Corner Drill

M. M. McMahon, Ph.D.

Laurel Summer 2012

Purpose

• To practice longer making longer passes, receiving passes, and shooting on goal after receiving a pass

• Reinforces acquiring and controlling the puck in the offensive zone

The Basics

• All players go into the corners, forming two lines• The player at the front of right line will pass first• The player at the front of the left line begins to skate to

the blue line, and comes back in the zone toward the center

• The player at the front of the right line passes to the skating player as she comes back in

• The player with the puck skates with the puck and shoots on goal

• As soon as the player on the right passes, she skates to the blue line

• The drill continues with the sides alternating making and taking the pass

Setting up

• Half the player line up in the corner to the right of the goalie, half to the left

• Half the pucks go to each corner

• The first player in each line should be at the goal line

• Pucks need to keep flowing, so if you see one loose, try to get it to the front of the line

Setting up

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The Steps

1. First player in right line has a puck2. First player in left line skates to blue line and

turns to come back3. First player in right line passes the puck to the

moving player (remember to lead a little)4. Skating player receives pass and skates

towards the goalie to take a shot5. Player who just passed skates to the blue line

to begin the drill6. Repeat

• After you pass, start skating• After you shoot, go to the end of the opposite line

Note

• The "Player by Player" animation has a lot of mouse clicks in it– This is just to focus on one player at a time

• The "How it Looks" animation all flows after one click, so wait until it’s done before you click again

Corner Drill: Player by Player

First player skates with puck and shoots on goalieAfter passing, the player on the right skates to the blue line, with the player on the left passingPlayer on right passes puckSkating player turns outside of blue line and comes back in Player on left line starts to skatePlayer to right of goalie will pass first

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Player goes to end of opposite line

Corner Drill: How It Looks

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