Defensemen Drills
Defensemen Retrievals – three times
The coach spots the puck below the goal line, and the player goes back for it making an escape move to beat the forechecker. It is imperative to shoulder check one way and read where the forechecker is. Sell the fake to make the checker lean one way. Always skate away from pressure. 1. Start…
Read MoreVESPER-3 whistle box out
1- 1st whistle – F1 & F2 drive the net and force D1 & D2 to engage and box out. Encourage D1 & D2 to get the body and stick positioning. Encourage F1 & F2 to create space and position for screen and tip. The coach will look to shoot, pass, or shot pass. Let…
Read MoreDEFENSEMEN PUCK MOVEMENT: 6 key points and 6 drills
By Enio Sacilotto The key to a hockey team’s offence is the defensemen’s ability to retrieve the puck and make the first pass to the forwards, then join the attack. Let’s say the puck is dumped into the zone, here are the main points for a defensemen to keep in mind: 1. Go…
Read MoreGap Gap 2 on 2 Drill
Pat’s D quick up Drill
D starts at red (opposite sides at same time), goes forward, pivots backward, takes a pass from F3 (1), F3 goes forward and opens up, D pivots forward, takes a few steps and passes to (2) F3, F3 goes and shoots. D then sprints (quick feet) to the other side (just past centre), pivots backwards,…
Read MoreAgility Box – Dman Shooting
Drill starts with D1 skating to the bottum of the circle (to his right), picks up a puck, pivoting backwards, he then skates with the puck going backwards to the top pylon, where he pivots forward, takes a quick shot, player repeats the same movement on the other side. Make sure players are going through…
Read MoreClint’s BO vs Pressure
Great drill to work on your Defensemen breaking out vs. pressure. Too many drills our defensemen have no pressure on them. Great for the forwards to work on their angling skills and forechecking. 1. Players are lined up as outlined. 2. Whistle D up to top of circle, retrives puck, wheels net and makes breakout…
Read MoreKING 1 ON 1 / 2 ON 2
D1, D2 to F1 and F2. F’s touch bottom of circle and go 1 on 1 vs. the D. No whistle the 1 on 1 continues, on a whistle, the F’s touch up at the bottom of the circle where they came from, D1 will then get the gap and play F2 while D2 gets…
Read MoreKINGS AGILITY RETRIEVALS
D1 steps up and with quick feet, does a figure 8 around cones (with quick feet), goes forward to backward around cone, retrievs puck that is spotted by coach, does a shoulder check, fake then passes to D2 on the wall, D2 then to D3, D3 drags & shoots. Set up a rotation to…
Read MoreD MEN – AGILITY PASSING DRILLS
2 Players in position 1, rest line up behind 2. 2 starts backwards, CLEARS the pylon, passes to player 1, then sprints to opposite low pylon, pivots, goes backwards and gets a pass from 1, carries the puck backward, clears the pylon, pivots forward and passed back to 1, then sprints to the player…
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