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 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 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
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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 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 – 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,
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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
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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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 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 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
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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
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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
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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
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