DT Half ice 1-2 Game With Two Goals to Teach Transition from Defense to Offense in DZ
Key Points:– O1 to dump the puck or to control the puck
– D1 and D2 to hold the blue line, to win the puck quickly and to breakout between the face-off dots
Description:1. D1 starts the drill by shooting the net or dumping puck behind net
2. D2 start at the same time when D1, goalie passes to D1 or D2 or stops the puck
3. O1 read the breakout and times himself for a breakout pass
4. D1 or D2 makes a breakout pass to O1, and then both pivot at blue line to play 1-2 with O1
5. D1 and D2 try to win the puck and skate or pass with the puck through the NZ face-off dots (a goal)
– after save goalie passes to D1 Or D2, after goal D3 and D4 start a new drill
– O1 can be given the option to dump the puck or not, if dumping then O1 should start forechecking and protect the middle of the ice
– coach can put two cones to NZ face-off dots as a goal for D1 and D2
