Defensive reactions - Defending the break!
Don't let them the opposition score with a fast break! Practice defending in 1v1s and as a team against overloads to concede fewer goals
Lesson plans teaching topics in defending:
Hockey Defending Skills Lesson Plans
Man to Man Marking Behind the Zone
Don't get caught standing! Teach your players this all-in-one receive and run onto the pass skill to give them the extra yard
Defensive Principles; Shadowing and Channelling
Review the basics of defending with this session working on shadowing, channelling and timing tackles<
Winning the ball to break!
Fast paced possession and overload drills to improve tracking back, support defence and going from defence to offence!
Defensive Interceptions - Be first to the ball
Read the signs, time your run and cut out their pass teach your players to watch their eyes, drive and steal the ball
The Four Defending Principles
Focus on defence: Intercepting, Channelling, Zoning and Back-Tracking - All in one defending skills session!