1 on 1 Battles – Backchecking & Beat your Man
Drill:
This drill runs 2 separate drills on each half of the rink.
Left side is a 1 on 1 battle (defense strong)
This drill runs 2 separate drills on each half of the rink.
Left side is a 1 on 1 battle (defense strong)
- Defense starts at the Blue line and Offense starts about 5 steps inside the blueline
- On whistle, O is using speed and body position to beat the D
- D skates backwards and tries to contain making sure to push outside and turn forward at the correct time.
Focus:
- D must focus on Good body position
- Forcing the O to the wall
- Making a good transition at the correct time
- O should focus on using speed to beat the D
- O should also control the speed of the play
Right side is a 1 on 1 battle (offense strong)
- Offense starts at the Blue line and Defense starts about 5 steps inside the blueline
- On whistle, O is using speed and body position to beat the D
- D must backcheck and try to chase down the forward with the puck.
Focus:
- O should focus on speed with the puck so as not to get caught from behind
- D needs to backcheck hard and get to the stick side of the O so he can ‘pop’ the stick and gain control of the play
Notes:
Goalies typically will get more work on the O strong side.
Related Drills:
Half-rink Backcheck
Breakaway to 2 on 1 drill
