Pick Up Puck on Boards

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Description

Review and demostrate NEW SAFETY RULE: never skate straight at the boards to pick up a puck - always skate along the boards. Players line up in the face-off circle.

Place pylons (or bumper) along goal line to create a barrier players must go around. Coach spots puck alogn the boards. Player must skate around the barrier to create a safe angle to the puck, pick up the puck, carry puck around top of the faceoff circle and shoot from the slot.

Progression - reverse direction around cones. Player would bring puck directly to front of net and shot from the side.