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ATTACK SKILLS DRILL AGE-APPROPRIATE DRILL OF THE MONTH: 12U
DRILL OBJECTIVE:
Developing individual attack skills, fakes and tight turns (escapes) as well as puck support skills, pivoting to face pack and widening out with eye contact and stick position. DRILL MECHANICS: O1 widens out, and makes eye contact with O2 for a pass. O1 drives to the hash marks and tight turn (escapes to the boards). O1 passes back to O2. O1 then moves back to the blueline and pivots facing O2 for a return pass. O1 now attacks the coach with an exaggerated fake and quick shot on goal. Once O2 passes to the pivoting O1, O2 starts the next repetition. COACHING POINTS: Watch that the players do not cross their hands on the tight turns. Out of the turns and pivots the players should accelerate ďŹ rst few steps. Players need to pass the puck hard and really sell that fake on the coach. Also make eye contact with passer and have stick blade on the ice to show the passer a good target. EQUIPMENT: 1 Net COMMENTS: This drill is best performed in smaller groups of 5 or 6 players so that the repetitions are kept high and the down time is at a minimum. It is also necessary to repeat the drill on the opposite side of the ice so that the players are turning and pivoting the both directions.
Greater East Vice President Brandon Spedowski 989-486-1511 (h) 231-250-7031 (c) email: brandon.spedowski@gmail.com
Girls House Vice President Dina Howe 989-429-2653 (c) 989-435-7080 (w) email: dhowe@howeracing.com
Metro Vice President Bobby Mitchell 313-806-8668 email: adraymetro@comcast.com
Greater West Vice President Kevin Wood 616-560-6503 email: kwoodadraywest@yahoo.com
Treasurer/League Development Joe Spedowski 231-796-2565 email: nancyjoe@netonecom.net
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Database Specialist Vice President Steve Miller 616-250-1458 email: me@stevenmiller.info
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