Bednar Escape Race

Bednar Escape Race

1 on 1's, 2 on 2's, 2 on 1's, 3 on 2's, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Team Skill Drills
Here's a Fun Competition Drill that can be Run Half-Ice I picked this one up from by good friend Jan Bednar, out in Slovakia. This one is great for full-speed agility skating, and works power turns and pivots, forward and backward. Bednar Escape Race: 1. On whistle, first player from each corner leaves and skates the route shown 2. Full power turns around each cone, pivot backwards around the bottom quarter of the circle 3. Race to the puck, player who gets there first shoots, other player backchecks USE THIS DRILL IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE PLAN:
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Head on a Swivel!

Head on a Swivel!

Defensive Tactics, Defensive Zone, Team Skills, Team Systems
Head on a Swivel! I love watching the World Junior Championships each year. It's a chance to see a bunch of talented, young, "up-and-comers" playing some high-quality hockey, in a fun and exciting atmosphere. The nature of the games, and of the tournament in general, lends itself to a great study of the game. The players are smaller than in the NHL, there's a bigger gap between the top and bottom teams, and the games are more of a finesse style of play. Which means, lots of scoring, especially in the early rounds, and lots of well-executed systems play. Even at the highest levels of play, you still see mistakes made. And games are won and lost based in the DETAILS. In this video, we see what happens when a…
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