2 on 1 Drills

1. 4 Corner Backcheck

2. Continuous 2 on 1 with Backcheck

his is a continuous 2 on 1 with a backchecker. It is optional to include the defense in the offensive rush to create a 3 on 2 situation. The pucks are with the coach at center ice. On the whistle F1 and F2 sprint out of the zone inline with the dots. The coach signals which way to transition and the forwards react to the coach. The strong side forward opens up and the weak side forward supports. At the same time, D1 skates around the net and re-takes as much ice as possible to play the 2 on 1. After the initial rush at the net, the coach blows the whistle and the players do the same thing from the other side. On the same whistle, F2 backchecks against the players starting from the other side. They need to communicate with the D if they can pick up the weak side. If you are including the defense, then D1 also skates to the other end and looks to become a trailer to make it a 3 on 2. The drill continues back and forth on the whistle. The player that comes from the F2 line is always the backchecker. F1 should go to the F2 line after the whistle.

3. EAGLES HALF ICE 2 ON 1

The forwards all line up in the corner without pucks. The defense line up just inside the forwards with the pucks as shown in the diagram. To start the drill F1 skates up along the boards and receives a pass from D1. F1 receives the pass, skates around the circle and takes a shot on net. F1 then continues around the circle. F2 follows F1 out of the corner and also receives a pass from D1 out of the corner. After their shot, F2 transitions around the bottom of the other circle to receive a breakout pass from D1. F1 times their break into the slot to receive a pass from F2. F1 and F2 then continue outside the blue line and transition back against D1 in a 2 on 1 situation.