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Specialty Team Practice  
 
Various games and drills to practice the power play and penalty kill.

B500 Building the 1-3-1 Diamond Power Play

Published by TomM On Thursday, August 06 2009 @ 02:44 PM EDT

Coach starts with the rotation at the point and then creates the 1-3-1 pp
Key Points:
4 natural triangles for one timers.
Middle player give close support to the puck.

Description:
A.
1. Practice opening the mid point by skating down with the puck and passing back.
2. Add offensive and defensive players.

B.
1. Walk through vs passive pk then active pk in controlled scrimmage.

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Rating: 0.08/5 (13 votes cast)

D4, 5-4 Power Play each end

Published by TomM On Saturday, August 22 2009 @ 11:19 PM EDT

Coaches run a controlled scrimmage and focus on specialty teams.

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Rating: 0.30/5 (10 votes cast)

T D100 Specialty Team Practice

Published by TomM On Saturday, August 22 2009 @ 11:19 PM EDT

T D100 Specialty Team Practice
Key Points:
PK Skate in straight lines thru the net. Sticks on the ice in passing lanes.
PP keep the puck and the feet moving.
Description:
1. Players line up in the nzone.
2. PP breakout vs Pk.
3. Closest PK pressure the puck skating thru the net.
4. Coach put in another puck if play ends too quickly.

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Rating: 0.10/5 (10 votes cast)

D400 Penalty Killing Practice

Published by TomM On Thursday, August 06 2009 @ 02:43 PM EDT

Key Points:
Closest player must pressure the puck in straight lines from the net out. Skate back when the puck is passed. Stick on the ice in passing lanes and stick on the puck when checking. Do not get tied up. Block shots.
Description:
1. A powerplay and a penalty killing unit at each end of the ice.
2. The coach passes in a puck from the line or from a face off dot.
3. Controlled scrimmage where everyone stops on a whistle.
4. If the puck is frozen, a goal or it is cleared put in a new puck.
5. After about 45 seconds do the same thing from the other end while the pp and pk units switch at the original end.

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Rating: 0.67/5 (3 votes cast)

T2-4 D400 Specialty Teams Practice

Published by TomM On Thursday, August 06 2009 @ 01:44 PM EDT

Half the team at each end practice the specialty teams. Coaches start the play and focus on either the power play or the penalty killing. In this video the coaches are stressing the closest player to challenge the puck skating from the net out.

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Rating: 0.25/5 (8 votes cast)

T2-4 D100 Power Play and Penalty Kill Scrimmage

Published by TomM On Thursday, August 06 2009 @ 02:44 PM EDT

Key Points:
Practice the full ice power play vs penalty killers. Controlled scrimmage style with coaches shooting the puck in and stopping the play. Short passes, get the puck behind the defense, and quick feet are the keys.
Description:
1. Divide the team into two groups and everyone takes a turn at the power play and penalty kill.
2. In this video the breakout is 3 coming up the ice with one in each lane and a stretch man in at the red line and far blue lines.

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Rating: 0.43/5 (7 votes cast)

T2 D100 Power Play

Published by TomM On Saturday, August 22 2009 @ 10:30 PM EDT
Keywords power play, penalty kill

T2 D100 Power Play
Key Points:
Practice focusing on the breakout, zone entry and Power Play.
Description:
1. Power play unit breaks out. This breakout has a double swing low, a forward mirroring the flow skating across the blue line and a stretch man skating across the other blue line.
2. Coaches monitor the play and put in another puck if the play ends too quickly.
3. Start in an overload and move into a 1-3-1 diamond.
4. Quick puck movement with the middle man supporting all 4 around the diamond.
5. Coaches talk with the players when they come back to the line-up.

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Rating: 0.75/5 (4 votes cast)

D100 Power Play Breakout and 1-3-1 PP

Published by TomM On Saturday, August 22 2009 @ 10:30 PM EDT

Coach dumps the puck in to start the breakout. The offense gains the zone and runs the diamond or 1-3-1 power play.

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Rating: 0.71/5 (7 votes cast)

D400 Specialty Team Practice

Published by TomM On Saturday, August 22 2009 @ 10:00 PM EDT
Keywords power play, penalty kill

Two lines at each end rotate practicing the pplay and penalty kill. Switch roles when the play is at the other end. Coach focus on any detail.

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Rating: 1.00/5 (7 votes cast)

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