Reply To: Team Play Practice Drills

[Tom]

Everyone in North America teaches wide D to middle D and up the boards. This system has width low and two stretch players who are hitting wholes at top speed and catch the trapping team flat footed. You can always regroup and also go wide and up.

The one forechecker shouldn't be a problem and u can always dump and chase if they really defend the blue line.

It is much more dynamic than the way NHL teams do a controlled breakout vs the trap.

The other breakout drill is vs 2 forecheckers.