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Designated Shooters Umbrella Power Play Game

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The Designated Shooters Umbrella Power Play Game engages a lot of players at once, and encourages puck movement, and battles in front of the net. The game can be played 2 v 2 or 3 v 3, and you can modify the game to have 2 or 3 point players.

Setup

Place nets back to back inside the zone.
Set up 3 "Umbrella" point players at the point on each sides of the ice.
Set up a 2 v 2 or 3 v 3 game inside the zone.
On the whistle, coach chips the puck into the zone and the players battle out 2 v 2 or 3 v 3.
Players are encouraged to use their point players for give and gos, one timers, and tips in front of the net.

Coaching Points

Encourage players to utilize their teammates at the point, and then jump to open space for an outlet, one timer, or deflection.
Point players should move the puck quickly to teammates, or work to get a shot or pass off that can be tipped.
Defenders should work on boxing out and eliminating sticks in front of the net so their goalies can get a clean read of a shot.
Defenders should keep their sticks on the ice to angle the puck carrier and block passing lanes.