Offensive Zone Skills for Defenceman (Strong Side)

Various skills for defencemen playing their strong side. Dragging, sprint and surround, backhand area pass, behind heels shot etc.

[@bowershockey7906]

Thanks! Going to use this for a defenseman training program

[@martam8527]

Thanks very much. Great examples and discussion. Much appreciated.

[@nicklamia1456]

Absolutely love this Heals to the middle Sprint instead of walk Awesome!

[@jonfcartwright479]

Thank you. Informative & helpful!

[@lancelot1953]

Great play analysis and compilation - wish we had that when I played college and U-Montreal back in the sixties/seventies. It illustrates many techniques that are poorly described in hockey technical books including a few that are not listed. Could you please use as large as an image as possible - this is a small puck! Thank you again, I still play in a man's league, and found your reviews very useful, Ciao, U de Montreal 1976

[@robertzobinski]

Great breakdown. Im gonna try to explain some of this at next practice. 9 & 10 year olds

[@reubination]

Umm good luck with that. How about working on their technical skills for like the next 5 years before talking about this.

[@cryptichex6943]

@@reubination that’s the problem with kids nowadays, all they know is “score score score”, teach em how to play hockey properly. That’s why the Russians were so good back in the day

[@danielregaldo1365]

@@cryptichex6943 my buddy's 11 year old only knows how to play offense and is a complete defensive liability. You're spot on about youth needing to learn to play hockey

[@caidenwhite8343]

@@cryptichex6943 You’re definitely right but this video is still a good explanation of strong side offense

[@KirkCuts]

Great vid, thanks for that.

[@Freshlygrazed]

Seperating upper and lower body... that really spoke to me. Sub'd

[@domo4845]

that helped me Alot thanks!

[@jackg2630]

I just aged out of junior in BC and got super lucky and stepped in as assistant coach with the team I played for. This is probably the most in-depth analysis ive heard. Helps lots

[@vozin8175]

Great videos and great stuff! What kind of program do you use?

[@JS-hy1wh]

Very helpful thank you

[@tasty_delimma]

NIce work brotato

[@place_desjardins]

This was good. I play beer-league hockey and try to learn things as I've never played as defense on a team that was coached. I shoot right, but sometimes play left D (weak side) so I can't drag or surround if I get the puck at the blue line. I find myself trying to get a shot off as fast as possible before their winger can block, or I just pass it down the boards to the left winger.

[@reubination]

AAI6718 let me get help you. Playing left D as a right handed shot is not called weak side. You’re playing on your offside. Weak side refers to the side of the ice that the play isn’t on. Strong side = side of ice action is occurring Weak side = side of ice opposite of the action.

[@dominickefrim3088]

Haven't had time yet but LA has been transitioning a right handed defensemen to the left defense. If you have a video on defenseman skills and needs playing their offside that would be of interest to me.

[@icehockeypatin9053]

Great video, what program are you using?

[@AllRequired]

The stay-at-home defenseman should be ready to move into the power zone at any time.

[@danofthedead1979]

@ 2:58 it looks like the puck went out of the zone

[@zacheryalderton5636]

How did it get intercepted