D 3 Cone Agility Drill

By: Hockey Coach Vision

This drill works on agility, edges, transitions, and passing. There are three phases to this drill. In phase 1 the player works on the footwork without a puck. In phase 2 they control a puck and in phase 3 you add in passes.

View the diagram and animation to view the setup and the route the player will take as they move through the three cones.

Coaching Points

• focus on smooth pivots.
• use outside edge to explode backwards in transition.
• without the puck player has 1 hand on stick going backwards and two hands on stick movinng forwards.
• stay nice and low to give yourself a good base.