06Aug 2024 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Master the 2v2 Continuous Backcheck Drill: Step-by-Step Guide

Master the 2v2 Continuous Backcheck Drill: Step-by-Step Guide

1 on 1's, 2 on 2's, 2 on 1's, 3 on 2's, Backchecking, Hockey Drills, Team Skill Drills, Team Skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQl4oILv5Q4 Video walkthrough of the 2v2 Continuous Backcheck Drill Put this high intensity backchecking drill to work for your hockey players! Here's the diagram and explanation: Diagram of the 2v2 Continuous Backcheck Drill 2v0 from the blue line (just to start the drill) Coach passes to either attacker As soon as the shot is taken two players from the opposite blue line attack, with the original shooters backchecking Coach passes to either attacker Drill repeats USE THIS DRILL IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE PLAN: PDF: 2v2 Continuous Backcheck Drill
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24Apr 2019 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
D to D Stretch Pass

D to D Stretch Pass

1 on 1's, 2 on 2's, 2 on 1's, 3 on 2's, Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing, Team Skill Drills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2J59ipdwkY Here's a Great Stretch Pass Drill to Help Make the Most of Your Full-Ice Practices I don't get a ton of full-ice practices in my organization. But when I do, I like to take full advantage of the bigger ice, and work on things that can't be done on a smaller segment of ice. Stretch passes, Regroups, and full-ice Timing drills are where I spend my time in the rare occasion I get a full-ice practice. Here's a great stretch pass drill to add to your library: D to D Stretch Pass Forwards in four lines, two Defense in each end zoneOn whistle, first Forward of each diagonal line passes down to the close Defense who makes a D to D pass then hits the Forward, who has become…
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28Dec 2016 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Teaching Defense to 7-Year-Olds

Teaching Defense to 7-Year-Olds

1 on 1's, 2 on 2's, 2 on 1's, 3 on 2's, Defensive Tactics, Hockey Drills, Individual Skills, Skating, Team Skill Drills, Team Skills, Team Strategy
Teaching Defense to 7-Year-Olds I recently received an email asking about 1 on 1 strategy for 7-year-old defensemen. The coach asked whether he should be teaching the players to play it skating backward (even though they don't skate well backward yet), or starting forward then pivoting backward, or something else altogether. I thought it was a great topic for discussion, and one I'm currently dealing with as well, since I'm working with the same age group on my son's team. So... as I always say, here's my two cents worth: Angle First, then Build to Backwards Most 7-year-olds aren't capable of skating backwards well enough to play a proper 1 on 1. But there are still 1 on 1s in games. So what do you do? Here's my strategy: Put…
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15May 2015 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Stop & Start Angling

Stop & Start Angling

1 on 1's, 2 on 2's, 2 on 1's, 3 on 2's, Checking & Angling, Hockey Drills, Team Skill Drills
Stop & Start Angling I used this drill last week with a group of Mites and Squirts in a local clinic here in Salt Lake City. It was a progression from some of the skills we had been working on earlier in the session. This drill combines stops and starts, angling, and drive skating. Stop & Start Angling: 1. Players line up as shown, offensive player (white) in the corner, defensive player (blue) toward the middle, players waiting in line near the blue line. 2. Offensive and defensive players start facing each other. Each stop and start is to be done facing each other. 3. On the whistle, players run a mini ladder: out to the first cone and back, then out to the second cone and back. 4. After…
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16Mar 2015 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Pressure v. Contain 1 on 1

Pressure v. Contain 1 on 1

1 on 1's, 2 on 2's, 2 on 1's, 3 on 2's, Checking & Angling, Defensive Zone, Team Skill Drills
Pressure v. Contain 1 on 1 Good drill from the PIJE drill collection over at DrillDraw Pressure v. Contain 1 on 1: 1. Form groups of two around the rink. 2. In each group, there is one forward (carrier) and one defense (forechecker). 3. The forechecker tries to prevent the carrier to move toward the center: A) the forward does not have control of the puck (pressure situation), then, B) the carrier has full control of the puck (contain situation). 4. Reverse the roles for each sequence. USE THIS DRILL IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE PLAN:
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