14Jan 2013 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Bednár Skating Warm-up Drill

Bednár Skating Warm-up Drill

Half Ice Drills, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Skating & Agility, Stickhandling, Warm-Up
Bednár Skating Warm-up Drill I've got a good buddy out in Slovakia who sends me great drills on a regular basis. I usually test them out with my teams, then pass the best ones along to you guys. I'm naming this hockey warm-up drill after him, the Bednár Skating Warm-up Drill. Here's the diagram: Bednár Skating Warm-up Drill 1. Players skate the patterns, with pucks, as diagrammed. 2. First player of each line goes at the same time. 3. The next player goes ones he receives the pass from the first player of the other line. 4. Drill is perpetual. Note: Make sure to have players execute at full speed, while maintaining good puck control, and staying low on the pivots. Enjoy! USE THIS DRILL IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE PLAN:
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15Nov 2010 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Post Awareness Drill

Post Awareness Drill

Goalie, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Shooting
This is a great 3-sequence goalie drill that works on many different aspects of Post Awareness This post awareness drill offers lots of possibilities. If you want to progress past just taking shots on this drill, give the players the option to carry the puck across the net/zone before they shoot. Here are the goalie's objectives on this drill: 1. Post Awareness 2. Rebound Control and Recovery 3. Post Recovery 4. Post-knee-up position (Post Load) Here's the diagram and drill explanation: Post Awareness Drill 1. Goalie starts on the post 2. Player 1 leaves without puck, pivots from forward to backward at about the hashmarks, and receives a pass from Player 2 3. After receiving the pass, Player 1 pivots and skates forward around the far cone, then drives to…
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