Objective: Read the play and react quickly to the available options.

Key Elements: Passing/receiving, read and react, anticipation, heads up , positioning with good support and/or target

Organization: Divide the end zone in half, using two nets placed in each half of the ice on the goal line. Divide into a 4-on-2 in each half of the ice. The four players are to work the puck, reading the play to what is available. The other two players work on defensive skills — with an “active” stick, taking away passing lanes and forcing the four players to move the puck quickly while trying to get the puck away from the four players.

Variations: You can do the same drill with one puck, and the defensive players clear the puck to the other side. The team that can protect the puck best will have more time with the puck and great er opportunities to score.

Enjoy the Drill and have fun learning!

— Coach J.F. Houle