Tactic Forecheck - Soft Dump
- Pass the puck off the boards behind the defender.
- The puck can be retrieved either by the chipper or the support man driving through the middle.
- When to press?
- When to contain?
Individual Tactics:
- Take away the boards
- Take away passing lane with stick
- Angling
Keys:
- Finish checks when possible
Rules:
- First man plays body, second picks up puck
Terms:
- Pick Spot on Boards, Angle, Make Contact
- Low man usually win the battles
Pick & Cross:
- #1 enters zone wide
- #2 skated directly into the skating lane of the defender
- #3 drives to net
Keys:
- #2 most not make physical contact with defender
Penalty Killing:
- Stopping & Starts
- Beat on pass, skate into scoring zone and passing lanes
Offensive Read:
- Defenders stick is pointing to boards, take middle lane
Rules:
- Gain the middle lane, we need a shot on goal
Tactics:
Reads:
- Bad pass by offensive team
- The puck is shot around boards
- Read the passing lanes
Rules:
- Press on every bad pass
- Active, Smart, Sticks
- Always Stop Set-Ups
- If your beat on a pass, skate into passing lane
- Body in shooting lane, stick in passing lane
Keys:
- All four players need to work together
- Once you press, you need to get possession of puck
- Off puck wing must cover the net
- Stops & starts when penalty killing
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