D-Back Shoulder/Stick Position

Drill Diagram

Description

D1 in corner playing X1. X1 will move along wall, using cutbacks. D is playing back shoulder with good stick detail.
X2 will simulate beating D2 on a rush. D2 must recover with good stick position.

Both D will gap up and Coach will dump puck into corner. Coach will simulate the F3 on the forecheck. D must read the F3 and break puck out of zone the opposite direction that Coach is attacking.

Tags: Back Shoulder defending,, Defensive Angles/Stick detail,, Retrieval,, Puck to hip,, 1st pass efficiency