Tape-to-tape passes while moving and communicating
Description
4 lines behind each neutral zone faceoff dot with pucks at each of them.
Opposite lines will go at the same time. Line 1 and 3 go together and Lines 2 and 4 go together.
On the whistle X1 in Line 1 will pass a puck across to O1 in Line 2. X1 will leave and start skating towards Line 2 curling underneath them and continuing up the ice.
O1 will then make a return pass to X2 in line 1. As X2 is collecting the pass, he is looking for X1 breaking through the neutral zone and hitting them with a pass.
Once X1 has received the pass, they will cut to the middle of the ice and go down for a shot.
The same thing is happening the opposite way with X3 from Line 3 colleting the final pass from X4, cutting to the middle of the ice and continuing for a shot at the other end.
After both shots have been taken, the coach will blow the whistle again and the other 2 lines will go.
Key Points
The player making the first pass needs to make sure they are timing their skate up the ice, you don't want to be too far ahead.
Passes need to be tape to tape.
Encourage players to take strides while passing and not to stand still moving the puck.