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 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
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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 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 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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 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 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 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
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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 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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