Home

1 on 1

Figure Eight Gap Up 1 on 1
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Forward Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

Great 1 on 1 drill here!  Emphasis for forwards is overspeed, feet should not stop moving throughtout this drill.  For defense the emphasis is on footwork, gap control, and holding the blue line.

High Slot Shot, Turnover into 1 vs. 1
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

This drill is meant to challenge defense.  It is a good one to work on their full speed backward skating, transition, and shots from the high slot.  If you have enough players you can run this drill out of both ends just make sure players stay on their half of the ice on the 1 on 1 portion of the drilll.  

Stop and Start 1 vs. 1
1 on 1, Conditioning Drills, Forward Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

This is a good 1 on 1 battle drill.  Think about using this drill towards the end of practice for conditioning as players tend to push themselves more when competition is introduced.  To set up place four lines on the blue line as shown in the diagram. Place a coach in the center of the ice on each blue line with a bunch of pucks.

Full Ice 1 on 1
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

This drill starts when the forward passes to the defense at the blue line.  The defense walks the puck to the middle of the ice and shoots.  The forward then takes of and receives a pass from the opposite corner and attacks the defense on a full ice 1 on 1. Encourage forwards to keep their feet moving and have the defense strive to stand up and make the play at the Blue Line.

Breakout Gap control 1 on 1
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

This is a demanding drill for defensmen. Defensmen need to focus on bringing the puck around the net inside the faceoff dots and square up to the center ice before making the pass to the forward. Once they make the pass they need to judge their speed to make a play on the oncoming forward. The goal is to make the play at the Blue line.

1 on 1 from Center Ice
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

The drill starts when the defensive player passes the forward in the corner.  The forward cannot leave until they receive the pass.  Once they receive the pass they are skating straight down the ice on a 1 on 1.  The defensive player, once they make the pass, skates around the cone and pivots from forwards to backwards and plays the forward from the opposite corner.

Re-Group 1 on 1
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Transition Drills

This is an ice hockey drill intended to help defense work on their gap control.  The defensive player starts without the puck skating backwards.  They receive a pass from the next defensive player in line and pivot forwards as they go around the cone.  They give the puck back to the player they received the pass from and then get it back one more time before going around the cones again.  This time they skate with the puck towards center ice and give a pass to the forward who is j

One Man Regroup
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Transition Drills

This ice hockey drill focuses on a defense player's gap control. Their footwork and puck control in this drill are good ways to improve players habits in the neutral zone.  The defense needs to focus on always keeping their feet moving.

2 on 0 into 1 vs. 1
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

I highly recommend viewing the animation as this diagram gets pretty messy.  Very similar to the previous drill, 2 on 0 Flow, but there is one more element that is added after the defense takes a shot from the point.  The reason for this added wrinkle is that many times the shot is taken from the point and either blocked or re-directed to the opponents, who make a quick counter-attack.  The defense need to take a shot and be prepared to manage their gap and take on that quick counter a

Blue Line 1 vs. 1
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

On the whistle, F1 and F2 skate behind the net and receive a pass from the second player in line.

Tight Transition 1 on 1
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Transition Drills

This drill will challenge even your best defensive players. To start the drill, a defense and forward step out to the blue line. The Forward on the outside a few feet off the boards, and the defense just inside the faceoff dot.  The coach has the pucks along the boards at the red line. On the whistle, bith players skate to the red line and stop.

Turnover 1 on 1
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

This drill is extremely difficult for the defense and is designed to be that way.  The objective is to simulate a turnover in the neutral zone where the defense has to make a quick adjustment to the oncoming forwards.  it is highly recommended to understand the animation as well becuase the diagram is a bit messy.  To start the drill, D1 skates out towards center ice and then swings back to receive a puck from the next defense in line.  D1 then goes in for a shot.  After the

1 on 1 Battle Down Low
1 on 1, Defense Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

This is a 1 on1 that puts the defensive player in a disadvantage and challenges them to keep the forward from scoring.  The defense start on their knees behind the net without pucks.  The forwards start at the hash marks along the boards with pucks.  On the whistle, F1 attacks the net while D1 comes out to challenge.  The forwards must stay lower than the face off dots.

Ring Around 1 on 1
1 on 1, Breakout Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

This is a good drill for winger to work on getting the puck of the boards quickly.  This drill is a one on one drill, but it can easily be adapted into a 2 on 1 or 2on 2.  The drill starts when F1 passes to D2.  D2 then makes a pass to D1 and D1 takes a shot on net.  Right after F1 passes to D2, they shoot the puck around the boards where F2 needs to collect and control the puck. F2 then takes on D1 in a 1 on 1 full ice situation.

5 on 1
1 on 1, Defensive Zone, Ice Hockey Drills, Offensive Zone, Passing Drills

Offensively this drill helps players develop the habit of passing and moving to open space to expect a return pass.  For defensive players, they are able to work on staying between their man and the net becuase they know when the whistle blows the forward will be trying to get to the net for a scoring chance.

1, 2, 3 on 3 Down Low
1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3, Defensive Zone, Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Offensive Zone

This drill starts as a 1 on 1 down low and progresses into a 3 on 3 down low.  The goal is for the forwards to maintain puck posession until after the third whistle.  Only after the third whistle can the forwards shoot.  On the first whistle the coach dumps the puck into the corner where F1 has the advantage to retreive the puck first.  F1 protects the puck against D1 until the second whistle.

Pat's 1 on 1
1 on 1, Passing Drills, Warm Up Drills

This type of warm up drill can be used for pre-game warm up or a good half-ice drill at practice. The forward starts the drill by skating into the slot and receiving a pass from the defense in the corner. After the shot, the defense carries a puck around the net and passes to the same forward who has timed their curl to receive a flat pass from the defense. After receiving the pass, the forward skates outside the blue line and gives a pass to the second player in line. The forward then receives a pass back and attacks the defense 1 on 1.

Animations, diagrams, downloads, ratings, and comments are available to members only. Please log in or become a member if you would like to view details for all drills.

Syndicate content