This video covers how to add deception and adapt your slap shot technique for various game situations, emphasizing head positioning, quick release, and varying windup levels for optimal performance.
Coaching Points:
- Head Up for Awareness: Encourage players to keep their heads up to maintain sightlines and assess options, even during the windup.
- Deceptive Movements: Use subtle puck movements—such as slight pushes, pulls, or looking off the shot—to mislead defenders and goalies.
- Quick Setup and Release: Focus on a quick, controlled windup by keeping hands set and minimizing large movements to speed up the release.
- Adjust to Passes: Practise receiving pucks from various angles, using feet or quick adjustments with hands to keep the play alive.
- Experiment with Windup Height: Use a full windup for shots with time and space, and a shorter, half-windup for quicker, in-game releases.
- Practice Shot Angle Changes: Move laterally or adjust puck position to create different shooting angles, simulating real-game scenarios for more dynamic shots.
This approach develops a flexible, deceptive slap shot adaptable to various on-ice conditions.
