3 v 1 Rush Drill
3 Lines at each of the rink. Defenseman with pucks are in the middle line, and forwards are on the outside line.
Defenseman will start are rush, and then have to recover and defend a rush.
D on the blueline to start the drill. On whistle D in the middle breaks out 3 v 1 with speed. Advance the puck down the ice and have good entry habits- Middle Drive, Decision making, stopping on the net, communication etc.
On the whistle D who defended the rush and forwards go to the end of the lines, and D who started the rush at the far end will now defend the 3 players attacking with a new rush sequence.
Play with speed!
See video for drill in action.
By Andrew Trimble
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