I generally break my power play drills down into several categories:
Concepts- Some small area games and drills that reinforce power play skills and ideas such as - Outnumbering at the puck, quick decision making, net front.
Breakout to Breakin- Drills that isolate the breakout and the looks that we need to successfully carry the puck into the offensive zone.
Games- Full Ice games (2 puck relay, “Miami 5 v4 or 5 v 3”- where both PP groups are at opposite zones and compete against their respective kill unit within a given time constraint.
In Zone work- See above drill. 3 pucks - First two pucks are set looks in zone within your given PP alignment. 3rd puck you play live vs the PK unit
Off Ice video work- Showing our game footage or filming with your phone during practice.
To have successful power plays its important to cover all of these concepts at the youth level, so kids can develop and have a deep understanding of the skills necessary to be successful with any power play.
