1 v 1, to 2 v 2 to 3 v 3

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Description

This quick paced small area game from Kendall Coyne Schofield gets a lot of players moving and is great to work on goal scoring when there is back pressure.

Set Up

Set up 2 nets on the half wall in one of the zones
A goalie is defending each net
Team "X" and Team "O" should be lined up on the blue line on one side
Make sure there is at least a 10 ft space between the teams on the blue line
There should be pucks lined up for each team near the center of the blue line

Game

Play up to a certain amount of goals, team "X" vs team "O"

On the whistle, player 1 from team O skates in on a mini breakaway
Player 1 from team X leaves on the same whistle to apply back pressure on the player from team O
On the second whistle player 2 from team X skates in on a mini breakaway while player 2 from team O applies the back pressure
On that same second whistle, player 1 from both team X and team O join the rush to make it a 2 v 2
On the third whistle player 3 from team O skates in on a mini breakaway while player 3 from team X applies the back pressure
On that same third whistle, players 1 and 2 from both teams join the rush to make it a 3 v 3
Coach can blow the whistle whenever they see fit
Make sure the team who starts with the puck switches after every rep to keep it fair
Keep score!

Coaching Points

Scoring Under Pressure - players need to control the puck and get to the net and shoot quickly
Escaping Pressure - when your teammates join the rush you can make the decision to escape pressure and find the players joining the rush
Applying Pressure - working hard to apply pressure to your opponents trying to score