The Turn & Burn drill from Cail MacLean allows teams to practice high tempo 3 on 2's, transitions, gaps, zone entries and tracking.
Setup
- Forwards on the blueline against the boards. Defenders can line up with them as well. To start the drill two defenders should be at the whistle.
- Part 1 - first whistle:
- A coach places a puck in the neutral zone, and three forwards race to get the puck. They should be aware of each other and communicate so that they can each fill a lane and not all be on one side of the ice.
- At this time the defenders gap up and decide to skate backwards or surf and angle the play.
- Forwards work together to get the puck to the middle of the ice, enter the zone on sides, attack the net and try to score. Defenders work to kill the play.
- Part 2 - second whistle:
- A coach from inside the zone skates hard to the blue line and the 3 forwards that were trying to score, track and strip the puck from the coach, get onside, and work to transition back to offense on a 3 on 2 against the same defenders that are gapping up on them.
- Play out the 3 on 2 and then the next rep the forwards should come from the other side of the ice.
Coaching Points
- Forwards should work to get the puck to the middle of the ice as they are attacking and entering the zone. They should communicate with each other and fill in lanes to be support options.
- Defenders should work on proper gaps and angles while keeping their sticks on the ice to block passing lanes.
Variations
- Coaches can place the puck in different areas of the ice.
