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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.

There are two parts to this ice hockey drill resulting in two shots.  To set up the drill place two lines along the  boards at the blue lines so they are facing the offensive zone.  P1 will start along the half wall with pucks, P2 is the first player in line at the blue line, P3 is on the blue line in the center of the ice, and P4 is on the half wall without puck opposite of P1.  P1 will start the drill by making a pass to P2.  P2 will walk off the boards with the puck for a coupld of strides and make a pass to P3.

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 ice hockey drill focuses on supporting the puck in the neutral zone, creating a good passing angle, and an offensive zone play.  If you have enough players it can be run on both sides of the ice.  Pucks should be set up in opposite corners and at center ice.  The defense line up at opposite blue lines along the boards and the forwards form two lines at center ice facing opposite directions.  On the whistle the defense skate up to the bottom of the center ice circle and transition backwards to receive a pass from the forward.

This is a half ice hockey drill that incorporates a lot of footwork while constantly moving the puck.  To set up the drill place one line of players in the corner with the pucks and designate 3 passers.  The first player in line skates up the boards with a puck to the top of the circles,  curls back towards the net and gives a pass to P1.  After the pass F1 transitions back towards the boards so they are always facing P1 and calls to the pass.  When they receive the pass back from P1 they skate up the boards and give a pass to P2.

The emphasis of this hockey drill for forwards is moving without the puck.  The emphasis for defense is stops and starts with an active stick.  The diagram shows a set up for a half ice practice, however, it can be used in a full ice situation as well. The hockey drill is set up with four cones in a square in front of the net about 20 feet apart.  Three forwards start with one puck and each player starts next to one of the cones.  The defender starts in the middle.

This hockey drill is a great way to start practice, the players get a lot of touches on the puck and you can emphasize skating aspects as well.  One way to start the drill is by having the coach make the first pass.  Once the first pass is made the players skate down the ice making as many passes as possible.  Once the players reach the far blue line they curl to the outside along the boards.  The player that has the puck makes a power turn and skates hard back to the far blue line.

This hockey drill is the first in a series of similar hockey drills.  The players need to line up in one end of the ice as shown in the diagram.  For this series the pucks are all in one corner with the defense.  To start the drill the defense carries a puck around the net and makes a breakout pass to F1.  The defense needs to stay inside the dots and make themselves available for a return pass from F1.  F1 passes back to D1 and then sprints up ice.  F1 receives the puck from F1 and then makes a pass to F2.

This is a one touch passing hockey drill.  You can have anywhere from 4 - 7 players in each group with one puck.  One player is designated as the passer and is in the center. The other players form a circle about the size of the face-off circles around the player in the middle.  The drill should be done in sets of 30 -45 seconds.  To start, the player in the middlle faces one of the players on the outside and calls for the puck.  Only after they call for the puck will they receive a pass from that player.

Sequence #3 operates in the same manner as #2, but this time the player attacks the offensive blue line inside out and then makes a sharp cut to the center of the ice after gaining the zone.  Encourage players to keep their feet moving all the way through the shot and follow their shots for rebounds.

 This hockey drill is the first in a sequence of a handful that work on passing and receiving in the neutral zone as well as attacking the offensive blue line.  The first sequence is pretty simple.  Set up four lines, one on each neutral zone face off dot as shown.  The lines that are diagonal from each other will go at the same time.  On the whistle the first player in line passes to the lin in front of them and skates forwards towards the other line.

This hockey drill is a half ice drill and typically used for a drill early in practice or a pre-game warm up.  Designate two players to start out as the "passers" and place them in the high slot about 15 - 20 feet apart (as shown).  The remaining players line up at along the boards on the blue line on each side with pucks.  To start the drill the first player makes a pass to the opposite passer. The two passers make as many passes between each other as they can. Meanwhile the player that passed the puck skates out along the blue line and around the player they passed it to.