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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.

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.

Here are two hockey drills that work on footwork, passing, and shooting.  It is good for half ice situations or stations. In one drill the cones are set up parrallel to the goal line and in the other one they are set up perpendicular.  In both drills the players start outside the zone and inline with the face off dots.  There is one player that starts in the corner with the pucks.  On one side the players do a figure eight while receiving passes from the corner and shooting.

This a hockey drill for mites or teams that are using a lot of shared ice.  The drill allows players a chance to use their inside edges while handling the puck, shooting, and receiving a pass.  Place a net along the goal line in line with the dots as shown, a coach with pucks in the corner, and a line of players on the opposite side of the net.  Three or four cones can be place in front of the players and one cone on the opposite side at about the hash marks.  The players carry the puck through the cones so that they are protecting the puck from the cone.

This is a great warm up hockey drill to do on days whn you may be practicing the power play.  It uses elements of an overload and power play umbrella and gives the goalies some good warm up shots.  The forwards should line up in both corners and the defense should line up outside the blue line on both sides.  To start the drill, F1 takes three quick strides up the boards and pivots backwards to receive a pass from the next player in line. At the same time D1 starts moving along the blue line backwards so they are available to receive a pass.

This offensive zone hockey drill will have the forwards attacking the net from behind the goal line.  It is a slight variation of the previous drill where they were doing a give and go from the corner and shooting from the slot area.  This time they will do a quick give and go, but they will be receiving puck down behind the goal line and trying to come out in front of the net to make a play.  It is a great drill for goalies to work on holding the short side post as well.  Two lines of forwards are placed along the boards at about the top of the circles.

This hockey drill is a half ice drill and typically used for a drill early in practice or a pre-game warm up. It is exactly like the previous Quick Touch drill but now it is a 2 on 0 instead of a 1 on 0.   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 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.

This drill works on pivoting and can be useful as a half-ice warm up.  Set up the drill with two lines in the high slot as shown in the diagram.  A coach or dedicated passer should have all the pucks between the two lines in the high slot as well. You can use two cones placed on the neutral zone face off dots or just use the face off dots as visual markers. The first player takes a few quick, hard strides out to the cone and pivots backwards around the cone so they are always facing the passer.

This is a drill designed for defensemen to work on footwork and quickness.  Place a tire or cone near the top of the circles aligned with the face off dots.  For younger players it makes sense to move the tire down closer to the offensive zone face off dot.  The first player (D1) starts just to the inside of the tire and skates to where they are even with the face off dot before tranistioning backwards as fast as they can.  

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 great drill for defensive players.  It seems to be best with Pee Wees and older although possible with Squirts.  It works on footwork, stop and starts, poke checks, puck control, and long shots from the blue line. To set up, place two cones inline with the face off dots as shown in the diagram.  Place two pucks about 2 feet off the boards and slightly in front of the cones.  The player starts with their heels touch the fist cone facing the coach.

This drill is simply geared towards overspeed for forwards in the offensive zone.  To set up, the coach gathers the pucks in the middle of the ice just outside the blue line.  Divide players into two teams and line them up starting on the off sides face off dots.  To minimize the cheating place a couple of cones at the top and bottom of the offensive zone face off circle.  On the whistle the players have to skate around the circle, staying to the outside of the cones.  The coach will play a puck into the high slot.