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This week we have two drills for defender skill development.

The first works on D retrievals under pressure. The second works on D agility, breakouts, and blueline shooting.

Drill #1

Belfry Retrieval Pop Plays

  1. Set up as shown

  2. D1 & X exchange passes, before X spots puck into corner

  3. D1 works to retrieve the puck while X pressures

  4. F1 supports accordingly 

  5. Use of deception, support and skating to create breakout

  6. Heavy focus on the 1st touch skills & spacing support by 2nd player

  7. After breakout player that receives the pass tags the top of the circle before attacking the net

  8. Switch sides halfway through

  9. * Vary the pressure

  10. * Vary positions: F1 retrieve, D support, 2 D, etc. 

Drill #2

Calgary Defense Shooter

  1. First D in line skates up and around the cone, pivots backward, then turns and picks up dumped in puck in the corner.

  2. Puck-carrying D skates puck behind the net, then hits D at blue line, who drag skates puck across the line and lets a shot go, then busts back to the boards.

  3. G controls shot, and makes a breakout pass to the first D.

  4. After receiving the breakout pass, first D passes up to the blue line defenseman again, who drag skates across for a second shot on net, then joins line of defensemen.

  5. First defenseman becomes blue line defenseman.

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