Practice # 4 is focusing on the skill of angling. It assumes the players have gone through practices #1 - 3 and have a solid base of body contact and been introduced to angling already. The practice is designed to use angling in a variety of areas. All players should perform all drills no matter their position to get exposure in all areas and a complete view of angling as a skill.

• We are starting with an introductory drill to review/go over angling and details associated.
• The next drill is looking at angling from a transition type play. We turned the puck over just outside our blue line and the opposing team is re-attacking. Instead of backing off and absorbing rush use angling to create a turnover.
• The next drill is using angling on the forecheck to create a turnover and re attack offensively.
• The last drill is a full ice drill using angling in the neutral zone to attempt to create a turnover and transition play. Lastly, we end practice with a small area game that starts with an angling situation and then allows the players to move into game play. During the SAG players should be looking for angling opportunities organically that arise as well.

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• Practice # 1 - Learning The Basics
• Practice # 2 - Weight Shifting & Playing In Contact 
• Practice # 3 - Puck Protection & Intro To Angling
• Practice # 4 - The Skill of Angling & Creating Turnovers (Currently Viewing)
• Practice # 5 - Defensive Footwork, Angling & Body Contact

A special thank you to Mark Zarbo for creating this course for the IHS community. Make sure to visit Mark Zarbo's Contributor page to learn more, and connect with Mark.