Proactive Defending

More turnovers means opportunities to create offense. Less defending keeps you fresh, and gets you more ice time.

There is an art to defending, forechecking and angling that most coaches have no idea how to teach you.

When should you be aggressive? When should you be patient? How do you handle an attacker with speed? How can you shut down odd man rushes? We answer these questions and more.

Defensive Topics Covered in the Film Analysis Program

    • Reading the attackers strengths.

    • Neutralizing attacker strengths.

    • Preventing 1 on 1 rushes.

    • Closing down gaps.

    • Predicting defensive emergencies.

    • Anticipation of threats.

    • Angling

    • Surfing

    • Forechecking

    • Forechecking styles.

    • Patient stick work.

    • Aggressive stick work.

    • Setting traps.

    • Taking up space.

    • Back checking.

    • Causing Turnovers.