Duck Shooting from Nolan Baumgartner allows forwards and defensemen to work on passing, shooting, and net-front tipping.
Setup
- Forwards on all four blue lines with pucks.
- Defensemen position themselves at center ice.
- On the whistle, D1 surfs around the center ice circle and pivots backward to receive a pass from F1.
- F1 curls back up the ice, and D1 passes back to F1.
- F1 continues down the ice and takes a shot on net and stops at the net while D1 surfs the center ice circle, pivots and receives a pass from F2.
- F2 curls back up ice and D1 makes a pass back to F2.
- F2 continues down the ice and takes a shot, while F1 positions for a deflection.
- After the shot, F1 sprints to the corner, retrieves the puck, and passes to D1 at the point.
- D1 walks the blue line and takes a shot where F2 is working to deflect the puck.
Coaching Points
- Players should communicate and keep their sticks on the ice to signal where they want the pass.
- Be aware of your teammates and make sure to time your skating and positioning so you are not too far ahead or behind your teammates.
- Forwards in front of the net should practice taking away the goalies eyes with a screen and tip the puck.
