Transition Drill #6C: Championship Drill (Run It Deep)
INTERMEDIATE
- Players should be divided equally on both benches, with two players on the floor (in each end) near the far-side mid-board/crease and restraining-line/shooter positions to begin the drill (balls should be in a pile in the corner). (Draw Diagram)
- Variation #1 (10 min): "Run It Deep." The drill starts with the player at the crease position passing the ball up to a player near the restraining-line (replicating an outlet pass). This player then runs the ball deep to the mid-boards in the far-end, while the player who passed them the ball takes their position as the high outlet. Once the ball is deep, a player should leave the bench and cut through the middle in a “bench assist” trailer scenario. This player receives a pass from the far-side, takes a shot, then goes to the corner, gets a loose ball, and again passes it up to the player near the restraining-line.
The player that passed to the trailer then runs hard to the opposite bench (as if finishing a 90° line change after a successful breakout); or players can run to the same bench and the coach can switch the players on each bench halfway through the drill.
This cycle is repeated over and over until every player has had multiple reps in both ends; goalies should switch ends halfway through the drill. Players coming off of the bench on their "wrong floor side" should practice drifting once they've caught the pass.
Variation #2 (10 min): "Game To 7." To add competition, play a game of lefty’s versus righty’s up to 7 goals, losing team does push-ups, sit-ups, body weight squats, sprints, etc.
Variation #3 (10 min): "No Drops/No Misses Game." For every ball that is dropped and/or misses the net during the drill players will have to sprint from one side-board (or end-board) to the other. For every goal that is scored, one sprint is removed from the total, with goalies having to run if the players keep their sprint total at or below zero.

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