C3 Breakout to 2 F's and attack 3-1- RB Pro
Key Points:
One D must join the rush to the 60% scoring area inside the top of the circle. Get shots and fight for rebounds.
Description:
1. Blue F1, F2, D1 attack 3-1 vs red D2.
2. On whistle Red D2 get a new puck and pass to red F3 or F4 and join the attack vs blue D3.
3. Continue the rotation with the defending D making a breakout to forwards giving passive support from the high slot area.
4. Add a forward to make it 4 on 1 or a D to make it a 4 on 2 attack.
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Making a Situation Drill into a Transition Game
The natural progression after the coach has controlled this team play drill with a whistle is to modify it a little to create a transition game. Now the coach has turned the decision making over to the players AND the critical WAR ZONE play of fighting for rebounds and making the breakout pass under pressure with good support happens.
How?
1. Only one puck and NO Whistles (unless everyone is messing up) the coach talks to players in the line up instead.
2. Options
A-new players coming in-F3, F4, D3 give passive support from the top of the circle and D2 pass to them.
B-combine active and passive support. F3-F4 backcheck and support D2 low and D3 is passive until the breakout pass is made, then defends 1-3 vs F3-F4-D2.
C-active support with everyone. F3 and F4 backcheck and make a low 3 on 3, D3 be part of the attack supporting from the point and ready to defend the 3-1 the other way by F3, F4 and D2. This would make a 4-3 in the zone and a PP situation. If the D doesn't join the attack then an even situation would have been created. i.e. 2-1 in the nzone and 3-3 at each end.
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