Straight line skating, stops and starts
Communicate and support hard pressure
Active sticks take away passing lanes
Think a step ahead don't wait to be checked
Good passes on the tape.
D-men Move Puck quickly and jump up to establish good Gap, Gap Speed.
Good Hard Flat Passes, Puck Speed.
Quick acceleration on the Transtion,Foot speed
1)Maintain mid-ice positioning.
2)Stay between the puck and the net.
3)Be ready to block shots.
4)Keep your stick on the ice.
5)See the puck see your man, Head on a swivel.
6)Find the stick on rebounds.
1.Communication talk on switches.
2. Head on a swivel
3. Active stick take away passing lanes
4. Defend from the inside -> out stay net side
5. Skate in straight lines, 90* to the shooting lanes.
6. Kepp a tight gap on your man beat him back to the house.
7. Take away sticks on the shot clear the rebounds
1. Each Player must react to the puck with speed and purpose
2. Maintain support for the defender on the puck, layers
3. Communicate work together
4. Beat your man to the house
5. Head on a swivel
1)Speed – quickness to defend – limit offensive options– force errors.
2)Pursuit – involves immediate and correct angling to limit opponent’s options
3)Concentration – grouping of defensive players to restrict space
4)Commit – determines whether the defensive player commits or contain the offensive player
1)Speed – quickness to defend – limit offensive options– force errors.
2)Pursuit – involves immediate and correct angling to limit opponent’s options
3)Concentration – grouping of defensive players to restrict space
4)Commit – determines whether the defensive player commits or contain the offensive player
Drive with speed through the middle
Control your skate while driving wide let the play develop
quickly retrive the loose puck
Change the point of attack low to high cycle
Defense must get back to pucks quickly and forwards to outlet position.
• Defense, check their shoulder when retrieving pucks to read pressure and outlets.
• Defense partner always provide support from the back side (stagger).
• Look for a penetrating pass as the first option.
• Use the full width of the ice.
• Stretch the defense.
• Support the puck on three sides.
• Quick puck movement is the first step in a speed game.
1) Never forecheck too deep, controlled skate.
2)Take a shallow angle and steer puck carrier to one side.
3)Stick should be on the ice taking away the passing lane.
1. Defend from the dots out.
2. Create a three man race to be the first fore checker.
3. First forward cut the ice in half to force the puck up ice.
4. Eliminate gaps in the fore check.
5. Good stick placement.
6. Move quickly on the rotation.
7. Recover to the middle.
• Defend from the dots out.
• Create a three man race to be the first fore checker.
• First forward cut the ice in half to force the puck up ice.
• Eliminate gaps in the fore check.
• Good stick placement.
• Move quickly on the rotation.
• Recover to the middle.
Defense must get back to pucks quickly and forwards to outlet position.
• Defense, check their shoulder when retrieving pucks to read pressure and outlets.
• Defense partner always provide support from the back side (stagger).
• Look for a penetrating pass as the first option.
• Use the full width of the ice.
• Stretch the defense.
• Support the puck on three sides.
• Quick puck movement is the first step in a speed game.