Jason Lammers explains The Breakout Game. The game is setup to help teams practice breaking out and forechecking.
Setup
- Place one net on the goal line and the other net at the far blue line.
- One the whistle, the coach dumps the puck into the zone.
- 5 players on the defensive team rush to retrieve the puck and practices their breakout concepts, while 3 forchecking players work on forechecking concepts and work to disrupt the breakout.
- Goals scored by the forechecking team are worth 2 points and goals scored by the team breaking out are worth 1 point.
Coaching Points
- Breakout Team - defense support your partner. Center come back low and slow to be an outlet. Wingers get back.
- Forechecking Team - keep sticks on the ice to block passing lanes and angle players to the boards.
Variations
- Can be 5v1, 5v2, 5v3, 5v4. The more forecheckers, the harder it is for the team breaking out. If your team is struggling with breakouts, start with a low amount of forecheckers and work your way up to more.
- Can place second goal at center ice instead of far blue.
- Coaches can have players work on a variety of breakout & forechecking concepts
