BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Goalie Drills at Weiss Tech Hockey!!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Goalie Drills at Weiss Tech Hockey!!

Goalie, Half Ice Drills, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills
Weiss Tech Hockey now has goalie drills (scroll down for a sample)!! I'll be honest with you... I don't have a clue when it comes to training goalies! I can tell them a few basic things that are going wrong, or what openings I'm seeing as a shooter, but I generally have no idea how to get them to FIX it. This has been a bit of a dilemma for me on the blog... seeing as how many of you have requested I make a section on GOALIE DRILLS over the past couple of years. Well... the waiting is over! I would like to introduce you to Mr. Dennis Hands. Dennis is a great hockey guy, who has the same passion for the game as I do, but with some…
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Slovakian Agility Race

Slovakian Agility Race

Half Ice Drills, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Misc. Drills, Skating & Agility
  Slovakian Agility Race Drill Since I started this blog back in 2008, I have met a lot of really cool hockey folks. Believe it or not, it has made me a better coach! I have had the opportunity to exchange drills from coaches all over the world. I make a point to work my way through most of these drills, and pass the best ones on to my "readers" here on the blog. I usually try to credit the drill to the person who sent it to me. However, many times the drills that come in are in other languages... as is the case with this one from my good buddy Ján Bednár. Ján has sent me A LOT of drills over the past year or so! Since he…
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Finnish Half-Ice Drill

Finnish Half-Ice Drill

Half Ice Drills, Hockey Drills, Misc. Drills, Passing
Finnish Half-Ice Drill Over the past few weeks I've posted a few of my favorite half-ice hockey drills. I've had some really good response, and a few of our readers even sent me some of their favorite half-ice drills as well... THANKS!! This drill is from Petri Väisänen (from Finland), and is a fantastic half-ice drill. One of the reasons I like this one so much is that it's very customizable––you can create multiple variations to fit lots of different game situations. I show a few of these variations in the video, but feel free to get creative on this one! Here's the diagram and explanation: Finnish Half-Ice Drill Sequence 1: 1. on whistle, (D) skates up to blue line and pivots backward 2. after the pivot, (C) dumps a…
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Long/Short Passing

Long/Short Passing

Half Ice Drills, Hockey Drills, Misc. Drills
Long/Short Passing is a Fantastic Half-Ice Passing Drill This is a bit of a "2 for 1" half ice hockey drill, since it's a sequential drill with a long pass, and a short pass. This drill should be executed at a quick pace, so whistle timing is very important here. Have your players focus on executing hard, accurate, stick-to-stick passes––especially on the cross-ice pass. This is a great drill for all ages and skill-levels! Here's the explanation and diagram:   Long/Short Passing Option 1 - Long Pass 1. First player leaves line and skates through the cones as shown. 2. Next player in line fires a hard, stick-to-stick, cross-ice pass. 3. First player receives pass, skates up around the NZ cone, and fires a shot on net. NOTE: make sure…
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9 Half-Ice Hockey Drills Every Coach Should Know About

9 Half-Ice Hockey Drills Every Coach Should Know About

Checking & Angling, Half Ice Drills, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Misc. Drills, Passing & Timing, Shooting, Small Area Games, Team Skill Drills
Half Ice Hockey Drills to Add to Your Drill Library With the cost of ice time going up, many teams are sharing practice sessions, especially at the younger age groups. The need for half ice hockey drills continues to grow, and has been a highly requested topic from our readers. So, instead of just doing a video or two, I put together 9 of my favorite half ice hockey drills spanning across all levels of play... beginner to advanced. I've also included a printable PDF version as well as the Importable DrillDraw files, if you want to bring all this stuff to the rink with you. You'll find the links at the bottom of this page. Here we go!! 1. Quad Passing: 1. Players 1 and 2 execute five passes…
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