(Transcribed from How to Play Hockey: Our Minor Hockey Coaching Course.)
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How to Set Up a One-Timer
Giving the perfect pass can often be the difference between scoring and not scoring. Great players make their teammates look good because they put the puck in exactly the right spots to make it easy for their teammate to make the next play. A player receiving the puck has two types of targets, a passing zone, and a shot zone. A one-timer requires receiving the puck in the ‘shot zone’, right under the shooter’s nose.
If I put the puck back here on Trevor’s stick in his passing zone, it’s really hard for him to shoot it. Instead, I need to make sure it’s between his feet and under his nose. He can take that direct shot so the first pass here is to the passing zone. The second pass is to a place where you can shoot. This is called the passing zone and the shot zone.
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