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This drill provides a lot of shots and a lot of side to side action for goalies. It needs to be performed at a quick pace for about a minute followed by a short rest for the goalies. To set up, place the pucks in two piles just inside the offensive zone face off dots.  Place one line near each pile of pucks.  The lines should start at the pile of pucks and go to the inside as shown.  The goal for the players is to move their feet the entire time and make a good one-time shot off the pass. 

This drill is a lot of fun for shooters and a challenging one for goalies. The pace of this drill should be as quick as the skill level of your players allows. Ideally all passes are one time passes to get the goalie moving side to side quickly. The excitement of this drill comes from the fact that any of the forward can shoot at any time, the puck does not necessarily need to make its way back to the player that started the drill.

In this drill, players pass the puck as much as they want. They will try to score when they think the goalie is out of position. The forwards are allowed to shoot or come out from behind the net to try and score. The goalies need to work on their footwork and try to be in position to take on the shot at any time. The goalies should also try to use their stick to block passing lanes to their advantage. Thanks to Paul Todd in England for supplying this drill!

This is a drill that focuses on quickness after the shot. The first shot should be aimed at the far lower corner. The goalie tries to get deflect the initial shot into the far corner. After the save is made, the goalie scrambles to the far post to take on another shot from the player near the post. This player should wait until the goalie has a chance to make the save. Switch sides each time and have the goalie do 4-5 reps before resting.

This is a simple drill but a great workout for goalies. I would recommend doing several sets with 5 repetitions so the keeper stays fresh. The forwards receive a pass out of the corner from another player or coach and have two options. They can either shoot or pass. Only one pass is allowed between the forwards. The goalie get set as quickly as possible after each shot and the player passing from the corner needs to wait until the goalie is set.

This ice hockey drill is geared towards goalies, however, it is good for defense and forwards as well.  The defense make one pass to their partner, who one-times a shot low and on net to give the forward in front a chance for a tip.  The goalies job is to put the rebound in the corner.  Assuming the goalie steers the rebound into the corner, the forward in front of the net grabs a puck from the pile of pucks to the side of the net and takes another shot as though it wa

This ice hockey drill focuses on the goalies ability to read the play as it develops from behind the net. The coach or player has the pucks behind the net. There are two lines of forwards on each side of the net on the goal line. The coach passes to either player. When the player receives the puck, they attack the net. The forward then has two options. If the foward from the opposite line joins the play, then the pass can go across to that player as well. If not the player keeps the puck and tries to score.

This ice hockey drill is a good warm up drill for players and goalies. One player in the corner passes to a player of their choice. The player who receives the pass passes to any other player except for a player right next to them. Quick passes and quick shots are the goal in this drill. After five reps switch it up so a new player is making the passes and either switch goalies or give the goalie a little breather.