OZP Game To Focus On Creating & Finding This Space
• Game is played 3v3 with a support player at the top
• Change of possession must be a pass to the top or passed/carried below the goal line
• Players look to connect interior passes, specifically to the "soft spots" (honey hole/quarter pie/weakside dot)
Teams can score in any fashion (1pt), but goals off passes from these areas are worth 3 pts. By structuring the scoring system like this, it allows players to attack in other ways and keeps the defenders honest by not just having them defend the 3 pt areas.
Can also add passes to and out of this area that lead to a goal as part of the scoring incentives.
The change of possession rules can naturally spread or collapse the defenders, opening up these pockets of space * EX: below goal line pass strong side, below goal line pass weakside, high pass to weakside dot
Timing is critical for off-puck players to arrive when the advantage presents itself and not be stationary and an easy mark for the defenders
