Check out this simple yet very effective defensive gapping drill.

Featured from the 2020 Virtual Hockey Summit Drill E-Book, Rod Brind’Amour shares a simple yet very effective defensive gapping drill. This will show your players the perfect gap!

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• On the whistle, both sides go. F1 and D1 and F2 and D2 go at the same time.
• F1 and F2 go beneath the cone and receive a pass from the next forward in line.
• D1 and D2 skate forward to cone then pivot and play 1-1 versus the same F they started with.
• Regroup: if the coach blows the whistle during the 1-1 then F1 and F2 continue around the cone and attack back against other D who has to gap up and regain ice on other F.

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