1v1 Mirror Drill helps players work on their gap and angling skills for checking. Use this drill reinforce proper checking technique.

Featured in the 2022 Global Skills Showcase, this drill from Danny Heath helps develop proper angling technique.

Description

P1 passes cross ice to P2 to start drill. P2 skates hard up into the middle zone, around the tires/cones and tries to drive to the net after coming around the last tire. P1 gaps up on P2 mirroring P2's movements before angling P2 to the wall.

Key Points

• Checker get on the inside shoulder of the puck carrier.
• Steer/direct the attacking player to the wall with one hand on the stick, stick on the ice in the passing lane.
• Taking a good angle will close out the attacker and prevent a cutback to middle ice.