Center Defensive Zone Face Off Responsibility 5 v 4 – White Caps v. Başkent Yıldızları Spor Kulübü

Tactics:   5 v 4 Face Off :

• Center  covers center then goes to cover point
• The center is key to setting up box or diamond formations
• Defense strong side picks up offensive center and forms box or diamond
• Wing going through middle 
• Center goes to other point

Reads:

• Win,  loose puck or loss face off
• Center needs to read where the wing went on lost face off

Keys:

• Execute stops and start
• Active smart sticks
• Get out the point man quickly, but in control
• Always face the play
• Body in shooting lane, stick passing lanes

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Power Thoughts:

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