The following practice plans are put together using selected hockey drills throughout the site. Practice plans are put together based on 1 hour of ice time. The recommended age groups are just suggestions and many of the hockey drills and practices can be used for all age groups.
In this practice players will work on a lot of 2 on 1 situations. Every drill incorporates passing and playing with a team member. Early in the practice it has some 2 on 0 drills and then it works into a couple of good 2 on 1 drills. In the second 2 on 1 drill a backchecker is added as an additional element.
The drills in this practice focus on defensive zone skills for defensive players. That does not mean it is not a good practice for forwards, in fact, the better the forwards play the harder it will be on the defensive players.
This hockey practice is designed for a half ice session. A common focus between each hockey drill is skating and speed.
This practice is geared towards younger kids with an emphasis on basic skill development. It is a half ice practice and a fun game is added at the end where kids get a chance to work on cross overs while handling the puck and going in on a break away.
Every hockey drill in this practice can be used in half ice situations. Some drills in this practice requires 2 nets. The first couple of drills focus on passing and skating, followed by a 1 vs. 1 drill, and ending with a fu 3 vs. 3 cross ice game.
This practice starts with a skating drill that works on skating specific to forwards and defense. Most of the practice is geared towards passing as each drill has passing as a key element. The games at the end also require passing and puck possession.
This practice plan incorporates a good warm up skating drill with a focus on cross-overs. It then has a good shooting drill in which the goalies will see lots of shots from different angles. There is another passing drill that is full ice and allows players to work on transitions while passing the puck. A full ice 2 on 1 drill is used that gives defense a chance to shoot from the point and both the forwards and defense can work on their 2 on 1 skills. The last two are great small area games that focus on creativity and scoring in tight spaces.
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