Atom Practice #1 - D Zone Review - Skills
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Description
1 - One on One's: Forwards along the boards goes up around cone and comes in one on one vs the D man who goes up with the forward at the same time and pivots forward to backward around cone. Review poke check, keeping forward to the outside and gap control with D Man. Review speed change and deke with Forwards.
2 - Small Area Scrimmage: 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 3 depending on the numbers. Have 1 minute shifts to maintain high temp.
3 - Backward Skating: Review C cuts with lower skilled groups and review cross over and pivots with the stronger groups.
4 - D Zone Coverage:Coach is in the Corner with the puck. Review basic D Zone coverage with D man containing puck carrier in the corner. Center supports and wingers cover Offensive D Men. Other D is in front of net. Remember to tell the wingers to come down to the slot area and top of circle or "Sagg" down to potentially help down low if need be. They should be watching the play and the oppositions Dmen as well. Review the Center's job to support D-man in the corner to either help get the puck or be a quick option for a pass if his d-man retrieves the puck.
Note: Move the play to the other side once they start to understand.
You can also include another Coach to pass to to move the D-zone coverage around.
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