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Protect IT!
Ice Hockey Drills, Stations, Stickhandling Drills

This hockey drill is a fun way for young hockey players to work on puck protection.  The drill starts with two forwards (each with a puck) and a defender in the offensive zone face off circle. The object is for the forwards to protect the puck for 10 seconds while the defender tries to knock the puck outside the face-off circle.  After 10 seconds the coach blows the whistle and whomever still has a puck can go take a shot on net.  Points can be awarded for scoring goals as well as knocking away the puck.

Control Turn Races
Ice Hockey Drills, Skating Drills, Stations

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.

Tire Moves
Ice Hockey Drills, Stations, Stickhandling Drills

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.

Footwork Shots
Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Shooting Drills, Stations

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.

Turns and Stops Station
Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Skating Drills, Stations

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.

Figure Eight Tire Shots
Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Shooting Drills, Stations

This is station hockey drill to use in shared ice situations.  The set up requires two tires (or cones) and 1 net.  Place the net along the goal line and the tires just inside the hash marks (as shown).  The first player starts the drill by skating towards the net and then around one of the tires where they pick up a puck.  The player controls the puck around the tire back in front of the net for a shot.  After the shot the player continues around the tire, picks up another puck, maintains control, then fires another shot on net.

Weave Shots
Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Shooting Drills, Stations, Stickhandling Drills

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.

4 Stations #1
Ice Hockey Drills, Stations

Four hockey drills are included here and divided up into four sections of the ice.  This could easily be used for an entire hockey practice for the little ones.

Station #1

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