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Flat-pass angle redirect

Turn an incoming flat pass toward an empty net using a prepared blade angle and a single contact, without catching or swinging through a shot.

10U · 12UIntermediate8 minutes2–2 players
Original drill diagram
Flat-pass angle redirect: player positions and movement 12
2 passes diagonally to 1 beside the scoring lane. The red arrow shows the puck redirecting toward the empty right-hand net on its first contact. Mirror the station for the other handedness; cones mark the receiver’s work spot. Original schematic; not to scale. Circles with numbers or letters mark players. Other markers and arrows are explained in the caption; some diagrams show puck or ball movement instead of skating. Red arrows show shots. Follow the written setup for spacing.

How to run it

Equipment: Skates, Hockey protective equipment, Stick, Pucks, Net, Cones

  1. Use an empty net. Player 1 stands 6 feet in front of the goal line and 3 feet outside one post. Player 2 has four pucks, 12 feet diagonally farther from the net and toward the middle. Place two cones beside player 1’s work spot. Select the side that allows a comfortable forehand redirect.
  2. Player 1 presents the blade on the ice in the incoming passing lane, angled toward the open goal. Player 2 sends one gentle flat pass only after seeing the target blade.
  3. Player 1 lets the arriving puck meet the blade and change direction toward the net. Keep the stick near the ice; do not trap the puck first or add a backswing.
  4. Pause after every feed. If the puck misses, adjust the blade angle slightly for the next pass rather than striking harder. Complete four feeds, then collect together when both players have stopped.
  5. Trade roles and repeat. Use remaining time for another four-feed set each. Count controlled direction changes toward the goal opening separately from goals scored.

Key teaching points

  • Cue: “Show the angle before the puck arrives.”
  • Watch the puck onto the blade while keeping the blade available as a target.
  • Use a small stable contact; the passer supplies the puck’s travel.

Common mistakes

  • Player catches before shooting. Try: use a gentler feed and hold the prepared blade angle.
  • Puck pops upward. Try: keep the blade face less open and reduce feed pace.
  • Redirect misses the same side repeatedly. Try: change the blade angle a little between attempts.

Make it fit the player

  • Easier: move the redirect spot farther from the post to make a shallower change of direction.
  • Harder: move the feeder 3 feet laterally between sets and have the receiver choose the new blade angle before each pass.
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