2 v 1 Situations

Oct
18
2022

Practice Notes

Drills

Rondo Circle Passing to 2 on 1
5 mins
2 vs 1 Rebound Battle Drill
10 mins (Simultaneous with Double Gates Activation)
Double Gates Activation Game
10 mins (Simultaneous with 2 v 1 Rebound Battle)
Quick 2 vs 1 Attack Situational Drill
10 mins (Simultaneous with Angling Transition 1 v 1 to 2 v 1)
Angling Transition 1 v 1 to 2 v 1
10 mins (Simultaneous with Quick 2 v 2 Attack)
Use The Net 2 vs. 1 Drill
10 mins (if time permits)
2 V 1 Quick Strike Game
10 Mins (if time permits)
2 on 1 Tips for Defenders
Additional 2 on 1 Resources

Please Note: The Practice of the Week is designed to be utilized across multiple age levels.  With that being said, we highly encourage you to adjust the drills based on your team's age and skill levels.  These drills and practices can be modified to become more basic or more advanced.

The drills and games in this practice are designed to help your players work on attacking and defending in various 2 v 1 situations. 

Focus Points

Below are the main focus points for all 3 players involved in a 2 v 1 situation.  Remember the importance of the player without the puck when creating offense in 2 v 1 situations. Finding the open ice and become a scoring threat is critical

Puck Carrier

  1. Awareness - the puck carrier is the final decision maker, they need to have awareness to read their teammate and the defender
  2. Duel threat - when on a rush, the puck carrier should remain a duel threat (to pass or shoot) by staying in the attack position and not skating themselves out of a shooting angle
  3. Use Deception (older ages) - when the basics of 2 on 1's are grasped, this is a great time to add deception with fake shots/passes to open up more lanes

Player without the Puck

  1. Create a passing lane - it is crucial for the player without the puck to find the open ice to creating a passing option for the puck carrier
  2. Open yourself to the play - the player without the puck needs to be ready to accept a pass and open themselves up to the puck carrier to become a scoring threat

Defending an incoming rush

  1. Hold the middle ground - don't chase the puck carrier
  2. Maintain good stick position on the ice - never have your stick fully extended 
  3. Never let the puck carrier cross in front of the goalies eyes - keep him/her to the outside

Practice Logistics

*make sure players get reps at both offense and defense

  1. Rondo Circle Passing to 2 v 1 should be done at opposite corners of the ice - with 2 v 1 heading the length of the ice
  2. Use 2/3's of the ice for the Angling Transition Drill while using 1/3 of the ice for the Quick 2 v 1 Attack
  3. Use the Net 2 v 1 should be ran out of both ends of the ice
  4. Finish with 2 v 1 Quick Strike Game (if time permits)

Drills

https://vimeo.com/601021977/625228a098
Coach's Notes:

Set this up out of two lower circles diagonal from each other - have the 2 v 1 go down the ice away from the other cricle

Length of Time: 5 mins
https://vimeo.com/347556145/1240c149f9
Length of Time: 10 mins (Simultaneous with Double Gates Activation)
https://vimeo.com/591330706/3e2c4d4f34
Length of Time: 10 mins (Simultaneous with 2 v 1 Rebound Battle)
https://vimeo.com/346606086/21450b6c44
Length of Time: 10 mins (Simultaneous with Angling Transition 1 v 1 to 2 v 1)
https://vimeo.com/680181797
Coach's Notes:

Move this up a bit so that we don't go across the blue line into the other drill (quick 2 v 1 attack)

Length of Time: 10 mins (Simultaneous with Quick 2 v 2 Attack)
https://vimeo.com/514364601/59aad5e7d4
Coach's Notes:

Run this out of both ends

Length of Time: 10 mins (if time permits)
https://vimeo.com/662387392
Length of Time: 10 Mins (if time permits)
https://vimeo.com/296987342/68c9cb1b88
Coach's Notes:

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