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A Breakout Must Be:. Practical for your team's age and abilityFlexible, depending on forecheckSimple, yet you must have varietyRelated to your defensive zone coverage. A Successful Breakout. Allow the offense to clear its own zoneForce the opposition to play defenseAll players are in synch; t
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1. The BreakoutFundamentals Are The Basis For Every Sport The Fundamentals Of Hockey Are Skating, Puck Control, And Goaltending(all of which are involved in the breakout)
2. A Breakout Must Be: Practical for your team’s age and ability
Flexible, depending on forecheck
Simple, yet you must have variety
Related to your defensive zone coverage
3. A Successful Breakout Allow the offense to clear its own zone
Force the opposition to play defense
All players are in synch; teamwork
4. Teaching The Breakout PROGRESSIONS
Go slow, maybe ˝ speed initially and then progress
Start with fewer players
Add pressure (forecheckers)
Incorporate into every practice
5. “A sound attack begins with sound breakout plays, because the entire attack is dependent on the offensive team leaving its own end with confidence.”Michael SmithFormer NHL Coach/Player
6. Breakout Do’s Move quickly
Win all races to loose pucks
Anticipate, but not too early
Short, hard, high percentage, tape to tape passes
Move puck to the weak side of the ice
7. Breakout Don’ts Do not attempt to skate the puck out of your zone
Do not pass the puck through the slot
Do not assume breakout position if you don’t have full control of the puck
Do not pass to forward coming into the zone
Do not make a give-n-go pass b/w defensemen
Do not skate in a straight line
8. Never Skate in a Straight Line