Offensive Hockey Drills

Here is a follow up to the previous Royal Puck Protection Drill and is a good one to use in the same practice session.  The key focus of this hockey drill is on protecting the puck, moving the feet, and in this variation moving out from...

Playing the puck into space can be a good way to gain possession of the puck in the offensive zone can be challenging especially when the opponents hold the blue line well.  Here is a hockey drill that works on placing the puck into space...

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...

Here is a hockey drill the young ones will LOVE!  It works for half ice as long as you have two nets.  Split the players into two teamsand hav them line up along the blue line so the first player is even with the face off dots.  ...

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...

This is a good flow drill that requires timing. Set up four lines on each blue line with pucks as shown in the diagram.  On the whistle P1 skates along the boards to the opposite blue line and receives a pass from P4.  P1 receives the...

This is a conituation of the Cycle Series #1 drill.  It focuses on the same principles but in this drill there is one more player added and one more pass involved.  To set up have the players form three lines just inside the blue line,...

A simple half ice shooting drill that works well for a half ice warm up. This is a variation of the 3 Level 1 on 0 drill. Divide the players into the two corners with pucks.  This time the first two players from both corners go at the same...

To start this drill, the defensive player starts on their knees with their back to the forwards.  On the whistle, the coach passes the puck to either forward and they then take on the defense 2 on 1.

This is a good 2 on 1 drill for defense.  To set up, place all pucks in the corner with the forwards and get all defense at center ice.  On the...

The goal of this ice hockey drill is to get players familiar with cycling down low in the offensive zone. It is important that players keep their feet...

This ice hockey drill works on some important fundamentals for forwards.  The first objective is to catch a pass in stride and attack the blue line...

This drill needs to be done at a high tempo.  Both players start at the smae time and skate around the cones.  The coach chooses which ...

This drill is builds off of the previous neutral zone timing drill by incorporating a 2 on 1.  To start the drill, D1 and D2 step out as shown int he...

This is a 2 on 0 drill that focuses on passing,catching the pass in stride, moving your feet, and driving to the net.  In this diagram the Blue...

This is a quick drill where forwards need to focus on moving their feet and burying the puck.  Split the players up evenly into the two corners....

This time of year that is good for skill development.  The next few drills will focus on key individual skills that are important to work on in the off season.  To set up this drill all players line up just inside the blue line with the...

This drill is designed for forwards.  The emphasis is moving the feet, protecting the puck, tight turns, and quick shots.  It is a good drill to work with players before or after practice or in ice sessions with a few players.  The...

This drill is a fast moving warm up drill that get each player a lot of touches and goalies a lot of shots.  Ptwo lines in the corner, one at the face off dot and one along the boards.  If you have two goalies and enough players you can...