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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.

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.

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.

The diagram for this hockey drill only shows the drill working from one side.  When you run this drill you should alternate sides.  It will take the players a few reps to get a handle on it.  The animation shows how this drill works with both sides going at the same time.  Set up four equal lines as shown.  The first player (P1) will pass the puck to the player opposite them (P4). P4 will pass to P2 and then get a return pass from P2.

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 variation of the hockey drill requires even quicker passes.  Everything is set up the same way as the previous sequences but now after player receives the pass in transition they have to make a pass to a coach (or player) at center ice and receive it back before they get to the blue line.  Again, you can have the drill set up so players have to cut inside to the middle of the ice for a good scoring chance or take a long shot for from the outside.  One idea is to have the cones set up one side so as players alternate lines they work on both types of attack.

The second sequence of this ice hockey drill encorporates one more pass.  The drill operates the same way but now the passes need to be made slightly quicker.  The first player will pass the puck to the first player in the other line receive the puck right back and then make another pass before transitioning to the boards.  Everything else in the drill is the same as in sequence #1.

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 hockey drill  is a variation to the previous drill, Findland Warm Up 1 on 0.  This time both players start at the same time side stepping along the goal line until they get to the boards.  At the boards the players skate forwards out to the top of the circles and transition backwards around the bottom of the circle.  One of the players will receive a pass from the coach and then both players continue down the ice 2 on 0.

This skating drill is a good way to start of practice with some skating fundamentals specific to forwards and defense.  Two coaches or extra players are required for passers.  Set up the forwards and defense on one end of the ice, each forming a line on their own side of the ice as shown in the diagram. The forwards will start with a pass to the first passer and skate forwards out around the top of the circle.  As they circle the bottom of the circle they transition backwards so they are always facing the puck.

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 drill is a regroup drill in which players work on the center outlet.  It is intended to work on the timing of the forwards so they put themseleves in a good position to receive a pass from the defense.  A lot of players have the tendency to get too far ahead of the play and therefore do not provide a good angle for the defense to make a pass to the center lane. Place pucks along the boards at the blue line on both sides (as shown) and in both corners of the offensive zone.  Forwards line up along the boards at the offensive blue.