An excellent drill to introduce young players to the defensive technique of angling. Players work on angling players wide towards the wall both skating forwards and backwards.

Description

• Two players do a series of stops and starts facing each other, then both make sharp turns around the last pylons.
• The offensive player picks up the puck on the wall and tries to drive to the net around the deepest pylon.
• The defensive player tries to angle the offensive player to the wall to orevent him getting to the net.

Key Points

• Start and stop skating using both edges on each stop, two hands on the sticks during stops.
• Offensive player must go around the last pylon before driving to the net.
• Second option: Advance inside pylon and defender must now pivot backwards and provide inside out pressure on attacker.