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 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 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 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 – 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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