Developing Defenseman and Defensive Zone

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Developing Defenseman andDefensive Zone
Jeff GiesenAssistant Womens Hockey CoachSt.
Cloud State University
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Defenseman Skills

• Skating
• Puckhandling
• Passing
• Shooting

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Skating

• Probably the biggest thing in hockey
• Work on a daily basis
• Good starts gives more confidence and can help on
  gap control both offensively and defensively
• Pivots, dont crossover open up your hips

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Skating Drills

• Up and Back
• Triple Circle
• Big Figure 8
• Mirror drill
• Small Figure 8
• Horizontal
• Lateral
• Iron Cross

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Puckhandling and Passing

• Do as many things with pucks as possible
• Always try and keep the puck on the forehand
• Have players pass in practice
• Incorporate into off ice
• Communicate when passing both ways
• Dont give your problem to someone else

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Puckahandling Drills

• 3 circles with pucks
• Big figure 8 with pucks
• Small figure 8s
• Horizontal
• Lateral
• Iron Cross with pucks
• Chop chops and Figure 8s with pucks

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Passing Drills

• Breakout warm up
• Dump in with pivot B.O
• Big figure 8 with one touch
• Small figure 8 with one touch
• Lateral
• Horizontal
• Rocking Horse

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Shooting

• Proper technique
• Keep your head up
• Something to incorporate into off ice workouts
• Keeping shots on net
• Change shooting lanes
• Limit stick handling

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Shooting Drills

• Down up and around
• With pass to partner
• Pass re-pass for shot
• Gather and Shoot
• With pass to partner
• One timers

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Defensive Zone

• Defense is dull, boring commonplace. It is the
  unimaginative plodding attention to duty. It is
  grit and determination. There is never a day you
  cant use defense. All you need is the decision
  to put out. To give 100 percent. What defense
  discloses is character. Effort and energy are a
  matter of will.
• Dr. George Sheehan
• Running and Being

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Defensive Zone

• COMMUNICATE
• Always on the defensive side
• Know your responsibilities
• Defense one in front at all times
• Centers working board to board
• Wings on points and high slot area
• Good position

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Defensive Zone

• Keep your stick down in passing lanes
• Head on a swivel
• Control your opponent in one on one situations
• Chase vs. contain
• Contain after the puck moves
• Establish good angles and gap control be quick,
  take away time and space

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Defensive Zone Development

• Breaking it down into smaller parts
• 1 on 1
• Situations
• 2 on 2
• 3 on 2
• 3 on 3
• 5 on 5

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1 on 1

• Shadow
• Out of the corner
• Fwd in the corner
• Fwd half way
• Fwd and D are even
• Def. plays 3 1on1s
• Zone entry
• Fwds have three options

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Situations

• 1 on 1 x 3
• 3 on 3 low
• 2 late back checkers
• 5 on 5 in the zone
• 5 on 5 ¾ ice scrimmage

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In Closing

• Special thanks to Nicki DelCastillo
• for video help
• Questions