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This ice hockey goalie drill should make your goalies look like a "brick wall" because no pucks should end up in the net.  The primary focus is angles and rebounds.  Set up two lines of players just outside the blue lines just inside the face off dots as shown in the diagram.  The players alternate sides to give goalies work on each side.  The players simply carry a puck down to just inside the top of the circles and shoot then follow their shot for a possible rebound.  All of the shots should come from the area highlighted in red.

This half ice warm up drill gives the goalies three type of shots and angles, and the players also get to work on 3 types of shots. P1 starts the drill by coming out of the corner with a puck around the tire and shooting from below the face off circle.  After the shot P1 stays in front of the net and P2 starts their portion of the drill.  P2 must keep their feet moving and skate out around the tire.  Their goal is to get a shot off as quickly as possible while moving their feet and driving to the net. Try to teach players to keep shots low and shoot for rebounds.

A simple half ice shooting drill that works well for a half ice warm up.  It is a drill that works fine for squirts and up. Divide the players into the two corners with pucks.  Three players from each corner go at the same time.  The first player carries the puck around the first cone and takes a shot from close range, the second player goes around the second cone and takes a shot,  and the third player goes around the third cone and shoots.  This is as much a warm up drill for the goalies as well as the players so make  sure players are hitting the net.

This is a goalie drill that requires a minumum of two players.  Place a pile of pucks just inside the face off dots in the high slot.  One of the players should start at about the face off dot.  Place a cone or tire at the bottom of the face off circle. To start the drill the coach passes a puck to the player.  When the player receives the puck they skate around the cone.  The player then has three options.

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.