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Passing Passing is the act of moving the puck from one athlete to another across the court.     Your Athlete Can: Never Sometimes Often Pick up stick and put proper end on ground Grip the stick with one hand controlling stick Grip the stick with two hands controlling stick Pass a puck to another athlete Pass the puck without a high stick Pass puck without looking down at it Look in one direction and pass puck in another direction Follow through on a pass by pointing the tip of the stick toward direction of the receiving athlete Pass around another athlete           Teaching the Skill For passing, athletes can use any acceptable grip. Coaches should demonstrate the basic grip and adapt as necessary. The athletes will need to step forward as they release the puck. Their follow-through should have the tip of the stick pointing in the direction of the target. As the athletes gain confidence, have them move farther away from the target, trying to double the distance from where they first started. As they gain even more confidence, have them pass faster and harder, emphasizing speed and accuracy.   Teaching Points If an athlete is having trouble making an accurate pass, try changing the grip. As a coach, you may need to start back with the basics and re-teach the skill again. If that still doesn't work, help the athlete adapt a grip he or she can use.   Key Words "Keep your head up" "Look at your target" "Step into the pass" "Use both hands" "Put the stick in the puck" "Follow through"   Faults & Fixes   Common Mistakes Correction Drill Reference Athlete leaves the puck behind Keep stick on the ground and in the puck Circle Drill Puck is short of the target Put more force behind the pass Distance Drill Puck is passed with too much force Put less force behind the pass Distance Drill Puck misses the target Look at target and follow through in the direction of target Accuracy Pass Drill High stick occurs during follow-through Keep tip of stick below waist height Limbo Stick Drill

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