01Dec 2014 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Leafs Warm-Up Drill

Leafs Warm-Up Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Shooting, Skating & Agility, Warm-Up
This One's a Fun Warm-Up Drill that Works a Bit of Everything This is a fun one that touches on quite a few different skills, including backward skating, pivots, passing, drive skating, and shooting. Here's the diagram and explanation: Leafs Warm-Up: 1. Players on each side of center at boards 2. First player leaves, skating backward, receives pass from second player in line--always receives pass on the side of his body he'll be turning to 3. After receiving the pass he/she opens up and skates forward around the cone, driving wide to the net. 4. After shot, player lines up on opposite side Variations: a) go around near cone instead of far cone; b) after pass, player joins for a 2 on 0 USE THIS DRILL IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE…
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24Nov 2014 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Half-Ice Bednár Conditioning Drill

Half-Ice Bednár Conditioning Drill

Conditioning, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Shooting, Skating & Agility, Stickhandling, Warm-Up
Here's a Fantastic Half-Ice Conditioning Drill from Our Friend, Ján Bednár From time to time our coaches send me drills, this is a great half-ice conditioning drill from Ján Bednár out in Slovakia. Here's the diagram and explanation: Half-Ice Bednár Conditioning Drill Option 1: Skate through the pattern forward Option 2: Skate through the pattern, pivoting backward as diagrammed Option 3: Skate through the pattern, forward, with a puck. Add shot at the end. Option 4: Skate through the pattern with a puck, pivoting backward as diagrammed. Add shot at the end. NOTE: make sure players are alternating lines so they develop stops and starts in both directions. USE THIS DRILL IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE PLAN:
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25Feb 2014 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Serpentine Drill

Serpentine Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing, Shooting, Stickhandling
Serpentine Drill is Great for Youngsters, and Helpful for Older Kids too! The Serpentine Drill is a great progressional drill if you've been working on power turns. This drill develops power turns with the puck, and can incorporate some passing and shooting as well. Here's the diagram and explanation: Serpentine Drill 1. Players line up as shown 2. Puck carrier drives deep, power turns around the low cone, and explodes up ice 3. Puck carrier passes to next player in line, then loops around the high cone 4. Next player passes back to the receiver, then skates up to the center line, picks up a puck, and starts the drill over USE THIS DRILL IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE PLAN:
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06Nov 2013 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Center Pass for Mites & Squirts

Center Pass for Mites & Squirts

1 on 1's, 2 on 2's, 2 on 1's, 3 on 2's, Defensive Zone, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Offensive Zone, Passing & Timing, Shooting, Team Skill Drills
Center Pass is a Great Drill for Younger Age Groups I've been using this drill with my Mite team this year, and have already seen the kids executing it in our games! In the video I show two variations, but you can make more adaptations as you see fit. Here's the diagram and explanation: Center Pass Variation 1: 1. Coach dumps the puck into the corner 2. First player in white line goes and gets it 3. Next player in line goes to the front of the net 4. Pass out from the corner, shot on goal Variation 2: 1. Coach dumps the puck into the corner 2. First player in white line goes and gets it 3. One white and one blue drive the net, white trying to get…
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27Feb 2013 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Rick O’Shay Hockey Targeting System

Rick O’Shay Hockey Targeting System

Hockey Drills, Hockey Equipment, Off-ice Training, Shooting, Skills
The Rick O'Shay gives an alternative perspective to the conventional "Shooter Tutor" style, roll-up canvases. The Rick O'Shay is a great hockey targeting system that gives an alternative perspective to the conventional "Shooter Tutor" style, roll-up canvases. Since it's a 3D mold, there are endless rebound possibilities, which makes for a much more realistic scrimmage experience. Construction: The Rick O'Shay is made of super durable plastic, which will hold up to your hardest shots. In addition to being durable, it is also very light weight, and can be separated into halves, which makes it easier to transport. The Rick O'Shay is fastened to the net with bungee cords that fit between molded channels, which provide a shield against shots. Design: The most obvious difference between the Rick O'Shay and most…
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