"Wild Stallions" Regroup & Attack

Drill Diagram

Description

On whistle, blue forward and green forward leave zone, green forward "shadowing" blue forward who has puck. Red and orange D start into other zone and pivot backwards to face play. On clearing zone, blue forward passes regrouping pass to red D, who pivots towards orange D and goes D-to-D with pass.

Blue forward goes around center faceoff circle and out wide towards blue line, then stays onside by "riding the line".

Green forward is two strides behind blue forward, and takes long stretch outlet pass from orange D, and quickly getting across line to let blue forward enter zone on-side.

Green forward fires cross-zone pass to blue forward who shoots on net, green and blue forwards crash for rebound. Orange and red D rejoin line.

After shot, coach's whistle starts next 4 players.

Notes: Great warmup drill, but coaches should remind players to attack zone with realistic game speed and no "cute" passes back and forth in slot, instead get it on net and crash for rebounds.

Tags: Stress:, - Good footspeed, - Hard flat passes, - Presenting target and hitting target, - Quick rotation through drill, - No "cute" slot passes - get puck on net