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Overspeed Quick Pass
Ice Hockey Drills, Neutral Zone Drills, Overspeed, Passing Drills

This seems like a simple drill but it is tougher than it looks.  It is an overspeed drill so players have to move their feet the entire time.  P1 and P2 start at the same time.  P1 carries the puck along the blue line and around the far neutral zone face off dot.  P2 skates up along the boards and through center ice along the red line and then turns up ice to take up the far lane.  P1 makes the pass to P2 just as they turn up ice.  The timing should work out so that P2 is receiving the pass just as they cross the blue line.

Russian Circles
Conditioning Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Overspeed, Skating Drills

The focus of this drill is SPEED! This drill allows players to move their feet much faster than going all the way around the circle. It is a good drill for Warm-Ups, Skating Drills, or Conditioning Drills. If players are advanced enough, you can try incorporating pucks and going backwards.

Center Ice Figure Eight One Touches
Ice Hockey Drills, Overspeed, Passing Drills

This is a drill for more advanced players.  The goal is to work on footwork and one touch passing.  Set up four lines at each neutral zone face off dot.  One player starts at center ice with a puck.  The player starts by passing the puck to one of the four lines.  The player then skates in a figure eight around the two cones placed just outside the face off circle.  The player can choose to go in any direction but they must complete one figure eight before moving in for

Cyclone Drill
Ice Hockey Drills, Overspeed, Passing Drills
2 - 0 Drive
2 on 0, Ice Hockey Drills, Overspeed, Passing Drills

This drill needs to be done at a high tempo.  Both players start at the smae time and skate around the cones.  The coach chooses which  player to pass to.  The player that receives the puck gains the blue line and looks to fire a pass to the other player who is driving to the net.  The player that does not receive the pass has to stay onside and skates as hard as they can to the near post.  Make sure they keep their stick on the ice and expect the pass from the player wi

Shoot & Go
Ice Hockey Drills, Overspeed, Shooting Drills

The Shoot & Go starts is a fun way to end a practice. Starting from the high slot, two players make as many passes as possible before the hash marks. The player with the puck at the hash marks has to shoot.  Both players then race around the cones to a puck that the coach sets out around center ice. The player that wins the race earns the right for a break away scoring chance.

Swing Low Warm Up
Overspeed, Passing Drills, Warm Up Drills

This ice hockey drill will add some variety to your warm up routine. The animation shows the basic variation of this drill. One way to increase the demand on the players attention span is to have them read and react to the first pass. The coach will point to one side as the players approach and pass to that side. The players then have to react and still time the play correctly. This will require extra pucks on both sides of the ice as well.

Catch and Release
Half Ice Drills, Overspeed, Shooting Drills, Warm Up Drills

This drill is greared towards forwards and goalies. It is a simple drill that focuses on one of the more important skills that all goal scorers seem to have, a quick catch and release. The forward start close to the coach in the middle of the ice and skates as fast as they can around the cone. The coach give the player a pass as they are going around the cone. The player is to catch the pass and release the shot in one motion. NO STICKHANDLING! Once the shot is taken then the next forward from the other line goes. Do about 5-6 repetitions and then let the goalie get a short rest.

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