Purpose:
Develops quick offensive transitions, timing on zone exits, and defensemen working under pressure.
Drill Setup:
- F1 starts with pucks in the corner.
- F2 lines up on the far side, just outside the blue line.
- D1 starts on the face-off dot inside the zone.
Drill Description:
- On the whistle, F1 takes off around the top of the near circle and fires a quick shot on net.
- Simultaneously, D1 must tag the wall with their stick before joining the play.
- After the shot, F1 continues into the far corner to open up for a breakout pass from F2.
- F2 times their route, enters the zone with control, and passes to F1 as they exit the zone together.
- F1 and F2 attack on a 2-on-1 down the ice against D1, who's gapped up for the 2-on-1