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p Purpose: Create a live-action game situation for players
to move, skate, possess and support the puck while executing
consecutive passes within a small area.
This drill helps teach hockey sense, reading passing lanes
and puck possession.
Drill Set-Up/Coaching Points: Coach forms a box with tires
or cones. Players compete 2v2 within the box. Players have
teammates on opposite sides of the box. The X players can
only pass to Xs and O players can only pass to Os. Points are
scored when a team completes passes from one side of the
box to the other.
You must complete a pass to a player within the box first.
Two points are attained if both in-the-box players touch the
puck before getting it to the opposite-side teammate, i.e., all
four teammates touch the puck without turning it over. One
point is awarded if three of the four teammates touch the puck
in a sequence that moves the puck from one side of the box to
the other. The team without the puck tries to intercept/gain
possession. If they do, they must complete a pass to one of
their outside-the-box teammates to initiate their own scoring
sequence attempt.
This drill hones passing, o-zone play, d-zone play, power play
concepts, penalty kill and team play.
Equipment: Pucks, cones.
Comments: You can teach many subtle skills in this drill. Teach
passers to give "false information" or no-look passes. Teach
players away from the puck to get open and use the width of
their given space. Teach rapid puck movement. Teach defensive
stick skills.
10U Crossfire
Passing LAX
DRILLS
