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This hockey drill is a good drill for quick puck movement.   Players need to make accurate passes and receive the puck in a position where they can make a quick pass.  Stickhandling willl cause the drill to break down.  The only time the puck shoul dbe handled is by F1 who starts the drill, and F3 who should walk the puck to the center of the ice along the blue line.  Set up the drill as shown in the diagram.  F1 starts the drill by carrying the puck around the net and passing to F2.  F2 should receive the pass and make a quick pass up to the point.

This hockey drill starts is a great one for defense as they get to on getting off the wall, shooting from the point, and picking up a loose puck in transition to make a pass.  The forwards start the drill in the corner by making a pass to the point along the wall. The defense carries the puck off the wall to the middle of the ice and shoots. The forward should be in front screening the goalie and attempting to re-direct the puck.  After the shot the defense skates back to the other blue line to get the loose puck.

This hockey drill is all about quick shots while moving in the slot area.  It is a good idea to have left handed shots in one end and right handed shots on the other end so you only have to have one passer in each end.  If you are on half ice then both passers can be in one end. Set up the drill as shown with four cones in the slot area (as shown).  If the player is left handed then the pass will be on the left side of the net so they are always in a good one-timer position.  The line of players should be just outside the blue line.

This is a skating hockey drill that is geared for the young kids.  The focus is on control turns and inside edges int he context of a race to add some urgency.  It only uses the neutral zone so if can be useful when designing a practice that uses stations.  The players line up along the boards in two teams.  The first player in each team is just outside the blue line (as shown in the diagram). Four cones are used, each cone is placed in line with the dots half way between the red line and blue line.

This a good hockey drill for warm up or near the end of practice.  Split the players into two lines in each corner.  Place two piles of pucks out near the blue line just inside the dots.  The emphasis of this drill is to have players move their feet as fast as possible for the entire drill. The players will start in the corner and sprint up the boards and around the top of the face off circle, around the bottom of the other face off circle, up the boards and around the neutral zone face off dot, then pick up a puck near the blue line, then skate in for a shot on net.

Here is a hockey drill that can be used for the younger players when the ice is divided up into stations.  This drill can be used in the neutral zone using four tires (or cones) and two of the small nets.  Arrange the tires as shown in the diagram with two lines, each off to the side of the net.  Player 1 in each line will skate with the puck up to the first tire and make a single shift move to the outside.  On the second tire they should make a single shift move to the inside and take a shot on the net.

This is a good warm up hockey drill for all ages.  Divide the players into four equal lines along the boards with pucks in each line.  The players in diagonal from each other will go at the same time.  Players start by carrying the puck straight up the boards and curling around the neutral zone face off dot to the middle of the ice.  They make a pass to the next player in the line and receive it back as quick as possible.  Once they receive the pass tehy go in for a shot on net.

This is a conditioning drill that can be used in half-ice situations.  Although it is a conditioning drill there are some habits that can be taught within the drill. Set up the drill as shown in the diagram with 6 lines with 2 or 3 players in each line.  There are three lines on each side, line 1 starts at about the top of the circles, line 2 starts at about the hash marks, and line 3 starts at about the top of the crease.

Here is an hockey drill that works on a 1 on 1 down low situation, transition, and a 2 on 1 situation.  The drill starts with a forward and defense in front of the net.  The other defense starts on the blue line and the other forward starts in the high slot.  The drill starts by dumping a puck into the corner.  The players in fron of the net battle for the puck.  If the forward gains control of the puck they should try and make a play to the net.  The player that has the puck needs to protect the puck until the whistle blows.

This is a great hockey drill for goalies to work on recovering after rebounds.  Place two pucks off to the side of the net and a line of players in the high slot.  The players in the high slot have pucks as well.  The first player in line shoots to score and then regardless of where the rebound goes they skate to one of the pucks at the side of the net and treat that puck as the rebound.  After the player shoots their rebound shot they need to replace the puck for the next player.

The neutral zone horse shoe is a good warm up hockey drill.  To set up, place four equal lines along the boards at the blue lines with pucks.  The lines diagonal from each other will go at the same time.  The first player in each line skates straight up the boards to the red line and then across the red line to receive a pass from the second player in the other line (see diagram).  As they skate across the red line players need to give a target and call for the puck.

This hockey drill is meant as a station in a shared ice situation.  It offers two similar drills on each side of the ice, one that works on power turns, the other works on stops and starts.  Set up the coach in the high slot in the middle of the ice with the pucks.  Four cones, tires, or discs need to be set up as shown.  On one side the players make turns around the cones and on the other side the players stop at each cone.  After the player navigates the fourth cone they skate into the center of the ice and receive a pass from the coach for a shot on net.