leafbird Public Small Game Hockey Drills

Offensive zone play, defensive zone play, transition

Offensive Principles: Know your options before you get the puck Get your head up and scan the environment What hands are my teammates (are their 1 timer options?) Can I deceive the defender and creating a shooting/passing lane? If you can Attack the Net with a Shot, Attack Missing the Net means you now must play Defense (Reward Shots on Net and Scoring Chances) Defensive Principles: Teach 2v1 defending based on organizational ideals. For many teams, Allow the goalie to take shot & defender takes away pass across the Royal Road (forcing the goalie to go side to side) Play Cat N’ Mouse with the Offensive Player with the Puck Body and Stick position can limit his options Knock away loose pucks out of danger (and then play Offense) Coach sets a Time Limit or A Game up to a certain number of Goals. Goalies should work on tracking the puck and should be switched every 2 minutes as there will be a lot of movement.

Fast pace, competitive play.