Chaz Mosby retweeté

COACHES: Here is a GREAT teaching clip of something I see in youth hockey all the time.
A player will skate the puck towards one of their teammates and will then pass it to them. It's one of my biggest pet peeves in the game. When you skate the puck towards your teammate, you're effectively bringing defenders towards them too so when you give them the puck you've put them in a difficult spot because now with more defenders near they have less time and space to make a play.
This clip is a great example. The CHI defenseman skates the puck toward his partner and then tries to give him a pass. They turn the puck over with two CAR forecheckers now right there and the puck ends up in the back of the net.
In youth hockey you see defenseman do this a lot and even more so they'll skate it towards their winger and then give them the puck either on the breakout or in the neutral zone.
A better solution would be to move it right away or suck defenders towards you (and away from) your teammate so when you pass to them they'll have more time and space.
Phenomenal teaching clip on time and space!!
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