Last Minute Puck Races
Drill:
- Lineup pucks down the middle of the rink between the blue lines
- Make 2 lines of players in each corner
- On whistle, players race for the puck
- First player tries to score on a breakaway
- Second player backchecks
Focus:
- Speed to a loose puck
- Speed carrying the puck on a breakaway
- Speed on the back-check to breakup the play
Notes:
Remind your players that this drills is designed to make them think about chasing a puck in the last minute of play and they have the chance to end the game, stop a goal, etc.
I always run this the last 5 minutes of practice when they are tired. I remind them there is no time to be tired and out of breath at the end of the game.
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