Drill

Drills

Ice Hockey

Rebound Control Reads

Direct rebounds to safe areas rather than back into the slot

12 min
6 x 10 shots with rebound reads
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Face shots from various angles with shooters positioned to follow up.
  2. 2Absorb low-danger shots to the body and direct high-danger shots to the corners.
  3. 3Use pad angle and glove positioning to steer rebounds away from the slot.
  4. 4React immediately to cover a loose rebound if one occurs in a dangerous area.

What to focus on

Directing the rebound to a low-danger area based on shot difficulty.

Common mistake

Allowing rebounds to squirt straight back into the high-danger slot.