Keep Away

Drill Diagram

Description

Each player has one puck.
Players need to protect puck at all times. Players instructed to stickhandle and when a coach approaches them to take their puck to turn their backs (first skill in puck protection).
If they stickhandle and turn away from coach, they keep their pucks.
If coach takes the puck from a player, they shoot it in the net and the player joins the coaches in an attempt to take the pucks from other players.

Notes: Coaches: once the puck is taken, the drill and the learning is done for the player. Give them an opportnity to make amends before taking the puck.

Tags: Puck protection.