Delivery
- Hand placement – correct positioning of hands on stick to effectively deliver pass
- Head up – looking where receiving players stick is (target)
- Heel to toe release – necessary to make flat pass
- Puck Placement
Receiving
- Soft hands – developing the ability to catch the puck without having it bounce off player’s stick, learning the appropriate amount of stick give
- Catching bad passes – picking up passes not on the stick (behind player, in skates, etc)
- Catching the puck at all angles – players will work on catching passes while skating and receiving the puck at all different angles
- Forehand/Backhand Receiving
Advanced
- Saucer passing – a useful skill that is not often practiced. Players will be shown the proper technique of making effective passes off the ice to a teammate
- Indirect passing – a very effective tool that, similar to the saucer pass, is not often worked on. Players will work on both making and receiving passes indirect passes that come off the boards
Passing Routes
- Positioning – teaching players how to put themselves in a good position to receive passes while maintaining speed
- Targeting - as a passer, learning how to hit the player in stride to ensure effective puck movement/ game play speed
- Receiving – being able to receive passes on forehand/backhand in stride
- Routes/Angles by position – correct positioning/routes/angles for forwards, centers, defenseman
