This page lists drills that have been recommended for Bantams. The drills are listed in order by how many recommendations they have received, therefore the most popular Bantam drills are listed at the top.
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...
This is a good warm up shooting drill if you only have one goalie. To set up the drill P1 starts with the puck and makes a pass to P2 and skates towards P2. P2 gives a pass back to P1 and then P1 gives it back to P2. After the second pass to P2, P1 receives a pass from the...
Forwards, especially centers, need to understand the importance of timing in the defensive and neutral zone. Centers who have a good understanding of timing will make themselves available to receive a good pass from the defense in both of these areas. In addition to the...
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...
This is a good flow drill that gets players involved with a lot of skating and passing, ending in a 2 on 1 or a 2 on 2 situation. To set up the drill place all the puck at the blue line as shown. The drill starts by F1 passing to F2. F2 makes a pass right back to F1. F1...
This drill focuses on turning and puck control. It is fairly simple, the players weave in and out of the cones and depending on what variation you run, they catch a pass at different places. Players should focus on maintaining control of the puck and keeping their body between the cone and...
This ice hockey drill is also a great Warm-Up drill. Again the key is to get players feet moving while receiving and releasing a shot as quick as possible. An interesting variety to this drill is to give the player bad passes on purpose to make them adjust and get off a shot.
This is a drill for more advanced players. The goal is to work on footwork and one touch passing. Set up four lines at each neutral zone face off dot. One player starts at center ice with a puck. The player starts by passing the puck to one of the four lines. The...
This drill is good to help defense work on their puck control in neutral zone situations. Players need to work on moving their feet, keeping thier head up, and making accurate passes. As players get better you can add passes so that they are required to make twice as many passes. It...
This drill starts when the forward passes to the defense at the blue line. The defense walks the puck to the middle of the ice and shoots. The forward then takes of and receives a pass from the opposite corner and attacks the defense on a full ice 1 on 1. Encourage forwards to keep...
This forechecking drill focuses on timing. The dump-in is a very important part of setting up a good forecheck. In this drill the goal is to dump the puck in to the opposite corner and time it so that your players are going full speed crossing the blue line. This gives a huge...
This is a great way to work on special teams. The nice thing about this drill is that it requires a lot of players. Many times when practicing special teams, there are lots of players watching from the bench. Split up your team into two teams. Each team has a power play...
This game is 3 on 3, but really turns into a 3 on 2 down low drill. In each zone there are two teams of three players. On each team there is a designated "bumper". The Bumper can come to life when one of their teamates passes them the puck.
To start the drill, the...
Here is a good warm up drill if you only have 1 goalie. It is similar to the origial three lane shooting drill but adapted to shoot on one net. Set up the players along the boards at the blue line. The coach or another player has all the pucks just inside the other blue...
This focus of this drill is for defense to work on their communication skills in the breakout. This drill was designed with a half-ice practice in mind. It is a situational drill that will force the defense to use communication in order to make the right pass in order to break out. ...
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...
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. ...
This is a hockey drill that can be classified as conditioning drill but also works on some habits useful for the defensive zone. Players need to pair up, idealy with their defensive partner. Place three pucks around the perimeter deep the zone as shown in the diagram. ...
This is a hockey drill that helps forwards work on give and gos in the neutral zone. One of the best ways to created scoring chances in the offensive zone is with quick give and gos that take advantage of 2 on 1 situations. The first forward in line takes 3 hard strides out of the...
This is an offensive zone hockey drill that gets the defense involved in the play. It can be useful as a power play drill as well. Set up four lines along the blue line, the defense should be against the boards, and the two forward lines should be in line with the face off dots....
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...
This is a half ice hockey drill that works the players hard, involves lots of footwork, incorporates puck touches, and finishes with a give & go for a shot. Have the players line up starting at the bottom of one of the face off circles. Make sure the line curls away from the net...
This hockey drill is a full ice 2 on 1 situation in which you can add a backchecker to increase the urgency of the offensive players. It may be a good idea to start without a backchecker and teach the forwards and defense how you want them to play the 2 on 1. To set up the drill...
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. ...
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...
