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The D-Man Blueprint Course

Introduction to The D-Man BluePrint

Welcome from Coaches Kevin Klein & Paul Crowder (0:10)

Skating Fundamentals for D

Skating Fundamentals for Defence
C Cuts (0:17)
Crossovers (0:46)
Transitions (0:52)
Pivots (0:19)
Walking the Blue Line (0:26)
Evasive Maneuver (0:29)
Inside Edge To Inside Edge (0:12)
D Specific Skating Drills (3:06)

Essential D Skills in DZone

Picking Up Pucks In The Corners (1:12)
Retrieving Dumped Pucks (0:18)
Puck Retrievals Around The Net (0:49)
Using The Net (0:36)
Boxing Out (2:16)
Engaging In The Corners (2:30)
DZone D to D's (1:10)
Reverses (0:31)
Body Contact - Engaging Forecheckers On Dumped Pucks (6:59)

D Zone Drills

Puck Retrievals and Breakouts (0:48)
Using the Net Drill (1:22)
Goalie/D Drills (1:27)
Net Front Positioning (2:17)
Corner Positioning (1:13)
1 on 1 D Zone (1:51)
Using D Partner Drills (1:32)

DZ Game Tape

Net Front Coverage (1:09)
Breakouts (1:13)

Essential D Skills in Neutral Zone

How to Open Up For Pucks In The NZ (1:00)
Supporting Your Partner In The NZ (1:13)
Forward Routes, Fakes and D Options (1:03)
How To Pass Skating Backwards (0:29)
1 on 1's NZ (0:34)

Neutral Zone Drills

NZ Puck Retrieval (2:07)
1 on 1's in the NZ (1:24)

Neutral Zone Game Tape

Regroups (0:39)
Understanding Gaps (1:29)
Reading Rushes (0:59)

Essential D Skills in O Zone

Walking the Blue Line (0:36)
D to D Blue Line Movements (0:53)
High Rolls and Interchanges (1:01)
Shooting for Deflections (0:15)
High Tips (0:36)

Offensive Zone Drills

On the Blue Line (1:54)
Shooting from the Point (1:34)

Offensive Zone Game Tape

Counting (0:24)
D Partner Reads (0:43)
Hockey IQ Plays in the OZ (0:53)
Finding Seams (0:58)
Walking the Blue Line (0:30)

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