Practice Notes

Drills

Protect The Puck Warm-Up (Individual & Team)
- 8-min (4-min ea)
- 1
2 to 1 Puck Protection Drill
- 8-10min
- 2
Partner Mirror Drill with Race to Puck
- 8-10min
- 3
1 v 1 Angle Around The Net Drill
- 8-10min
- 4
Double Gates Activation Game
- 10-12min
- 5
Neutral Zone 3 vs. 3 Game
- 10-min
- 6

This practice focuses on developing the technical and tactical puck protection skills and ice and spatial awareness.

Key Coaching Points:

  • When and why puck protection is used in various situations on the ice.
  • Importance of keeping head on a swivel and still being ale to see the play, teammates, and the opposition.
  • Embracing the fun of competition and creativity - have kids embrace incorporating these new skills in battles, compete drills and small area games, and using these skills in creative ways. 

Practice Diagram

Full Ice

Drills

Length of Time: 
8-min (4-min ea)
Station Number: 
1
Length of Time: 
8-10min
Station Number: 
2
Length of Time: 
8-10min
Station Number: 
3
Length of Time: 
8-10min
Station Number: 
4
Length of Time: 
10-12min
Station Number: 
5
Length of Time: 
10-min
Station Number: 
6

Systems

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Coaching Clips

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Exercises

No off-ice exercises have been added to this practice.