Develop effective support by improving timing, passing and receiving, and movement to create simple width and depth without introducing structure.
¶ 1. Pass and Move
- Pass and immediately move to a new support position
- Stay available after releasing the puck
- Avoid standing still
Pass and Move
Link: Establish movement after passing.
- Swim diagonally, curl to the outside, and pass back
- Learn to protect the puck and find team mate supporting from behind
- Recognize when teammate is about to curl
- Deliver accurate back passes
Braid
Link: Develop connection and timing between players.
- Time movement with breathing cycle
- Arrive as a support option at the right moment
- Avoid arriving too early or too late
Support Timing with Breath
Link: Improves timing and availability.
- Maintain effective distance from puck
- Adjust position as play moves
- Keep clear passing lanes
Support Distance Control
Link: Builds consistent support positioning.
¶ 5. Width and Depth Movement
- Move laterally (width) and forward/back (depth)
- Create simple passing angles
- Avoid clustering around the puck
Width and Depth Movement
Link: Introduces spatial awareness without structure.
- Maintain continuous movement and passing
- Always stay available as a passing option
- Focus on flow and connection
Continuous Support Play
Link: Reinforces ongoing support habits.
- Apply support and connection in small-sided play
- Encourage movement after every pass
- Reinforce spacing and timing naturally
Short Game Support Play
Link: Combine support skills in realistic play.
¶ Exit Standard
- Moves immediately after passing
- Maintains effective support distance
- Times support with play and breath
- Creates width and depth naturally
- Move after every pass
- Always provide a passing option
- Avoid standing still
- Not too close
- Not too far
- Adjust with play
- Arrive at the right moment
- Use breath to reset and rejoin
- Stay connected to play
¶ Width and Depth
- Spread out naturally
- Create simple angles
- Avoid crowding the puck
- Move after you pass
- Stay available
- Good distance
- Arrive on time
- Spread out
- Standing still after pass – Reinforce immediate movement
- Too close to puck – Create space
- Too far from play – Stay connected
- Late support – Improve timing with breath
- Keep tempo moderate to allow learning
- Stop and correct spacing issues early
- Reinforce movement after pass consistently
- Avoid introducing structured positioning
- Increase tempo of drills
- Add light defensive pressure
- Reduce time between passes
- Slow tempo
- Increase space between players
- Remove pressure