Shooting from a D to D Pass
This week’s video covers the technique behind quickly shooting at the point off of a “d to d” pass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JSuT8DCMtg
Teaching Points:
- Quick release is key
- Make sure the shot gets through (look, find the lane)
- Eliminate un-necessary stickhandles
- Quickly open your body to the net, moving around the puck
- Puck should be under your body when you shoot
- Common mistake: Having puck too far ahead of body, causing high or weak shots
Here’s an example from the NHL:
One additional teaching points could be:
– keep your feet over the blue line at the neutral zone when receiving passes or shooting, gives more room for the d-man, especially in European rinks…