Triangle Tag

By: Ice Hockey Systems

Triangle Tag is a simple and fun activity that helps players practice skating, edgework, puck control & on-ice awareness. This activity can be modified in a variety of ways depending on the age & skill level of your players. 

Setup

• All players get their own puck
• Coaches (or players) are designated as "taggers" and do not have a stick. The more taggers, the more challenging it is for the players.
• On the whistle, the skaters try to navigate the ice and stay away from the taggers.
• If tagged, a player must stop and raise their hand and keep their stick on the ice.
• Other skaters can untag a player by stickhandling through their triangle.
• Players should keep track of how many people they untag!
• Activity should go for 45-60 seconds.

Variations

• Can be set up in different areas of the ice (half-ice, a zone, or a station)
• Can use players instead of coaches as the taggers.
• Can add more taggers to make it more challenging for the skaters.
• Can make the area of the ice smaller to make it more challenging for the skaters. 
• Players can keep track of how many people they untag (player with the most untags wins the round!)

Coaching Points

• Head up! Look around to see where the taggers, other players, and open ice is.
• Use tight turns to get away from taggers.
• Try to untag as many players as possible!