Stick well out in front of you, ready to deflect pass
The 'D' should keep a tight gap
The 'D' should keep the puck wide
The 'D' must skate backwards and stay in the middle of the ice
Stay between the three forwards
If a pass is made back to the slot, the 'D' must pressure and attack the slot
Goalie should call I have the shooter
Notes:
In higher leagues, you can not just automatically let the player shoot. The players shoot the puck to good these days. Defense need to learn to improvise by;
Block shots
Block passing lanes
Develop fake stick checks and body checks
Develop instincts when to pressure
Scout the other team - Know who you want and who you don't want to let shoot.
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5 Man Circuit Passing Drill:
Player one executes a give and go pass with player three. Player one passes to player two. Player two skates into the pass and makes a lead pass to player four. Each player follows the pass and takes that player's position. One to two, Three to four and four to one.
Individual Tactics:
Give and go
Skating into the pass
Passing to space
On touch passing
Power Thoughts:
If you're bored with life - you don't get up every
morning with a burning desire to do things -
you don't have enough goals.
- Lou Holtz
For those who are bored with life,
the path to happiness almost always comes
through service to the less-fortunate.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future;
it is something you design for the present."
-Jim Rohn
Sports Psychology Tips:
Do Not Beat Yourself:
Everyone has some self-sabotaging patterns of behavior. Make a list of your self-defeating attitudes, behaviors, beliefs and thoughts. Create a methodical plan to turn those self defeating habits into positive stepping stones to win. When you eliminate these habitual limiting patterns of behavior, you'll get out of your own way and success will follow.
Do not sacrifice your success for short-term fun
Do what is hard and necessary; Instead of what is fun and stress receiving
