Trimble’s Drill of the Week
Sutter Breakouts
Lines within your pairs and groups positioned up near the blueline with coach and pucks. Goalies in each net.
- Stress Backchecking through the middle into D- Zone and Communication away from the puck
- Coach calls out a predetermined breakout such as – Quick Up, Reverse, D to D (behind the net), Stretch etc.
- Group of 5 executes the breakout. Speed and simplicity through the neutral zone.
- Practice good rush offense habits on the entry. 5-0
- Make sure there is middle drive, wide and flank, defenseman gapping up and joining the rush. Trailer etc.
- Complete the rush with a shot on net and stopping on the net
By Andrew Trimble
Andrew is the GM/ Co- Owner of the New England Wolves- www.ne-wolveshockey.com
To Purchase Andrew’s book, The Hockey Planner, follow this link- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743395: Amazon.com: Books
