01Jun 2015 by Jeremy Weiss 1 Comment
6 Puck Shootout

6 Puck Shootout

Fun, Hockey Drills, Misc. Drills
6 Puck Shootout The 6 Puck Shootout is a fun drill that works on breakaways. Since it's a race, players run through at full speed, and have more pressure than in typical shootout drills. I love slotting this one in at the end of practice! 6 Puck Shootout: 1. Players set up as shown, half in each bench. Goalie in each net. 6 pucks on each blue line. 2. On the whistle, the first player on each team takes a breakaway. 3. If the player scores, he or she has to race over and touch the boards before the next player can go. 4. If the player misses, he or she must get his or her own rebound and pass it pack to the next player in line. 5. First…
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08Dec 2011 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
QuickStickz Review

QuickStickz Review

Coaches' Corner, Fun, Hockey Drills, Hockey Equipment, Individual Skill Drills, Misc. Drills, Stickhandling, Useful Products
QuickStickz is a Fun and Effective way to Develop Stickhandling Ability I've been really excited to get this post out, and let you know about a cool product called QuickStickz. QuickStickz is an innovative new way to work on your stickhandling abilities off the ice, and it's a lot of fun too! A few months ago I was invited to take a look at QuickStickz, which is a video-game-based, hockey stickhandling development system. I had seen the product before, but I'd never had the chance to get my hands on one. The idea seemed really cool, so I was excited to see what it was all about. How it Works: QuickStickz uses a special infrared camera that connects up to your PC via USB jack. The camera combos up with…
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12Feb 2011 by Jeremy Weiss 3 Comments
Musical Pucks

Musical Pucks

Fun, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Misc. Drills, Skating & Agility, Small Area Games, Team Skill Drills
Musical Pucks is a great game to help youngsters work on crossovers Working on crossovers can be hard and frustrating for many young hockey players. I've found that turning skill development drills into shooting drills or games can make them a lot more fun and motivating to work on. Musical Pucks is a small area game that demonstrates this tactic well. Here's the diagram and explanation: Musical Pucks 1. Put one less puck in the middle than you have players on circle 2. Players cross over until whistle 3. On whistle, each player tries to get a puck - whoever doesn't get one is out 4. Make sure to run it both directions so players practice crossing over both ways. Enjoy!! USE THIS DRILL IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE PLAN:
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