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Here is a hockey drill that allows defense and forwards to work on some offensive zone skills.  Defense will work on receiveing a pass from down low and moving off the wall with the puck.  Forwards will work on on one-time shots and coming out from behind the net.  To set up the drill, split the defense into two lines at the blue line along the boards.  The forwards are also split into two lines at the neutral zone face off dots.

The focus of this drill is to contain the forwards from a tough situation.  The set up of this drill puts the defense at a dis-advantage.  Set up the drill as shown in the diagram.  The spacing of the players may need to be adjusted after you run a few reps so that defense are coming out of their transition equal with the forwards.  The forwards should have a good speed when they receive the puck and drive to the outside towards the near post.

This is an offensive zone hockey drill that gets the defense involved in the play.  It can be useful as a power play drill as well.  Set up four lines along the blue line, the defense should be against the boards, and the two forward lines should be in line with the face off dots.  The coach is set up in the middle with the pucks.  The coach starts the drill by dumping the puck into one of the corners.  The strong side forward (F1) will sprint into the corner to get the puck and make a tight control turn up the boards.

This is a hockey drill that helps forwards work on give and gos in the neutral zone.  One of the best ways to created scoring chances in the offensive zone is with quick give and gos that take advantage of 2 on 1 situations.  The first forward in line takes 3 hard strides out of the corner without the puck, transitions backwards, receives a pass from the second player in line, give the pass right back to that player, and then explodes into the slot area to receive a pass back.  Try to get forwards to release the puck quickly with a maximum of 1 stick handle.

 This ice hockey drill is challenging especially for defense, but it allows players to work on a couple of important skills.  It is important to view the animation to understand the entire flow of the drill.  One skill is the ability for the wingers to get the puck to the center as it is rung around the boards in the defensive zone.  Defense will be challenged as they will skating fowards towards the center and then transitioning backwards in order to play a 1 on 1.  The goal for the defense is to hold the blue line.

The intent of this ice hockey drill is to ge the players feet moving in situtations similar to what they experience while cycling down low in the offensive zone. It can also be used as a conditioning drills as long as players are going every 60 to 90 seconds.  There is also something about competition that ignites a little extra effort. Make sure to view the diagrm and animation to see how to set up the drill.  Players need to focus on movingt their feet the whole time.  The player that gets to the puck first will get a scoring chance.

This is a conituation of the Cycle Series #1 drill.  It focuses on the same principles but in this drill there is one more player added and one more pass involved.  To set up have the players form three lines just inside the blue line, or just outside the blue line. The coach dumps a puck softly into the corner.  F1 goes to get the puck.  It is important to stress the forwards moving their feet to win the race to the puck.  In this variation the forward does an escape move up the wall.

This is a 1 on 1 drill in which forwards will work on retrieving and controlling the puck when it is rung around the boards.  Set up with all the defense in the middle except for the player who is ready to go, that player starts along the boards at center ice.  There should be two lines of forwards at each face off dot with pucks.  On the whistle one of the forwards steps out with a puck and rings it around the boards to the other forward. Alternate sides on each repetition.

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.

To start this drill, the puck is dumped into the corner by the coach.  The defensemen should be positioned in a place where he will get to the puck just before F1.  F1's job is to take the body on the defense.  F2 is then responsible for picking up the loose puck.  F3 remains in good position in the high slot.  F2 then feeds F3 in the high slot for the scoring chance.  The tendency is for F3 to get sucked down to low.  The higher F3 can stay in the slot the easier i

The goal of this ice hockey drill is to get players familiar with cycling down low in the offensive zone. It is important that players keep their feet moving and always be aware of where their team mates are. At all times one forward should be in the high slot so they are in good position if there is a turnover. Once the coach blows the whistle, the next player who receives the puck is to pass to the player in the high slot. The other two player then crash the net for a rebound.

This variation is the same exept that the forward drives to the net as hard as they can around the cones.  Again, the key to this is moving your feet and protecting the puck as you go around the cone where the defense would usually be try to poke the puck away.