Two defensemen are stationed at both neutral zone face off dots. On coach s whistle, the head or assistant coach points his stick to an area and the players on the bench skate to their defensive zone coverage areas.
Puck is dumped into the defending zone, then players break out.
Coaches must point stick to various targets requiring players to adapt their defensive zone responsibilities to the different sides the puck may be on. One coach focuses in on the forwards, one on the goaltender, and one on the defensemen. Puck is dumped to different areas requiring the participation or lack thereof of the goaltenders. Dumps should be varied to expose the players to their defensive zone and break out responsibilities. The defenders who made the initial break out pass cannot cross the blue line and must stay in containment.