System/Strategy:
Positioning:
- Box in One Positioning
- Tight Box and defense pressure puck carrier on to his backhand
Reads:
- The Defense must read we are in a tight box and one
- The Defense must read and pressure puck carrier on to his backhand
- The Center must read and replace the defender at the post
Keys:
- The defense go to the corners of the net and stop all pass out attempts
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The three forwards must come down low and tight in front of the net
- The center takes the spot of the defender pressuring the puck carrier
- The center, one defender, and two forwards form a tight box
- The players must keep their ‘head on a swivel’ with sticks on the ice
- The defense must read the play and force the puck carrier to his back hand
- The center takes the spot of the defender pressuring the puck carrier
- The players must keep their ‘head on a swivel’ with sticks on the ice
Related Videos & Teaching Points:
Teaching Points 2-1-2 Woman’s World University Games 2011
Canada 2-1-2 Overload Defensive Zone Coverage IIHF WC 2012
Power Thoughts:
Sports Psychology Tips:
- Change I can’t to I can
- Use cue words to direct your focus and performance
- Change negative stories created in your mind to positive stories