Circle Battle and 1v1 Angling has players work on their puck protection and angling skills. Reinforce these techniques to improve your teams abilities along the boards.

Featured in the 2022 Global Skills Showcase, this drill from Danny Heath helps develop proper angling technique.

Description

Two players start back to back in the face off circle. On the whistle, players battle 1v1 trying to knock the other playerˋs puck out of the circle while keeping their puck in the circle. The winner of the 1v1 is on offense and clears the zone, rounding the tire and trying to drive down the wall to the net. The defending player must gap up and angle the attacking player to the wall.

Key Points

• Protect the puck
• Active stick
• Defender set a tight gap and take a good route