1-3-1 Mad Attacker

By: Ben Eaves

This is a drill / game that allows you to work on your power play. This example shows a 1-3-1 power play but you can use it with any power play. Once you have established the players roles and they know the options they can run then it is good to gradually add pressure. This drill allows you to add pressure in stages.

Setup

• 5 power play members are set up in the position in the zone
• coach and the other players are outside the zone
• designate a group of "mad attackers" (penalty killers)
• the coach will dump a puck into the zone
• the coach will send in a "mad attacker"
• the "mad attacker" pressures the puck everywhere and tries to create a turnover
• the power play unit controls the puck and tries to use their power play options to score goals

Coaching Points

• "mad attacker" pressures everywhere with an active stick
• power play players need to retrieve the puck and outnumber the "mad attackers" on loose pucks until they get possession
• make simple passes instead of trying to go through the "mad attackers"
• players without the puck should move to support puck carrier so they do not have to make passes through "mad attackers"

Variations

• add 2 then 3 "mad attackers"
• reward "mad attackers" when they create turnovers by making power play do push ups or skate
• create a scoring system so you get 1 point per goal for the PP unit and 1 point per turnover for the "mad attackers"