This page lists drills that have been recommended for Squirts. The drills are listed in order by how many recommendations they have received, therefore the most popular Squirt drills are listed at the top.
This half ice warm up drill gives the goalies three type of shots and angles, and the players also get to work on 3 types of shots. P1 starts the drill by coming out of the corner with a puck around the tire and shooting from below the face off circle. After the shot P1 stays in front of...
This is not exactly a small area game unless you consider the fact that players are limited to each zone. Each team has 8 players on the ice at the same time. 2 defensive players in the defensive zone, three forwards or defense in the neutral zone, and three forwards in the offensive...
Great half ice drill here! It incorporates passing, shooting, moving your feet, breakout timing, gap control, and 1 on1. The forwards all line up in the corner without pucks. The defense line up just inside the forwards with the pucks as shown in the diagram. To start 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 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...
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
The younger ones will love this hockey drill! Split the players into two teams and...
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,...
This ice hockey warm up drill is a conitnous drill that is a little hard to understand without viewing the animation. This drill is good flow practice drill. One thing that makes it easier for players is to remind them to give the passer a flat angle pass which requires some...
Simple Warm Up drill for the goalies. Players need to take shots from within their lanes and from just inside the blue line.
This is a good warm up drill with an emphasis on passing. The player that starts with the puck passes to the first player in the opposite line and skates straight across the ice, then breaks towards the net when they get to the middle of the ice. The player who receives the first pass gives...
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 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 pucks. In this variation there are no...
This drill starts as a 1 on 1 down low and progresses into a 3 on 3 down low. The goal is for the forwards to maintain puck posession until after the third whistle. Only after the third whistle can the forwards shoot. On the first whistle the coach dumps the puck into the...
Offensively this drill helps players develop the habit of passing and moving to open space to expect a return pass. For defensive players, they are able to work on staying between their man and the net becuase they know when the whistle blows the forward will be trying to get to the net...
This is the first drill in a series of drills designed to work on creating some offense out of a neutral zone transition. The drill starts with the coach at center ice and two defense several feet off the red line. On the whistle, the coach plays a puck softly to the blue line along the...
This drill is actually fairly simple even though the diagram appears quite messy. All players should be on the bench except for the 4 players involved. The drill starts with all four players at the red line. The coach dumps a puck into the zone and the players perform a simple...
This drill is an extension of the previous ice hockey drill. Now, there is a second chip off the boards to another forward providing support in the neutral zone. The forward that chips the puck off the boards then drives hard to the far post and looks from a pass from the forward who he just...
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 drill focuses on defenssive zone coverage and backchecking. The drill starts with a 1 on 1 battle in front of the net ( F1 vs. D1). F1 is looking for a pass from D2 who has a puck behind the net. D2 makes as many passes as possible to F1 before the whistle blows. On the...
This is a fun ice hockey drill that will also give your players some conditioning as well. It can be done with 4 or five pucks as well if you really need to get your team in shape. Give your players a time limit that will make sure they go full speed. You can also make it interesting when you...
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...
If you ever split the ice so that forwards and defense can work on specific drills, this is a great drill to do with the defense. Place the pucks behind the net and the two cones just outside the face off dots and just below the goal line. Place one player on the boards just below the hash...
A simple half ice shooting drill that works well for a half ice warm up. It is a drill that works fine for squirts and up. Divide the players into the two corners with pucks. Three players from each corner go at the same time. The first player carries the puck around the first...
Here is a hockey drill that focuses on defensive coverage. It is geared towards defensive players but you could also use any player that is supposed to be down low in your own zone. The offensive players will also have fun with this drill. Three offensive players, two defensive...
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...
