Hockey drill · by BenchIQ
Iron Cross - Breakout and Gap
U12U14U16Half IceIntermediate1v1Passing / PossessionRetrievals / Wall Play
Iron Cross progression with defensive focus with a breakout and gap control that plays into a 1v1. Alternating sides in a continuous flow. You can add more passing by having the D start with the puck and pass to the F to begin the drill. You can also have the F make a cross-ice pass to the opposite F and back for an extra touch before dumping the puck into the zone for D retrieval.
The full breakdown is in the BenchIQ library
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Coaching points
- Getting rushes all the way to the blueline
- Full speed transitions and pivots
- Hard tape to tape passes
- Defensive gap control, with forward skating angling
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