Drill 1

• 1 line of players, with 1 skater on the boards at the hashmarks and another starting just beside the first skater in line. 
• Loose pucks will be just under the goal line. 
• On the whistle the first player in line will leave to pick up one of the loose pucks. 
• X2 will be set up on the wall waiting to receive the pass from X1 who just grabbed the puck. 
• X3 is trying to support the puck down low while X1 picks it up before timing his skate towards the net to get a pass from X2 and take a shot. 
• After the shot is taken X1 will become X2 and X2 will move into X3 position.

Drill 2

• 2 lines of forwards with 1 defenceman setup behind the net with pucks. 
• To start both forwards will come down and cross in front of the net. 
• The D will pick a side to step out from and pass to 1 of the forwards. 
• The forwards will continue skating and cross once again near the end boards and exchange the puck with a pass or a bump off the wall. 
• The D is tracking them as they skate closing the gap and pivoting as they start to come back towards the net.
• The forwards will work for a scoring chance 2-on-1 with the D. 
• After a shot, players will clear out and a new group will go

• Tape to tape passes
• Defenceman making sure their gap is not to big
• Forwards need to be curling low when getting the pass for the defenceman
• X3 in drill 1 needs to time his acceleration appropriately, not be so far ahead when receiving the pass

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