penalty kill cep level 3 brian johnson. choosing a penalty kill system for your team
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Penalty KillPenalty Kill
CEP Level 3CEP Level 3Brian JohnsonBrian Johnson
Choosing a Choosing a Penalty Kill Penalty Kill
System for Your System for Your TeamTeam
Elements to be Elements to be consideredconsidered
Personal coaching philsophyPersonal coaching philsophy 4-5 defensemen4-5 defensemen 6-7 forwards6-7 forwards Having your “next line” intactHaving your “next line” intact Rink measurementsRink measurements Opponent’s tendencies and systemsOpponent’s tendencies and systems
Design SystemDesign System
To match players’ skillsTo match players’ skills The players enjoy playingThe players enjoy playing To challenge your playersTo challenge your players
Effective Traits - Effective Traits - ForwardsForwards
Excellent skater – quickness and Excellent skater – quickness and strengthstrength
Excellent lateral mobilityExcellent lateral mobility Excellent checker with defensive Excellent checker with defensive
skills (angling)skills (angling) Intelligence – anticipationIntelligence – anticipation Good face-off skillsGood face-off skills TenacityTenacity
Effective Traits - Effective Traits - DefensemenDefensemen
Excellent skaterExcellent skater Excellent lateral mobilityExcellent lateral mobility Strength in one-on-one situationsStrength in one-on-one situations
Out of cornerOut of corner In front of the netIn front of the net
Intelligence – anticipationIntelligence – anticipation TenacityTenacity Ability to clear the puck from the zoneAbility to clear the puck from the zone
Types of PK ForechecksTypes of PK Forechecks
AggressiveAggressive Controlled (read and react)Controlled (read and react) PassivePassive
AggressiveAggressive
Aggressive ForecheckAggressive Forecheck Both forwards hard on Both forwards hard on
the puck.the puck. Constantly pursuing Constantly pursuing
the puck around the the puck around the zone.zone.
Little rhyme or reason Little rhyme or reason in attacking the puck. in attacking the puck. Panic.Panic.
One puck carrier One puck carrier cannotcannot beat both beat both forecheckers.forecheckers.
One forechecker must One forechecker must “roll” to backup other “roll” to backup other who is pressing.who is pressing.
ControlledControlled
T or Piggy-backT or Piggy-back Begins in I formation.Begins in I formation. Fwds roll inside-out to Fwds roll inside-out to
force puck to the force puck to the boards.boards.
Semi-aggressive.Semi-aggressive. Read & attack if Read & attack if
situation appears situation appears positive.positive.
One pass should never One pass should never beat both forecheckers.beat both forecheckers.
D fills center through D fills center through neutral zone.neutral zone.
Criss-CrossCriss-Cross
Works outside-Works outside-in.in.
X1 & X2 cross in X1 & X2 cross in parallel planes.parallel planes.
Timing is Timing is critical.critical.
Controlled DelayControlled Delay
Formation like the T.Formation like the T. X1 attacks puck X1 attacks puck
carrier to force puck carrier to force puck to be passed.to be passed.
X2 delays and X2 delays and anticipates pass, anticipates pass, attacking pass attacking pass receiver.receiver.
X1 then comes right X1 then comes right up the middle.up the middle.
PassivePassive
PassivePassive
X1 and X2 turn & X1 and X2 turn & pick-up wings pick-up wings covering outside covering outside lanes.lanes.
X3 and X4 fill inside X3 and X4 fill inside lanes through lanes through neutral zone.neutral zone.
System is designed System is designed to force play on the to force play on the defensive blue line.defensive blue line.
Similar Similar ForechecksForechecks
TandemTandem
It is like the piggy-It is like the piggy-back method.back method.
F1 forechecks the F1 forechecks the puck carrier & force puck carrier & force a pass.a pass.
F2 then attacks the F2 then attacks the pass while F1 pass while F1 backchecks through backchecks through the middle of the ice.the middle of the ice.
Usually do not force Usually do not force when behind the net.when behind the net.
T vs. Swing BreakoutT vs. Swing Breakout
F1 mirrors the F1 mirrors the opponent’s swing opponent’s swing personperson This removes this This removes this
option.option. F2 moves down to F2 moves down to
forecheck the puck forecheck the puck carrier.carrier.
D1 or D2 will attack D1 or D2 will attack any passes made to any passes made to posted wingers.posted wingers.
Steer TandemSteer Tandem The TrapThe Trap F2 is the “Hammer”F2 is the “Hammer” F1 is low on one side F1 is low on one side
of the rink – causing of the rink – causing the breakout to go the breakout to go the other way – the other way – angles off initial puck angles off initial puck carrier up boardscarrier up boards
F2 anticipates pass F2 anticipates pass and “Hammers” and “Hammers” receiverreceiver
F1 backchecks F1 backchecks through middlethrough middle
Read & ReactRead & React
Simplest of allSimplest of all High pressure High pressure
based on speed & based on speed & aggressiveness of aggressiveness of forecheckersforecheckers
F1 goes hard to F1 goes hard to create confusioncreate confusion
F2 reads & reacts F2 reads & reacts to passto pass
Diamond ForecheckDiamond Forecheck Mostly used in neutral Mostly used in neutral
zone, but can be O-zonezone, but can be O-zone Concept of time & space Concept of time & space
w/ angling or steeringw/ angling or steering F1 is positioned in the F1 is positioned in the
middle of the rink ready middle of the rink ready to steer puck carrier to to steer puck carrier to one side or the otherone side or the other
D1 stands up to form D1 stands up to form traptrap
If dumped, F2 and If dumped, F2 and goalie must get puck goalie must get puck out of zoneout of zone Pass to F1????Pass to F1????
1-31-3 Similar to the Similar to the
DiamondDiamond Main thrust of def Main thrust of def
action occurs at def action occurs at def blue lineblue line
F1 may forecheck as F1 may forecheck as deeply as he/she deeply as he/she desiresdesires Angle off puck carrier Angle off puck carrier
through neutral zonethrough neutral zone Defenders form wall Defenders form wall
at blue line to force at blue line to force turnover or dumpturnover or dump
Defensive ZoneDefensive Zone
BoxBox Very passiveVery passive Force opponents to Force opponents to
work puck on the work puck on the perimeterperimeter
Prevent opponents Prevent opponents passes and the passes and the puck to move puck to move through the boxthrough the box
Force opponent to Force opponent to shoot from the shoot from the outside, relinquish outside, relinquish no rebound shotsno rebound shots Eyes & Butts
Rotation - AggressiveRotation - Aggressive Read & react systemRead & react system Players interchange Players interchange
position as they position as they attack puckattack puck
Flood one side to Flood one side to shut-off passing lanes shut-off passing lanes and puck movement and puck movement opportunitiesopportunities
Each player must Each player must know others know others responsibilities and responsibilities and cover for him/her on cover for him/her on the rotationthe rotation
ControlledControlled
Combo of Box & Combo of Box & RotateRotate
Puck is on top – Puck is on top – rotate to rotate to “diamond” position“diamond” position
Puck is down low – Puck is down low – box position with box position with “controlled” “controlled” pressurepressure
Diamond or 1-2-1Diamond or 1-2-1
Used against Used against UmbrellaUmbrella
Passive or Passive or AggressiveAggressive
When puck is deep When puck is deep in the zone, player in the zone, player on weak side must on weak side must drop down to help drop down to help cover in front of cover in front of the netthe net
2 Players Short2 Players Short
Passive Tight TrianglePassive Tight Triangle
Like traditional boxLike traditional box Key = keep puck on Key = keep puck on
perimeterperimeter Give up shots Give up shots
outside, but nothing outside, but nothing in slot or reboundin slot or rebound
Goalie must have Goalie must have good angles and good angles and control reboundscontrol rebounds
Rotating TriangleRotating Triangle
More pressure can More pressure can be applied to vs be applied to vs offenseoffense
Tight triangle Tight triangle reduces area being reduces area being coveredcovered
Rule of thumb: Rule of thumb: Defend no higher Defend no higher than top of the than top of the circlescircles
Inverted TriangleInverted Triangle
2 defenders always 2 defenders always front the puck, front the puck, with 1 on weak with 1 on weak sideside
At top, 2-1At top, 2-1 On ½ board, 1-2On ½ board, 1-2 Designed to put Designed to put
pressure on points pressure on points and move puck and move puck deep in the zonedeep in the zone
Keys to RememberKeys to Remember
Always face the puckAlways face the puck Split the ice in ½ to Split the ice in ½ to
prevent cross-ice prevent cross-ice passespasses
Sticks on the iceSticks on the ice Keep away or raggingKeep away or ragging 1 pass doesn’t beat 2 1 pass doesn’t beat 2
defendersdefenders Keep the front of the Keep the front of the
net clearnet clear
Don’t get tied up in Don’t get tied up in frontfront
Fwds 30-40 sec shiftsFwds 30-40 sec shifts Face-offs are crucialFace-offs are crucial Never clear puck Never clear puck
across your zone. across your zone. High & off glassHigh & off glass
Fwds angle inside-Fwds angle inside-outout
CommunicationCommunication
PracticePractice
Coach the penalty killCoach the penalty kill Make it a challengeMake it a challenge PP vs PK for a set period of time – have a PP vs PK for a set period of time – have a
winnerwinner Set goalsSet goals
Certain percentageCertain percentage Keep statisticsKeep statistics
Teach everyone, play everyone at Teach everyone, play everyone at youth levelsyouth levels