.

As a variation, add a second line in the corner to play a Defensive role. This role should focus on watching the player in front of the net.

Thanks to Ducky Restauri for submitting this drill.

3 on 2 Breakout

5:41 AM Break-out, Defense, Drills, Game-Situation, Positions No comments

Drill:

1. Player 1 skates behind the net and picks up a puck
2. Once Player 1 makes a decision of which way to go, player 2 and 3 move into position
3. D1 and 2 will start skating backward once Player 1 picks up the puck
4. O players focus on moving the puck down the rink
5. Play until goal, puck frozen or D clears the puck

Focus:
1. Setting up a play out of their own end
2. Player position – If Player 1 goes to the right, then Player on far boards moves to the middle
3. D should focus on filling their gaps and moving into good D position once puck is moved into zone

Notes:
Whistle play dead at any point you need to make corrections of show correct positions. Tell players to freeze on whistle.

Shoot and Break

5:35 AM Drills, Game-Situation, Passing, Shooting No comments

Drill:

1. Player 1 will skate around the circle and then look for a pass from Player 2
2. After the shot, Player one breaks up the rink looking for a pass from Player 3
3. Player 1 picks up the pass and takes it on a breakaway
4. Next player starts after first player receives long pass

Focus:
1. Good passes, both the short quick pass and then the long lead pass
2. Player breaking up rink must skate with head turned looking for a pass

Notes:
Have kids rotate thru positions so they can perform all skills.

Tight turns out of the corner

7:23 AM Drills, Game-Situation, Shooting No comments

Drill:

1. Line players in 2 lines
2. Coach throws a puck to the corner and player on that side chase the puck
3. Make a quick/tight turn out of the corner and back to the net looking for a shot/pass
4. After player gets rid of puck, they go to the front of the net looking for a pass/rebound from next player

Focus:
1. Quick turns back to the net
2. Look for shot (if goalie is not hugging post) or pass to guy in front

Notes:

Thanks to Coach Dan DeDionisio for this drill.

Related Drills:
1 on 1 Corner Dump
2 on 1 Corner Dump

Drop and Go

9:04 AM Crashing the Net, Game-Situation, Passing, Shooting No comments

Drill:

1. Players work in groups of 2
2. Player 1 skates down the wall to the goal line and drops the puck to player 2 who is trailing him
3. Player 1 goes to the Net and looks for a pass, deflection or rebound
4. Player 1 then skates up around the opposite circle to the pucks
5. Player 2 now gets to the front of the net looking for a pass, deflection or rebound from Player 1

Focus:
1. Working together as line mates
2. Good passing/shooting
3. Deflections or rebounds in front of the net
4. Getting good position in front of the goalie

Notes:
This helps the players understand positions and working together with their linemates

Dump and Chase

5:46 AM Drills, Dumping the Puck, Fore-checking, Game-Situation, Passing No comments

Drill:

1. Coach stands in front of player with the puck
2. Have 3 lines of Players. 2 O and 1 D
3. Player with puck needs to decide what corner to get the puck to based on where the coach is standing
4. All players must then chase the puck and get into position

Focus:
1. Player with the puck needs to skate with head up and make good decisions as to where to go with the puck
2. Other players must decide to either chase the puck or get into correct position
3. Once the puck is secured, work the puck around into position and take a shot, with guy in front of the net looking for a deflection or rebound

Notes:
Use an additional coach in the D zone so they have to make good decisions where to dump
You can add players in to play defense, but I see the problem with them is they chase the puck and get it out and don’t allow the O to set up the play

Related Drills:
4 on 2 Forecheck
1 on 1 Corner Dump

Defense Reaction

5:49 AM Defense, Drills, Game-Situation No comments

Drill
1. Forward starts at blue line, builds speed, picks up puck at far blue line and carries it into the zone with speed along the wing. Can also start at far end if using the whole deck.
2. Defense read the play to stop the puck carrier.
3. 1st defender (player closest to F) moves out to take on the forward.
4. 2nd defender (Read D) reads the play and reacts to F’s move. If inside, challenge and steal, if outside, move to front of net to support.

Keys:
-Forward must enter the Zone with speed.
-1st defender job is to force F right or left.
-2nd defender needs to read play, if left, challenge to stop, if right, provide support and not allow shot.

Thanks to Nino Febbraro for submitting this drill.

Playing a Box Defense

1:39 PM Article, Coaches, Game-Situation, Positions No comments

Playing a box defense is one of the best ways to defend and to teach the kids. Putting them in a position is the easy part.

Getting them to understand where to move with the puck is the challenging part. This picture may help you to diagram on your coaches board or to even send to the player to review on their own.