
This is the 1st in a series of drills that provides a shooting progression that works on getting shots on net around traffic.
SET UP:
Goalie or obstruction in net.
Passers in each face off circle, with pucks. Can be pushed further out to make longer passes and more ice, or closer in to cause more awareness and sharper moves.
Cones to mark the starting point at the top of the slot, and act as an obstacle - with pucks.
RUN IT:
1(BLACK) the skater pulls the puck around the obstacle, and continues backwards or transitions to the goalies left, taking the shot once they have entered the face off circle.
2 (RED) skater immediately accepts a pass from Left Face Off Passer, and pushes around the obstacle to the goalies right, shooting from the face-off circle.
3 (BLUE) skater takes a pass from Right Face Off Passer, skates high and shoots from the top of the slot, just past the obstacle.
This drill should be done slowly at first, to get the shooters progression set, then sped up to 80% speed.
Next we will move onto the 2nd in this series, Push and Pull through the traffic #2