3 Pass Drill – Stretch
SKILLS
PURPOSE
This simple drill, often used for warm-ups, is great for working on simple one-touch passing in motion and sets up concepts of regrouping.
HOW TO
- Split into four lines at each blue.
- 1 & 3 go at the same time (2 & 4 together as well). For explanation purposes, I’ll only explain the route of #1 as it is mirrored in the other groups.
- 1 skates forward with the puck (SHORT SIDES FIRST!) and passes to line 4 and gets the puck back.
- 1 continues in a wide arch and passes to 3 on the swing and gets the puck back.
- 1 then passes to 2. 2 will hold the puck as 1 makes a big loop and heads back up ice.
- 2 makes the stretch pass to 1, who drives to the net for the shot.
- If this is a warm-up or early drill, have them shoot from farther out.
FOCUS
- Short and long passing in motion on both forehand and backhand
- Communication to call for the puck
- Heads up play for the stretch pass and staying on-side
VARIATIONS
- Have the board side pass be a bump/chip pass
- Add a trailer or back checker
- See also 3 Pass Drill
