Puck Protection in the Circle
1-on-1 inside a faceoff circle. Protect the puck for 10 seconds with your body. The D tries to knock it out.
- Small-area game
- Defence
- Stickhandling
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Diagram
Coaching points
- Body between the D and the puck.
- Puck on the far side, away from the D's stick.
- Knees bent, wide stance, keep your feet moving.
- Use tight turns to spin away.
- D: stick on the puck, stay on the inside.
How it runs
- A pair in each faceoff circle: a puck carrier and a defender. Lines wait at the blue line.
- Whistle: protect the puck inside the circle.
- Turn your back to the D and keep the puck away.
- After 10 seconds, the carrier leaves the puck on the faceoff dot. Switch roles: both go to the back of the other line, and the next pair goes.
Downloads
Open the Excalidraw file in Excalidraw to change the diagram.