1 v 1 Defensive Tactics

Tactic:  Forcing Puck Carrier to Backhand


Keys:

• Tight gap control
• Good stick position - Taking away forehand

• Open the door to backhand
• Stick out in front of your body
• Elbow bent, stick in close to body, ready to poke check
• Good knee bend when poke checking

Teaching 1 v 1 Curve Skating Tactics

Teaching Points:

1. Good Defense Starts with Proper Body Position and Stance.

-Eyes Up

-low Stance

-Knees Bent

-Skates Shoulder width apart

2. The Low Man Always Wins On Defense

3. Be disciplined and take a curved approach when pressuring. 

4. Stick out in front of you.

5. Force the Player where you want him to go.

-Force to space on ice

-Force to backhand

6. Play the Body, Stick and Puck in that order.

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Tactics:

• Keep your stick out in front
• Stay between the forward and the net
• Keep the ice divided, once the puck crosses the blue line
• Force the puck carrier down the boards
• Always play tight gap on even situations

Reads:

• What do the defenders see?
• Even situation tight gap & pressure up

Terms:

• Read, Communicate, Pressure Up & Contain

Rules:

• Look off puck and read play
• Always know where your man is and the puck

• Great Gap Control 1 Stick Length at Blue Line 

• Defenders skates are at angle
• Stick out in front of body
• Forcing puck carrier to backhand 

• Leading puck carrier into dead position- less then 1% of goals are scored from in box
• Forcing puck carrier to back hand
• The Off side defender has man-close gap
• Backchecking wing is in good position player man-you-goal