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Flank Game- Terrific Small Area Game for PP Skills

Flank Game- Terrific Small Area Game for PP Skills

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Great Small area game for U12 and older that focuses on Decision making, vision, puck skills, in a power play type scenario.

  • Two teams of players, Zone is set up cross ice with nets at each end.

  • 2 on 2 that evolves in a 4 v2 PP/PK scenario

  • Each team has 2 players that must be on their end of the ice (cant go across to other half of the zone) and also cant go inside the face off circle.

  • On the whistle puck comes out, and 2 new players from each team compete for the loose puck. These players can go anywhere on the ice.

  • Once the puck is advanced into a half of the ice the game becomes a 4 v 2 with the added offensive end players involved.

  • Play for about 30 seconds to 45 seconds before a whistle blows and new players are involved.

  • Watch video to see it in action.

by Andrew Trimble

Andrew is the GM/ Co- Owner of the New England Wolves (www.ne-wolveshockey.com) and Scoring Concepts (www.scoringconcepts.com).

To Purchase Andrew’s new book, The Hockey Planner, click on link here- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743395: Amazon.com: Books






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