Stickhandling

4 Station Puck Protection

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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4 Race Stations #2

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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3-Shot Warm-Up

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.

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3-Shot-Warm-Up

Down Low Angling + Making a Play

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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Backhand Stickhandling Warm-Up (Lines)

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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Weight Shift + Puck Control

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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Backhand Overload Drill

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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1v1, Shooting Under Pressure

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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Deception – Stick Handling Warm Up

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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Quick Shot, Rim to High Slot Shot

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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