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Crash 2 on 1
0
2 on 1, Breakout Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

There are several points of emphasis in this hockey drill.  First, it allows wingers to get familiar with another option when receiving a breakout pass along the boards. So many times the wings try to force the puck up the boards when there is pressure coming from the point.  The...

Pass and Move Quick Puck Movement Drill
4
Ice Hockey Drills, Passing Drills, Power Play Drills

This hockey drill is a good drill for quick puck movement.   Players need to make accurate passes and receive the puck in a position where they can make a quick pass.  Stickhandling willl cause the drill to break down.  The only time the puck shoul dbe handled is by F1 who starts...

Defensive Zone Exchange Drill
4
Defense Drills, Defensive Zone, Ice Hockey Drills

This defensive zone hockey drill simulates a situation that always causes problems in the defensive zone.  As the puck goes from one side of the net to the other behind the goal line, it is a good habit for the defender in front of the net to stay there until the other defender comes to...

Swiss 3 Shot Transition
3
Ice Hockey Drills, Neutral Zone Drills, Passing Drills, Shooting Drills, Transition Drills

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...

Protect IT!
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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...

4 Timer Shooting Drill
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Forward Drills, Goalie Drills, Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Shooting Drills

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...

Young Snake Skating Drill
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Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Overspeed, Skating Drills

Here is a good hockey skating drill to do in warm up or at the end of practice.  Set up two lines at each blue line along the boards.  Players will go in groups of two for the sake of competing.  The first player tries to not let the second player catch them.  Have the...

Control Turn Races
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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...

Warm Up Delay
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Ice Hockey Drills, Passing Drills, Shooting Drills, Timing, Warm Up Drills

This hockey drill focuses on timing through the neutral zone and a delay in the offensive zone.  Divide the players in to four equal lines. Place the four lines as shown in the diagram.  The lines on the inside have the pucks.  The drill starts when P1 skates up the boards and...

Criss Cross Overspeed
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Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Overspeed, Skating Drills, Warm Up Drills

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...

Austrian Two Shot Drill
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Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Passing Drills, Shooting Drills

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...

Tire Moves
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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...

Half Horse Shoe Chip
2.5
2 on 0, Ice Hockey Drills, Neutral Zone Drills, Passing Drills, Warm Up Drills

There are lots of good hocky drills that start with the four lines at the blue lines.  They are nice because you can go from one drill to the next without much down time in between drills.  Here is another good hockey drill that uses the four lines. Two players from the diagonal...

Half Horse Shoe Give & Go
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Ice Hockey Drills, Passing Drills, Shooting Drills, Warm Up Drills

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...

Money Maker Drill
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Forward Drills, Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Offensive Zone

Here is a hockey drill that allows defense and forwards to work on some offensive zone skills.  Defense will work on receiveing a pass from down low and moving off the wall with the puck.  Forwards will work on on one-time shots and coming out from behind the net.  To set up the...

PK Conditioning
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Conditioning Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Special Teams

This is a conditioning drill that can be used in half-ice situations.  Although it is a conditioning drill there are some habits that can be taught within the drill. Set up the drill as shown in the diagram with 6 lines with 2 or 3 players in each line.  There are three lines on each...

Split Passing Game
3.5
Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Passing Drills, Small Area Games

This hockey drill is a small area game with an emphasis on passing and moving without the puck.  Defensively is works on stopping starting and active sticks.  Set up a rectangle with four cones using the face off dots in the  offensive zone and neutral zone.  Players are...

Transition Sequence 1on 1 to 2 on1
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1 on 1, 2 on 1, Ice Hockey Drills, Neutral Zone Drills

Here is an hockey drill that works on a 1 on 1 down low situation, transition, and a 2 on 1 situation.  The drill starts with a forward and defense in front of the net.  The other defense starts on the blue line and the other forward starts in the high slot.  The drill starts by...

Half Ice Angle Drill
5
Defense Drills, Half Ice Drills, Ice Hockey Drills

This ice hockey drill focuses on angling and checking.  It is a good drill for both forwards and defense and players should take turns on offense and defense.  One line of players lines up against the boards without pucks near center ice (as shown).  The defensive players line up...

Shot, Recover, Rebound
0
Goalie Drills, Ice Hockey Drills, Rebound Control

This is a great hockey drill for goalies to work on recovering after rebounds.  Place two pucks off to the side of the net and a line of players in the high slot.  The players in the high slot have pucks as well.  The first player in line shoots to score and then regardless of...

Neutral Zone Transition with High Roll
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2 on 0, Ice Hockey Drills, Neutral Zone Drills, Passing Drills, Warm Up Drills

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...

Neutral Zone Horse Shoe
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Ice Hockey Drills, Passing Drills, Warm Up Drills

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...

Footwork Shots
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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...

Turns and Stops Station
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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,...

Transition Chip 2 on 0
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2 on 0, Ice Hockey Drills, Neutral Zone Drills, Warm Up Drills

This hockey drill works on a soft dump using a chip off the boards.  Players should be in four lines as shown in the diagram.  The two lines with pucks should be just below the hash marks.  The first player in line with the pucks (P2)start the drill by handling the puck up to the...

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