Practice Time
Lots of work to do in this section. We will have practice plans preapred and posted before we need them - stay tuned!
Try out a few reps of these Stride Exercises or Skating Exercises at home.
Practice 1
| Defensive Coverage |
| Sagging Zone 1 |
| Sagging Zone 2 |
| Sagging Zone in Action - with Ken's Commentary |
| Remember if they score 1 we need 2 - defend the house! |
| Faceoffs |
| D Zone |
| I like structured positioning in defensive zone play - including faceoffs!! Sagging zone defense will leave you in a good position for a breakout if we win the draw and good defensive zone coverage if we lose the draw. Either way we are covered! |
Practice 5 - Special Team Play
| Penalty kill (PK) |
| Wedge +1 |
| This PK is built on our Sagging Zone D - watch the shifts as the puck moves. More aggressive then the box or diamond. |
| T PK Forecheck |
| Force a backhand breakout - F1 pressure and F2 possum... |
| Powerplays |
| Overload |
| Umbrella |
| Faceoffs (FO) |
| D-Day O Zone - see 2:00 minute mark |
| A late in the game desperation FO. May pull the goalie to have 6 in the offensive zone. |