Reply To: Transition Games

[Robert Mattson]

A relatively easy transition game to learn is Perry Pern 3 v 3, where the defensive team passes to the next group of three players who enter on offense against the team that just lost possession of the puck. That worked fine with 7 and 8 year olds after about 15 minutes. I tried other transition games with young players, but it was necessary to have a large number of assistant coaches to tell the players when to come on and off.
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rcmat, once they get the basic rotation of attack-defend-pass-rest you can duplicate it all the way down the ice. i.e.
1. Start above the top of the circle and play low zone games using even and odd number situations and always only one puck.
2. Move the the blue line and play a quick transition game or games where you must pass to the point to transition from defense to offense.
3. Move back to the red line and play the Perry Pearn.
4. From the far blueline pass to teammates who have followed the play into the zone. They either tag up at the far blue line and attack the original attackers or they regroup with coaches, or with the next supporting players who practice hinging and then follow the play up to ice to support the defense (a second regroup can be added)
5. Do the same thing as 4 but dump the puck in and the new players breakout with the new attackers.

Add dump ins, regroups and send 1 – 2 – or 3 new supporting players to practice various situations.

All five of these transition games attack vs one net.
Tom