9/30/2023 Face Off

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Time Drill
5 Min Active Stretching
7 Min Two Laps
10 Min Belly To Helmet Technique

Goal of Drill: Learn faceoff counters when your opponent is faster than you.

  • First try to win the faceoff, using the techniques you already know. If you cannot win it then we move to Belly to Helmet
  • Line up in a high standing neutral
  • When the whistle blows, move to the right, standing up in an athletic stance, and get your belly where his helmet is
  • Don't go low, don't go for the ball right away, wait until he exits
  • If he claps and moves with crow hops, move with your belly always on the stick
  • Remember he's got one step before the ball needs to come out the backside of the head
  • Attack his stick right when his hand is moving up
  • Drill: Two guys, one is practicing belly to helmet the other his faceoff moves
    • Player practicing belly to helmet calls "down, set, go"
    • Practice belly to helmet movement while the other guy practices pops, rakes, defensive backs etc