Transition, Poke, Shoot

This is a drill designed for defensemen to work on footwork and quickness. Place a tire or cone near the top of the circles aligned with the face off dots. For younger players it makes sense to move the tire down closer to the offensive zone face off dot. The first player (D1) starts just to the inside of the tire and skates to where they are even with the face off dot before tranistioning backwards as fast as they can.