***NOTE*** Diagram shows both versions of this drill.
SKILLS
PURPOSE
This drill works on concepts of angling, body contact, and escaping immediate pressure.
FOCUS
- Using speed to beat an opponent
- Angling/body contact
HOW TO
- One line of players just inside the blue, two cones about 4 feet away in a N-S line. Coach nearby with pucks.
- First two players in skate forwards to cones without pucks – first around high cone, second around low cone.
- Coach gives puck to player 1 and it is an immediate 1v1 to the net situation, where player 2 acts as a defender trying to angle them into the boards, containing the inside lane, and get possession.
EXTEND
- Modify defense pressure – more pressure or less depending on the skill level of the players and the desired outcome
