03Sep 2024 by Jeremy Weiss 2 Comments
Synchronized Passing Drill: Improve Full-Speed Passing Skills Without Breaking Stride

Synchronized Passing Drill: Improve Full-Speed Passing Skills Without Breaking Stride

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05di0WHx404 Understanding the Synchronized Passing Drill In the world of hockey, mastering the art of passing is critical. Smooth, effective passing can make the difference between a successful play and a missed opportunity. In this guide, I'll walk you through a quick, simple, yet effective passing drill called "Synchronized Passing." This drill can be applied to players of all ages and skill levels. Moreover, it offers several variations to keep practices dynamic and challenging. What is Synchronized Passing? The Basics Synchronized passing aims to teach players to give and receive passes smoothly without breaking stride. The essence of this drill is maintaining close distance between players to ensure precise and efficient passing. You'll want to focus on moving the puck "tape to tape"—meaning your passes are hitting the sweet spot…
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13Aug 2024 by Jeremy Weiss 3 Comments
Introduce Important Timing Tactics with the Center Lag Timing Drill

Introduce Important Timing Tactics with the Center Lag Timing Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtyFWze_rQ Video explanation of the Center Lag Timing Drill The Center Lag Timing Drill Timing in hockey is a skill that requires not only physical ability, but mental ability as well. It is not uncommon to see young players buzzing around in practices or games - they appear to only have one speed: FULL SPEED. Since they're working hard, they think they're doing a good job... In reality, it is the player who arrives in the right spot, at the right time, with speed that will be the most effective. Teach your players to pass to designated receiving areas, not necessarily to players. The responsibility lies with the receiver to make the play work. The receiver must select the proper route to the receiving zone so that he or she…
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30Jul 2024 by Jeremy Weiss 2 Comments
Boost Foot Speed with this Great Hockey Agility Drill

Boost Foot Speed with this Great Hockey Agility Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Skating & Agility
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVHRnrT-ixc This Circle Agility Hockey Drill is Phenomenal for Developing Speed & Quick Feet Speed is one of the most important aspects of today's game. True hockey speed is comprised of two parts: Skating Power and Foot Speed. A player will not reach his or her full skating potential until he or she gets good at both. Power and foot speed can be worked into many hockey drills, which will help young players to improve their overall game. The Circle Agility Drill one of my favorite on-ice agility drills. I like it because it develops quick feet while skating forward, backward, as well as side-to-side. Here's the diagram and explanation for the Circle Agility Drill: Always facing the cone: Sprint to the top of the circle, backwards to the left-side…
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23Jul 2024 by Jeremy Weiss
Hockey Warm-Up Drill: High-Low Shooting

Hockey Warm-Up Drill: High-Low Shooting

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Shooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6O1G6rCba8 High-Low Shooting is a Fantastic Warm-up Drill for Any Age Group Here's another great hockey drill that I like to use particularly as a warm-up drill. It is quick-paced, and incorporates skating, stickhandling, and shooting in stride. It's also great for goalies as it gets them moving side-to-side. Players must keep their heads up as they explode through the middle of the ice in opposite directions. Stress that the players keep their feet moving throughout the entire drill. Here's the diagram and explanation: High-Low Shooting1. Players are divided into 4 corners with pucks.2. All 4 lines leave at the same time on the whistle.3. Short lines go to first set of cones.4. Long lines go to middle set of cones.5. Players skate full speed through the cones, drive wide,…
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13Feb 2021 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
3 Man 3 Zone Timing Drill

3 Man 3 Zone Timing Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acj6N8YdR9M This is a variation on an old classic, the 3 Zone Timing Drill, which is one of my all-time favorites! Although flow and timing drills have lost some popularity in recent years, due to the hype surrounding small area games, I do believe there's a time and place to make effective use of full-ice flow and timing drills, especially for advanced teams. This style of drill is not only fun, but is great for conditioning, and awesome for getting high-quality reps in for specific game patterns. Here's how the drills works: Drill Description: 3 players leave togetherPlayer 1 swings lowPlayer 2 swings to the boardsPlayer 3 swings high across the far blue linePasser moves the puck to Player 2, who makes a touch pass to Player 1, who makes…
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