Face-offs are a vital component of professional hockey, and there are numerous ways that players can approach them. This guide, drawing insights from Dwayne Blais’s instructional video, will delve into the intricacies of face-offs, teaching both beginners and seasoned players how to enhance their game. Setup: Face-Off Techniques: Conclusion: Face-offs, though seemingly simple, are an […]
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Passing is an essential skill in hockey that can make or break your game. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or a newcomer, understanding the intricacies of a well-executed pass can give you the upper hand on the ice. Dwayne Blais, NHL Skills Coach for the Detroit Red Wings, shares invaluable insights on how to pass
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Body checking is an essential skill in hockey, integral to the game’s strategy and excitement. However, body checking and body contact are often misunderstood or poorly executed, especially by young players just entering the game. This article aims to provide a comprehensive guide on the fundamentals of body checking, emphasizing awareness, body posture, and techniques.
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Description Players leave on whistle second player in line passes once player is around the bottom of the circleSecond Player leaves once they’ve made pass and receives pass from next player in linePlayer skates and makes a move around all 3 cones and finishes with a shot
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Description F1 leaves on whistle and receives pass from D2 on hash marks for shotD1 skates to blue line and transitions, retrieves puck in corner and makes pass to F1 stretching at blue lineF1 skates into zone and jams to delay and hits D coming in lateF1 then curls towards the boards and receives pass
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Description D line up on hash marks and at centre ice– on whistle D skate to blue line and transition, coach dumps puck in to corner or direct pass to D– D from centre comes low to support and opens up as a passing option, D that retrieved puck wheels around the net and passes
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Description Drill 1:F1 leaves and skates around high conePicks up Rim from coach and Jams at low cone toward the boards (protecting puck)F1 passes to F1 from opposite line who delays and becomes shooting option in high slotF1 who passed then skates up wall and receives pass from F line (give and go back to
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Description D line up on hash marks, F’s line up at red line2 F’s leave with puck and skate around top of red line and soft dump puck in corner or on goalie2 D transition at blue line, retrieve dump, use partner and break F’s out of zone2 F’s skate to opposite D and regroup
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Description Bracket Turn/Transition Turn Progression 1. Bracket Turn – Players leave from hash marks, pass puck to coach, bracket turn around cone (keeping eyes on the puck, cross over to pick up speed) receive pass from coach and shoot. 2. Bracket Turn with Support – 2 Players leave from hash marks, P1 gives pass to
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Description F line up on opposite hash marks, D on opposite blue lines.F1 leaves with puck on 1st whistle, skates around circle and shoots on net, F2 does the same on 2nd whistleOn 3rd whistle D receives pass from F3, walks blue line to middle and shoots for tip in frontF1 and F2 skate towards
Description Both drill start off the same way with players lined up on hash marks Option 1: Player 1 does backward cross overs around the circle and retrieves puck from cornerPlayer 2 leaves skating forward and gliding around pylonsPlayer 1 passes to player 2 for a shotPlayer 1 then skates around face off dot and
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Description 1. Glide Turns/Passing/Shot – Player leaves from line with puck, glide turn at first cone and passes to coach, player then glides around 2nd cone and receives pass from coach, player dekes cones and gets shot on net. (switch sides half way through to work on receiving pass from both sides). 2. Transition/Passing/Shot –
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Description Drill 1 – Players line up at blue lines on both sides of the ice. First player starts by skating forwards towards goal line and jumps over two sticks on the way. After the 2nd stick, player stops at the first cone facing the net. After stop, player changes directions and glide turns up
Balance/Agility Drills W Shot Read More »
Description X1 and X2 leave on the whistleX1 skates backwards to cone #2 then forwardX1 receives a pass from X5 and gets shot on netX2 skates backward to far cone #1 then glides around cone #3 and receives pass from X6X3 leaves on same whistle with puck and glides around cone #4 and takes shotX4
Backward Skating, Passing and Shooting 1-1, 2 Team (4 Players Moving) Read More »
Description Player will skate around the top of the circle and across the crease (lefties) for a backhand, after the first shot he will retrieve a puck from the corner and go around the top of the other circle to attempt to get a backhand up on the short side. Righties will do the opposite
Description **Run each Drill in all 4 zones, switch sides, then run 2nd drill in all 4 zones, then 3rd drill…** Drill 1 – Puck Control/Passing/Deke and Shoot – Player leaves from hash marks controls puck around cones, pass to Coach, Coach returns pass to player, player dekes cones and shoots. Drill 2 – Opening
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Description Drill 1: 2-1 down low. Player 1 and 2 leave when coach dumps puck in corner. Player 1 is on offence player 2 is on defence, they battle below the goal line, player 1 tries to find player 3 who skated around cone and into net front scoring area. Player 3 must continue to
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Description 1. Glide Turn Race: Players start on blue line and skate down the middle of the ice to bottom cone, glide turn and skate up to top cone glide and race for puck that coach passes out to middle of ice.2. Glide Turn/Puck Control Race: Players leave from blue line and glide around top
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Description If players can be separated by colours to have 2 different colours in each zone, this may help with some of the races and games. 1. Glide Turn Race – Players begin beside the net, on coaches go players skate to far cone and glide to bottom cone up around 3rd cone. Coach leaves
Description X1 – Attack coach then make quick move for shotX2 – Drives dot to dot attacks coach for shotX3 – Skates around the circle, give and go with X4 from opposite line, then back to X3 on far side of ice, attack coach and quick shot.
Description Drill 1 (Right side of Practice Plan) – 2 D begin at top of circles, 3 F’s are stationary on blue line. On coaches whistle D back pedal and pick up puck in corner, they can either skate puck behind the net or make a D to D pass behind the net (Coach can
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Description Player 1 leaves with Puck skates around circle and shootsPlayer 2 leaves when P1 gets to top of circle and shootsPlayer 3 leaves when P2 gets to top of circle and shootsAll players skate up around cone at centre crossing over to pick up speed and receive a pass from Coach for 2nd shot
3 Shooter Warm-up Drill with Passes 2 Team Read More »
Description Rim 1 – O1 picks up rim X1 defends O2 finds soft area off of wall pass for shotRim 2 – O2 picks up rim X1 defends O1 finds soft area off low pass for shotRim 3 – X1 picks up rim and passes to X2 in line who attack 2vs2X3 and O3 step
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Description The same drill will be done on both sides of the ice. There will be 3 whistles, on each whistle the first player in line will leave and do the same as the player in front of them OR you can have player 2 leave when player 1 gets to the blue line and
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Description 3 Players leave on the whistle (Each group of 3 players shoot on the same net)P1 skates around or can deke cone 1 and goes in for a shotP2 glides around cone 1 and glides up and around cone 2 and in for a shotP3 glides around bottom cone and then crosses over around
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Description Cross Ice 3 on 3 – Split player up into 6 teams and set up 3 games of 3 on 3 cross ice, 1 game in each zone.
3 on 3 Cross Ice (3 Zones) Read More »
Description Drill 1 – 2-1 Out of Corner: D starts on the dot, 2 F’s start in corner, D skates backward to corner to pick up puck then passes to F at top cone and come up and transitions for 2-1. 2 F’s skate up around top cone and receive pass from D, then attack
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Description 2 Different colours or teams line up on blue lines across from each other2X’s and 2O’s leave on whistle from each end they must glide at the red line then hunt the puck to play 2-2 in the zone X’s vs O’s.On the 2nd whistle the 4 O’s and 4 X’s play 4vs4 full
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Description 2F’s skate around centre circle on whistle, F1 picks up rim and makes play to X2 driving middle make play at net2D skate around centre circle on 2nd whistle, D1 picks up rim passes to D2, D1 gets second rim and takes shotF’s pick up rim in far corner from coach and break out,
2F-Rim, D Rim 2 Shot, F’s Breakout to 3-2 Read More »
Description F’s line up at hash marks, D line up at blue lineF1 leaves with puck and passes up the wall to D, D one touches puck back to F who turns and quickly moves puck down low to F2 on goal lineF1 attacks net from wall and receives pass for quick shotF2 picks up
2-2 with F Slot Shot, 2 Point Shots Read More »
Description D skates to blue line and transitions, back pedals to bottom of circle and opens up to retrieve puck behind the netF1 and F2 leave from red line and support DD passes to F’s who break out of zoneD then skates up to take F1 and F2 from opposite end on a 2-1
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Description D1 walks out of corner receives pass from D2 and high pass or high tip to F1D1 gets second puck and high tip or shot on net with F2D1 back-pedals off of blue line and picks up spotted puck from blue line and passes to D2F1-F2 skate around the circle and receive puck from
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Description F starts on goal line and F starts on hash marks on whistle coach rims puck to low forward who must retrieve and find high F for shot on low 2-1 On 2nd whistle F must track coach, angle and retrieve puck and re-attack D on long 2-1 *** Add a 3-3 full ice
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Description Drill 1 – Players begin on blue line (can run drill from both sides of the ice)– Player skates to hash marks, side stop facing the middle of ice– Player then skates to cone and glides around cone– Player picks up puck and takes shot on net (could add passes from line or from
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Description Backward Cross Over Warm-Up – Players line up in corner and perform backward crossovers around the top of the first circle and the bottom of 2nd circle– Skate backward to cone and cross over moving laterally from 1st cone to 2nd cone and to 3rd cone and backward back to starting line**Focus on players
Backward Cross Over Warm-up 1/2 Ice Read More »
Description Drill starts at one of the face-off dots when the coach chips a puck into the corner and the first two players battle 1-on-1 on the whistle. Red player is forward and tries to take the puck to the net after beating D. Black player is defence and tries to stop forward and clear
1 on 1 to 2 on 2 to 3 on 2 Read More »
Description Players are lined up on opposite hashmarks, with a coach below them in the corner and pucks. Drill begins on go, with player 1 required to carry the puck behind the net. In the beginning, player 1 has to carry the puck outside the dots (cannot burn angler). The second player follows, through the
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Description Players are gathered in the high slot of the zone. Nets are facing inward in the corners. One player starts behind with the puck (mouse) and the other infront without a puck (cat). On the whistle, the puck carrier behind the net gets 1 fake they can use, before having to pick either side
Description FORWARDS——– Players are grouped at centre ice, with F1, F2, and F3, ready at the center of the blueline. Coach is in one corner with pucks. On go, F1 angles the coach who skates up the wall with a puck allowing F1 to angle and strip. F2 is waiting, and times their route to
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Description Forwards are lined-up in opposite corners, with defence on the same sides at the blue line. D1 starts on the wall, with D2 in the middle of the ice. On the whistle, F1 and F2 leave around the circle, both carrying a puck for a shot each. After F1 shoots, they grab a puck
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Description Nets are placed back to back in the center of the zones. Players are broken into teams for games of 3on3. Putting the nets this way forces players to the perimeter often creating opportunities for players to angle. Additionally, the middle of the ice is even more important due to proximity and location of
Description Players are aligned in opposite corners on the hashmarks. Players skate along the ringette line, with their body on one side of the line and the puck on the other. *Begin with players stickhandling once on each side (forehand and backhand) to develop an understanding of being comfortable on both sides.**2nd progression, have players
Backhand Stickhandling Warm-Up (Lines) Read More »
Description Players form 3 lines, on both NZ dots and one in between. – Progression 1 – has players weaving through 4 obstacles set wide and far apart. Focus here is when on backhand sides to protect the puck, and when between obstacles, quickly switching the puck from FH –> BH or BH –> FH.
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Description Players are lined-up on all 4 NZ dots, with coaches at the bottom of the centre ice circle with pucks. Players stand stationary, in a 3 point stance showing their backhand as a target (best when separated based on handedness). Players receive a BH pass from coach, and begin skating toward the net/obstacle. Players
Stationary BH Pass Reception and BH Puck Movement Read More »
Description Players are lined-up at all four bluelines with pucks. There is a cone infront of them near the redline, a stick by the blueline, and 3 cones in a large triangle infront of the net. Coaches can place themselves in the middle of this triangle to mimic a defender. The drill begins with player
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Description Players are lined-up on opposite sides of the centre-ice circle. Coaches are on all 4 outside hashmarks with pucks. Obstacles are placed just inside the zone and down-low in the opposite corner. 2 players leave on every whistle. On the whistle, player 1 and player 2 (who waits for 1 to reach cone), skate
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Description **Run each Drill in all 4 zones, switch sides, then run 2nd drill in all 4 zones**Drill 1 – Puck Control/Passing/Deke and Shoot – Player leaves from hash marks controls puck around cones, pass to Coach, Coach returns pass to player, player dekes cones and shoots.Drill 2 – Opening up for Pass/Support on 2-0
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Description 2 different drills at both ends of the rink, Each end will run one side long and one side short, make sure that players switch sides. Drill 1 – Players will start on blue lines, both players leave their line and skate towards cone (one side the cone is long and one side the
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Description X’s play 1vs1 down low in the corner 5-7 sec (if puck pops out coach throws another in)On whistle puck carrier passes to X1 in line and receives puck back for a quick shot, then adds pressure to 2nd shooter coming down far sideOn whistle non puck carrier skates down boards and receives pass
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Description Drill 1: 1. F gives a saucer pass to Coach drives to net for a high catch release, forehand to backhand shot or quick one-timer2. F gives a saucer pass and drives net for a backdoor touch on forehand or backhand Drill 2: F1 leaves from dot skates around cone, picks up rim and
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Description X1 skates backwards, X2 skates forward and they one touch pass at far blue line X2 attacks X1 for shotX1 skates towards opposite line and receives a chip pass off of boards and attacks opposite X2 for shot. (X1 must react/fake X2 in order to create a shot lane)
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Description 1-1 Option:On whistle D skates behind net with puck and makes pass to FF then skates up to far cone and attacks D who pivots and near cone and play 1-1*Make sure to alternate sides 2-1 Option:On whistle D skates behind net with puck and makes pass to F, second F leaves for far
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Description X1/X2 leave from red line on whistle and race for pass from coach, whoever touches puck or gets shot plays DX who doesn’t touch puck tags blue line and receives pass from coach re-attacks for 1-1 to net
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Description 2 D leave on whistle and race for pass from coach to try and get a shot on net2 F leave on 2nd whistle, receive pass from coach and play 2-2 for 10-15 seconds or until a goal is scored or D get puck out of zone
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Description F1 passes to D and adds pressure to D on blue line, D finds lane to get puck to F2 who drives the netD regroups and picks up spotted puck at far blueF become passing options in neutral zone and attack Coach on 2-1, finding options, adding deceptionD follows up and receives pass from
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Description F receives puck down low from coach, makes a quick play to the netCoach passes puck to D, 2nd coach pressures D on shotF receives pass from Coach and exchanges with D to far blue, D sends F other direction and F attacks opposite D on 1-1 or a shot under pressure as D
Description F and D one touch pass to far blue, D quick up to F who drives net for shotCoach rims 2nd puck to D who walks line for shot with F net front
Warm-Up, D-F Exchange F Shot, D Shot Read More »
Description 2 F’s and 1D leave from red line, skate around centre ice with 1 puck and dump puck to goalie, goalie passes to F1 or F2 who breakout, D transitions and receives pass from F’s, quick up on regroup F’s attack coach on 2-1, 1 F retrieves puck from corner and passes to D
Goalie Exchange, Regroup, 2-1, D Shot w/ Pressure Read More »
Description Drill 1: Break Down Cross Overs – Players line up around circle (could use the all of the circles), begin with Step 1 – Outside Push around the circle, staying low, stick in middle of circle. Step 2 – Cross Over, players cross outside foot over inside foot, lead with toe. Step 3 –
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Description X1 skates up and around the top of the circle, as he approaches the net X2 gives him a pass, if X1 takes it on his forehand he is to tap it to his backhand for a quick shot. After the shot X1 will transition in the corner and X2 will retrieve a puck
Description Review Puck Handling – Hands in good position, Top hand up (keeps blade flat on ice), cup blade over puck on forehand and backhand, Head Up, Top Hand (Control Hand) controls blade and Bottom Hand (Power Hand) adds power to stick and blade. For all of the 1-4 warm-up waves, have each line perform
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Description On whistle first player from each line will leave to the left of the conesPlayers will cross over nice and wide of the 2 cones and finish on opposite side of the ice
Cross Over Warm-up with Cones/Nets Read More »
Description Working on Cross Over Starts, begin with players simply crossing outside foot over inside foot to take off in quick start, once players crossover they are getting into their V-Quick Start. Add sticks, players have to Cross Over stick by getting heels up, then 2-3 quick steps (V-Quick Start) then into long strides. Coach
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Description Players line up on all 4 blue lines (lines in the neutral zone)X1 from each line leaves on the whistle, skates down the boards, crosses over around the bottom of the circle and glides up and around the cone and race for the puck vs opposite X1X2’s from opposite lines are teammates, leave on
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Description Depending on the skill level of your players and how the ice is divided for your practice these drills can be finished with a shot or simply without pucks having players going through the patterns trying to turn at the cones. If players are a little more advance could attempt at having players glide
Description Players line up in corner and skate to face of dot in opposite side of rink, they glide around face off dot, then skate to dot close to starting line and glide around face off dot and continue to each dot performing glide turns at each face off dot down the ice. Coaches skate
Description Drill 1 – 1/2 Figure 8 Race – Players begin at blue line, skate outside of cones glide at bottom cone and through cones to top cone, glide and race for puck that coach leaves out.Drill 2 – Glide turn Race – Players leave from hash marks, both players glide around 3 cones and
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Description Players start on the blue linesPlayers leave on the whistle and race the player across from themOption 1: Glide Turn RaceOption 2: Transition RaceOption 3: Backward Skating RaceOption 4: Stop/Start Race
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Description Players leave corner and make passes at each dot to players standing on dotsPlayer on dot receives pass and gives pass right back to player skatingAfter Player shoots he moves to dot 3, player from dot 3 moves to dot 2, player from dot 2 moves to dot 1 and player from dot 1
Description Players line up on blue line. On whistle, X1 picks up rim and protects the puck against X2 who adds pressure. X1 needs to make a play to X3, X3 breaks down the ice, drives coach and delays finding X1 coming in late for shot.X2 (who added pressure on wall) skates to far blue
1-1 Wall Play, Delay to 2-2 Read More »
Description F1 begins by stripping puck from coach and soft chips into zone2D skate transition at top of circles and net bump puck from D to D and break F1 out of zone.F1 picks up F2 from opposite line for 2-1 against net bump D from opposite line.D that made the breakout pass, tracks back
D Net Bump to 2-1 with Back Pressure Read More »
Description X1 leaves down the wall with puck, makes a deceptive pass (look off pass) to X2 who makes quick move and shoots through tripod O1 leaves on same whistle and receives rim from Coach, O1 must protect puck from coach and find X1 who supports following shot X1 drives middle and then outside adding
Quick Shot, Rim to High Slot Shot Read More »
Description Review Puck Handling – Hands in good position, Top hand up (keeps blade flat on ice), cup blade over puck on forehand and backhand, Head Up, Top Hand (Control Hand) controls blade and Bottom Hand (Power Hand) adds power to stick and blade. For all of the 1-4 warm-up waves, have each line perform
Stick Handling Warm Up Read More »
Description X1 leaves with puck, fakes inside blue line and cuts back. X1 then passes to X2 off of passer and skates to far blue line and receives pass from X2 in opposite line and drives in for shot. On 2nd whistle X2 leaves from line and cuts inside and back out, passing to X3
Passing Deception, Quick Shots, Rim to Finish Read More »
Description Players line up in 2 lines at blue lines, both ends at same timeOn whistle first 2 players race and get body position to score off of pass from CoachOn 2nd whistle next 2 players leave line with puck and attack 1st 2 players who have gapped up and defend 2-2
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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a wrist shot and a snap shot? All right, well here it is. The biggest difference between a wrist shot and a snap shot is the puck on our blade. If you think of a wrist shot, especially an old-school wrist shot, where players load it
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In this video, we share the techniques we use when training our players to skate forward and get the most speed and stability possible. We’re going to start by looking at our body positioning from our head all the way down to our toes. OUR HEAD The first thing, our head and shoulders have to
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In this article, we take a look at a punch jam, the baby brother of the jam turn. It’s a bit of a made-up, slang term, but it’s a move players can use to create time and space. A jam turn is a tight turn where a player drives their front foot out, almost like
In this article, we’re going talk about how to break down a wrist shot and how to look at little features that are going to help make your wrist shot a lot harder, a lot more accurate, and way more powerful. Hockey Canada has listed the Wrist Shot as an essential skill for players to
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This video offers coaches a quick fix on how to help their players become better on their outside edge. When we look at a hockey skate, we have two edges. We have our inside edge and our outside edge. The inside edge for most players is pretty easy; they skate off their inside edge when
Outside Edge: A Quick Fix Read More »
Today, we’re going to take a look at quick-release shooting. I know there are a lot of videos out there on quick-release shooting, but today, I want to touch on just how to address the puck properly in order to get that shot off quickly and effectively. Quick-Release Shooting off a Pass I have a
Simple Tools to Improve Your Quick Release Shot Read More »
In this video, the next skating skill we’re going to touch on is jam turns. What a jam turn is, basically, is a tight, tight, tight turn that you might use along the boards or in a tight area that you want to get out of really quickly. A jam turn allows you to get
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Hey everyone, welcome to the NSDA! I’m Dwayne Blais, NHL Skills Coach for the Detroit Red Wings, and today we’re diving into some cool, simple tools to improve your shot, making it even better. Whether it’s a skills coach, your parent, or anyone else helping you shoot the puck harder, especially wrist shots and snapshots,
Simple Tools to Improve Your Shot Read More »
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Today, we’re going to take a look at Inside Edge Fakes. We had a good question from Greg Price: “I noticed that a lot of lead players are using a different fake than the typical front fake. You shift their weight for the fake, then pull the puck back to protect it. They curl on
Hello, my name is Dwayne Blais, and welcome to the National Skill Development Association. Today, we’re going to break down how to perform one-legged stops, whether it’s on your inside edge or outside edge. We had a great question from ebeckable on YouTube who asked, “Can you make a step-by-step video on how to stop
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Have you tried looking into youth hockey tournaments in another country only to find that they use different terms for their age groups? We have broken down the age groups for minor hockey among the leading hockey nations to quickly reference what level your players equate to in other countries. Initiation/Tyke/Mite (5-6 years old), Novice/Mite
EXPLAINED: Minor (Youth) Hockey Age Groups (2024-2025 SEASON) Read More »
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In this video, we talk about the Progression of the wrist shot in detail. Pro Hockey Training means starting with the basics we build technique, then speed and skill. Want to connect and share ideas with other hockey coaches from around the world? Join our Minor Hockey Coaches Group on Facebook, which has coaches from Canada,
PROGRESSION OF THE WRIST SHOT Read More »
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