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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07Nov 2010 by Jeremy Weiss 4 Comments
3 Cone Rebound Drill

3 Cone Rebound Drill

Goalie, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Shooting
Here's a great half-ice drill that works on many aspects of the goaltender's game The 3 Cone Rebound Drill will work on stopping the puck from outside shots, rebound control, recovering, covering the puck, handling rebounds and more. Here are the goalie's objectives: 1. Stop the Puck! 2. Rebound Control 3. Proper Recovery Here's the diagram: 3 Cone Rebound Drill 1. Players line up in corners with pucks 2. 3 players leave at the same time from the same line 3. Player 1 skates puck around near cone, shoots from above the circles, and stays at the net for the rebound on the next shot 4. Goalie tracks, squares up, and fields shot 5. Player 2 skates puck around the middle cone, shoots from above the circles, and stays at…
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30Oct 2010 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
The Star Drill

The Star Drill

Goalie, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills
The star drill is a great drill to teach young goalies the art of moving around the crease! If done correctly, this drill will generate create good habits moving around the crease, and the goalies will become more "Crease Aware" (knowing where they are in their crease). Here's the diagram, as well as a variation to take the concept to the next level: The Star Drill Goalie starts at the post, then skates the following sequence (see our post on the 11 Visual Targets for Hockey Goalies) 1. Position 11 2. Position 6 3. Position 9 4. Position 1 5. Position 6 6. Position 3 7. Back to Position 11 8. Repeat the opposite way Variation Goalie performs start drill, reacting to the passes of the three forwards 1. Forward…
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23Oct 2010 by Jeremy Weiss 1 Comment
Shuffle T-Pass

Shuffle T-Pass

Goalie, Half Ice Drills, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills
The Shuffle T-Pass is a great drill to work on multiple parts of the goaltender's game. This drill works on positioning, proper rotation when moving around your crease, proper recovery from a butterfly, playing the puck, and crease awareness. Make sure your goalies don’t cheat in this drill. They should be squaring up to the puck, hugging posts, and get back to their proper post every time on the puck handling portion. Here are the diagrams: Shuffle T-Pass: Sequence 1 1. Shuffle from one side of the net to the other, stopping square to each puck, dropping to a reactionary butterfly at each puck 2. After arriving at the far post, come back the other way Note: Make sure to recover with the proper leg; right leg when going from…
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16Oct 2010 by Jeremy Weiss 7 Comments
11 Visual Targets for Hockey Goalies

11 Visual Targets for Hockey Goalies

Goalie, Half Ice Drills, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills
Use visual targets to help goalies play the angles properly Angles are, arguably, the most important part of a goaltender's game. If you cannot manage your angles appropriately, it will be more difficult to make the simple saves. Using these 11 visual cues on the ice will assist goaltenders, at all levels, to manage where they are on the ice. 11 Visual Cues: Sequence 1 1 & 11 - Goal Line 2 & 10 - Board-side Hashmarks 3 & 9 - Defensive Zone Dots 4 & 8 - Blue Line on the Boards 4 & 7 - Neutral Zone Dots 6 - Straight up the Middle 11 Visual Cues: Sequence 2 1. Spray paint lines on the ice that match up with the visual cues 2. Set up pucks further…
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