Introduce pressure in both defending and attacking situations, focusing on closing space quickly, maintaining control, and supporting immediately.
¶ 1. Defensive Pressure – Close and Hold
- Close space quickly once attacker passes marker
- Stop at controlled distance
- Stay balanced without over-committing
Defensive Pressure – Close and Hold
Link: Introduces how to apply pressure correctly.
- Recover quickly to get between puck and goal
- Re-establish position before applying pressure
- Control body and spacing
Defensive Recovery Pressure
Link: Adds recovery into pressure situations.
¶ 3. Attacking Pressure – Flick and Follow
- Flick puck into space past opponent
- Accelerate immediately to follow
- Apply pressure to regain possession
Attacking Pressure – Flick and Follow
Link: Introduces attacking pressure through movement.
- Move puck past opponent into space
- Drive through to regain control
- Continue play after action
Attacking Pressure Through Opponent
Link: Reinforces continuous attacking movement.
¶ 5. 2v1 Pressure and Support
- Apply pressure with immediate support option
- Support stays available for simple pass
- React quickly to pressure situations
2v1 Pressure and Support
Link: Connects pressure with support play.
- Apply pressure concepts in small-sided play
- Defenders close space quickly
- Attackers respond with simple support
Short Game Pressure Play
Link: Combine attacking and defensive pressure in play.
¶ Exit Standard
- Closes space quickly as first defender
- Applies controlled pressure without over-committing
- Recovers quickly when out of position
- Uses attacking pressure to regain or maintain possession
- Close space quickly
- Stay between player and goal
- Do not over-commit
- Recover early
- Re-position before pressuring
- Stay composed
- Create space with flick or movement
- Follow immediately
- Continue through the action
- Provide immediate simple option
- Stay available under pressure
- Keep distance appropriate
- Close fast
- Hold, don’t dive
- Between player and goal
- Follow your flick
- Support early
- Over-committing on defense – Reinforce control after closing space
- Slow to apply pressure – Emphasize quick reaction
- Not recovering position – Encourage early recovery
- Flick without follow – Reinforce immediate chase
- Keep pressure controlled (no diving)
- Ensure safe spacing between players
- Reinforce positioning over intensity
- Progress only when control is consistent
- Increase speed of pressure
- Add more active defenders
- Reduce time and space
- Slow tempo
- Increase space
- Limit defender movement