04Nov 2010 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Give and Go Shooting Drill

Give and Go Shooting Drill

Half Ice Drills, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Misc. Drills, Offensive Zone, Passing & Timing, Shooting, Team Skill Drills
This half-ice drill mimics recurring offensive-zone situations This drill is simple and straight to the point. Players must learn to read the pressure, get a pass back to the corner, and execute a give-and-go. This is a situation that happens again and again in games. Learn it and use it! Here's the diagram and explanation: Give & Go Shooting 1. first player passes out to point man - then attacks 2. point man bank passes back to next player in line 3. receiver executes a give and go with point man 4. point man shoots 5. player who attacked becomes new point man Enjoy! USE THIS DRILL IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE PLAN:
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02Nov 2010 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Czech 1-Timer Drill

Czech 1-Timer Drill

Half Ice Drills, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Misc. Drills, Offensive Zone, Passing & Timing, Shooting, Team Skill Drills
Here's a great half-ice drill to work on 1-timers! Being able to take a 1-time shot in a game situation is an extremely important skill. However, most coaches (myself included!) don't allocate enough time in practices to let players develop this skill. Here's a quick-paced 1-timer drill that will help get your players' shots harder and more accurate! Here's the diagram and explanation: Czech 1-Timer Drill 1. player 1 walks in and fires a hard bank pass into the quiet zone (area behind the net) 2. player 2 picks it up then hits player 1 for a one-time shot 3. coach fires a puck into the corner as the shot is being taken 4. after shooting, the player 1 peels off into the corner to pick up the dump in,…
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28Oct 2010 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
1 on 0 Headman Drill

1 on 0 Headman Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing, Warm-Up
1 on 0 Headman is an AWESOME drill. Give it a try!! I picked up this drill from the Scott Fukami drill collections available to DrillDraw owners. These drill collections are phenomenal, and are filled with hundreds of REALLY GOOD, well-drawn drills. I highly recommend picking up all three drill sets. Here's the diagram and explanation: 1 on 0 Headman 1. On the whistle, (1) passes a puck to the (D). 2. D to D pass, then a return pass to (1). 3. (1) receives the puck and makes a stretch pass to the "Ghost Man" (Gh), who has skated across the neutral zone. 4. (Gh) takes a shot. 5. (2) passes a puck to the (D). 6. D to D pass, then a return pass to (2) 7. (2)…
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26Oct 2010 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Full Ice 3 Pass and Shot Drill

Full Ice 3 Pass and Shot Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing, Warm-Up
The Full Ice 3 Pass and Shot Drill can be VERY effective with the right group of players! This drill is a more difficult version of our regular 3 Pass and Shot Drill. In this version the passes are longer, and must be harder. With the right group of players (and the proper number of players), this can be a very fun and effective drill. However, if your players aren't capable of handling long, cross-ice passes, they'll spend a lot of time chasing pucks into the corner. See the diagram and explanation below: Full-Ice 3 Pass and Shot Drill 1. players leave respective lines and skate across the ice 2. receive a pass from next player in line, and quickly return the pass 3. loop to receive the final pass…
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23Sep 2010 by Jeremy Weiss 2 Comments
“S” Warm-up Drill

“S” Warm-up Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Neutral Zone, Passing & Timing, Team Skill Drills, Warm-Up
Use this Hockey Warm-up Drill to get everyone moving at the beginning of your practice! This is a great little high-speed hockey warm-up drill that incorporates many different elements of the game, including skating, passing, and shooting. I typically have my defensemen acting as the passers, since that neutral zone "d-to-d" pass is something they will need to perform over and over in games. Make sure to push those defensemen to make quick, hard, stick-to-stick passes to each other, and then fire that cross-ice pass hard and accurately. "S" Warm-up Drill 1. Forwards line up in the corner, two defensemen on each blue line 2. On whistle, first forward in each line passes out to the near defenseman 3. Defensemen execute D to D passes while forward skates the "S"…
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