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Developing Defensemen

USA Hockey Level 3 CEP ClinicBy Jeff Hatley

USA Hockey CEP Instructor

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MultitaskingStick to puck, body to body.

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MultitaskingStick to puck, body to body.

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MultitaskingStick to puck, body to body.

Stay Free• Don’t get tied up.• Never turn your

back to the puck.• Stay free and

anticipate themoment when to get leverage on your opponent.

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Use the WebTake an inside position and funnel your opponent into

the web.

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Use the WebTake an inside position and funnel your opponent into

the web.

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Stay out of the Revolving Door

Regap instead of following your opponent out of the revolving door. They will get out first!

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Collect Data• Head on a swivel with out the puck.• Look over your shoulder when picking up

a loose puck.• Look over the net when “wheeling” with

the puck (skating with it from one side to the other behind the net).

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• Communicate and move your feet to be an outlet for your partner.

• Weakside D start off the far goal post.

Be an outlet

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• Giving up too much gap on your opponent’s rush will also give up the middle of the ice.

• Maintain a tight gap to reduce their time and space. Use the web.

• Make contact before the tops of the circles.

• Keeping your stick close to your body baits the forward into thinking they have more gap then they really do.

Win the Battle of the Gap

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Continuous 2 v 2 Gap Control Drill

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One Touch Pass & Shoot

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Bronco Shooting DrillVideo

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Calgary Shooting DrillVideo

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Escape Shooting Drill

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4 Corner 1 v 1

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Corner Small Area Game

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Battle Small Area Game

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Breakout Series Quick

Up

Wheel

D to D

Reverse

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Regroup Series

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Outlet Passing Game

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McCrimmon Passing DrillAdd Escape

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Pass Ready Receiving Drill

Not in packet.

Move your feet to receive the puck pass ready.T

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Post Skating Drill

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Y Skating Drill

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Defense Escape Turns

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Puck Surround Drill