F1 and F2 set up in both corners, covered closely by D1 and D2. Coach starts to play by passing hard to F1 or F2 to start a 1v1 play out of one of the corners. The play continues until the next whistle when Coach makes a second hard pass to the second waiting forward to start 2 at 2 play. Play continues 2v2 until the next whistle when F4 passes across to F3 who jumps into the attack with F1 and F2. F4 jumps in to defend creating a 3v3 game.
Key points
Good body position by the defenders. Lots of talking on offense and defense. If defenders gain pocession of the puck while playing 3@3, they must make one pass amongst themselves or pass it up to the coach who gives it back and then they can attack the net. Variation: Have attacking players and defenders further from the corners and start with a dump into the corner instead of a direct pass.
