YOUR VERY OWN HOCKEY PRACTICE

By: Andrew Kubacki

Break Out – Up the boards

• The Defensemen starts with the puck in the defensive zone

• He then takes the puck behind the net to his opposite side.

• The defensemen will then ether pass the puck off the boards or straight to the winger.

• The winger then turns and exits the defensive zone towards the attacking zone.

Tips: A pass to exit the zone needs to be clean, fast, and precise.

Break Out – Up the Center

• The Defensemen controls the puck in the defensive zone

• The defensemen then skates towards the net to decide where to pass the puck since the (brown C) offense men is not pressuring him.

• The wingers then draw the attackers out of the zone allowing for the center to receive a pass.

• The center then makes a quick pass to an open winger.

Tips: There a many variations the defensemen can choose from

A Neutral Zone Re-Group

• A pass from the forwards back to their defense.

• Looping of the forwards in the neutral zone .

• A crisp pass from the defense back to a forward as they cross the blue line .

• Forwards then attack the zone.

Tips: The defensemen can has many different variations of plays they can develop after receiving the pass.

Dump and Chase

• An offense men will dump the puck hard into a corner.

• The next closet player will chase after the open puck.

• The open players will break towards the net and get open for a shot/pass.

Tips: Once the puck is recovered in the corner, it can be moved around to set up numerous plays.

Power Play Box Defense

• The four defending players take up spots on the corners of the box.

•Each player is to stay on there corner and attempt to steal or block the shot/pass.

•The box will shift as the puck moves through the zone but you must maintain a similar position.

Tips: The size on the box varies for every teams different types of play. A quicker team can play with a larger box however a slower team would not be able to cover the space

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