Reply To: Cougars Pounce – Clarification

Thanks Rookie Coach. We just pulled a big upset and knocked off the first place team in our division 2-1 today and won the series 3-1.

We now are more aggressive than when I coached college. Pierre Page was using the same system but the LW and RD were part of the 3 player forecheck when the puck is on their side. We try to do this and I like them to be the F3 mirroring in the mid slot for a shot and only go in deep if they are sure they will get the puck.

When the opposition has the toe caps up Ice I want the C and RW to go man on man with each D and the RD or LW lock the strong side wall. It is more of a 2-2-1 than a 1-3-1. So 2 in deep and a high inverte triangle with the LD behind supporting on the strong side. Your LD's end up with most of the 1-1's. The C and RW come back hard through the middle.

So it isn't the Cougar Pounce anymore. Just the Pounce.