Compete Point Scrimmage
Effort & Competitive Drive
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Develop competitive drive and sustained effort by running a scrimmage where extra points are awarded for high-effort plays.
What you need
- hockey stick
- puck
- ice
Your focus
A scoring system that explicitly rewards effort , backchecks, board battles won, blocked shots , teaches players to value competitive actions beyond goals and assists. When competitive drive is rewarded as directly as scoring, players develop the intrinsic motivation to give maximum effort in all situations. This mirrors the way competitive teams are evaluated by coaches.
Run a standard small-area game 4-on-4.
Points are awarded: 1 point per goal, 1 point for a completed backcheck that prevents a shot, 1 point for winning a board battle.
Coach monitors and awards effort points in real time with a whistle signal.
Track both goal points and effort points; celebrate the highest combined scorer.
Helpful cues
- A backcheck point is worth as much as a goal point today
- Competitive drive shows in what you do WITHOUT the puck
- Every play is worth something if you are competing at 100%
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Track only goals and backchecks, simpler effort recognition system.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Add a deduction: a player who coasts on an effort play loses a point, holding everyone accountable to competitive standards.No account needed
Build a practice plan
Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.
This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.After every practice, UpLVL automatically surfaces the drills each player needs to work on most. See it for yourself.