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Neutral-Zone Regroup: D to D to Swing

D passes across to D, the forward swings through the middle, takes the pass and attacks.

Half ice
Passing
Breakout
Shooting

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Diagram

Half-ice diagram of the Neutral-Zone Regroup. Two D lines stand near centre ice with pucks, and a forward line on the bottom wall at the blue line. The first D passes across to the second D. The forward curls back through the neutral zone, swings up the middle, takes a pass from the second D and attacks the net to shoot.

Coaching points

D: hard, flat pass across. Look up before you pass.
F: time your swing so you're moving up ice when the pass comes.
F: show your stick as a target.
Attack with speed and shoot.
Switch which D starts with the puck.

How it runs

Two D lines near centre ice with pucks, a forward line on the wall at the blue line.
D passes across to the other D.
The forward swings back through the middle.
The D hits the forward with a pass.
The forward attacks and shoots.

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Open the Excalidraw file in Excalidraw to change the diagram.

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