U16 Gaining and Maintaining Possession
U16 Gaining and Maintaining Possession
Friday, October 22nd, 2021
This practice focuses on puck protection skills and various battles/drills that incorporate compete, quick transitions, and maintaining possession.
Key Coaching Points:
- "Cut the Hands": Terminology used to describe the puck protection move where you skate into a defender's extended stick position to protect the puck and limit their ability to take the puck, while also allowing you to see options on the ice.
- Pre-Scan: Encourage players to scan the ice with a shoulder check before a puck retrieval to understand the pressure and situation and allow them to quickly make the next play.
- Wall play makes up nearly 80% of the puck touches in any given game. Players must be comfortable in wall play battles both offensively and defensively.
Practice Layout
3 x 1v1 to 3v3
2
Length of Time:
8-10 min