This series of whiteboards isn’t intended to offer much help to the player who’s had much or any coaching. Instead, the aim is to teach some of the fundamentals of the game, helping beer-leaguers and the like who took up hockey at a later age. This is the third instalment, see parts one and two here:
Beer League Pro Tip (Part 1): Winger D-Zone Responsibility
Beer League Pro Tip (Part 2): Beat Every Goalie and Have Airtight Defence
In this instalment, I explain how the Centre is really a Centre-Defenceman in the Defensive Zone. Together the three D-Men function as a unit, the key part of the box-plus-one D-zone strategy. They form a defensive triangle with a strong foundation covering both sides of the net and a spearpoint that attacks the puck.
What do you think? Do these whiteboards help explain the Centre and Defencemen roles in their own zone?
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Beer League Pro Tip: Winger D-Zone Responsibility
This series of whiteboards isn't intended to offer much help to the player who's had much or any coaching. Instead, the aim is to teach some of the fundamentals of the game, helping beer-leaguers and the like who took up hockey at a later age. This is the first instalment, see parts two and three here: Beer League Pro Tip (Part 2): Beat Every Goalie and Have Airtight Defence Beer League Pro
Beer League Pro Tip: Beat Every Goalie and Have Airtight Defense
This series of whiteboards isn't intended to offer much help to the player who's had much or any coaching. Instead, the aim is to teach some of the fundamentals of the game, helping beer-leaguers and the like who took up hockey at a later age. This is the second instalment, see parts one and three here: Beer League Pro Tip (Part 1): Winger D-Zone Responsibility Beer League Pro Tip (Part 3): Centre
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