This is a great drill to show your forwards how to support one another in the offensive zone, and to get away of those old boring cycle drills by practicing a modern way to cycle the puck. Start by using a bingo dabber or ice marker to highlight your exterior zone (outside of the dots), interior slot (F3) and your Butt out guy (netfront)
- Start the drill with F1 facing the wall, and have D1 about a stick length away
- Have F2 in their desinated net front area, and F3 in the high slot (this replicates the triangluar forecheck)
- The coach will spot F1 the puck, and as soon as F1 recieves the pass from the coach, D1 is now activated to attack
- F3 has to read the pressure on F1 by either coming in closer for support, or staying further away in his desinated area
- F2 will hang off the strong side post, so if F1 were to release the puck behind the net, he can be first on it
- start with one or two defenders and slowly work your way up to a 3on3, the defending team can skate anywhere in the dzone
- Players can interchange from their highlighted areas, but must have at least one player in 3 of the 4 areas, If there is a rebound, forwards can collaspe the net, but once they have full possession of the puck again, forwards must spread out to their triangle.
Key Notes
- F1 skate on first touch
- Shoulder check, look for your support
- Butt out (net front) guy for a behind the net support
- Triangulation
