Autosave 33085092 - Tkozak (SHAHA14-15ADM)

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Breakout #1 - Go

COACHING POINTS

This is our basic breakout that we learned last year.  It can be run to the right or left.  As you can see it leaves our defensive zone slot right in front of our goalie wide open risking a turnover and a chance to score by our opponent.  We will only use this when we are first to the puck and the other team is not applying pressure.  

Important Player Notes:

1. Defending our goal is the main prority when we are in our defensive zone.
2. The breakout begins when the other team freely dumps the puck and we are first team to win the puck or when we have clearly obtained controlled of the puck from our opponent. 
3. The assigned defenseman (D) will retreive the puck in the corner or behind the net and begin to cycle the puck to the opposite corner behind the net (never skating with the puck or passing the puck in front of our own goal.)
4. The forwards (F) will also determine when we have clearly won the puck and immediately skate to the outside boards position (F).
5. As the D is skating with the puck, he identifies where his forwards are on the ice (pick your head up and look for your open wingers).
6. This version shows the D passing to the right F.
7. The left F observes the D's pass to the right F and quickly skates in a cross pattern inside the defensive zone to receive a cross pass from the right F.
8. After the D passes the puck to the right F, the D skates to the middle of the slot with inside position an opponent (this allows us to defend a possible turnover).
9. After the right F makes the pass to the left F, the right F skates quickly in a crossing pattern behind the left F allowing the puck handler to advance the puck. 
10. The right F is now on the left side and is skating freely for a possible pass back.