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Defend the Cone

1 on 1 at a faceoff circle: the attacker tries to touch the cone at the dot, the defender keeps body position.

Small-area game
Defence

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Diagram

Zone diagram of Defend the Cone. An attacker carries the puck around the faceoff circle while the defender mirrors from inside, then the attacker cuts in for the cone at the dot and the defender angles them away.

Coaching points

Defender: stay between the attacker and the cone, stick on the puck.
Use your angle, not a reach. Keep your feet moving.
Attacker: protect the puck with your body and change speed to get inside.
Variations: with or without a puck, with or without sticks.

How it runs

Put a cone on the faceoff dot. One line of attackers and one line of defenders.
The attacker carries the puck around the circle. The defender mirrors from inside.
The attacker cuts in and tries to touch the cone with the puck. The defender angles them away.
Swap: the attacker joins the defender line and the defender joins the attack line.

Downloads

Open the Excalidraw file in Excalidraw to change the diagram.