22Jan 2011 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments

Breaking Down the Edmonton Oilers’ Penalty Kill

Coaches' Corner, Philosophy, Special Teams, Team Systems
Breaking Down the Edmonton Oilers' Penalty Kill This is the second of two videos I put together for the folks down at The Cult of Hockey, which is part of the Edmonton Journal's online Oilers coverage. In this video we go through some key points of the Oilers' penalty kill. Check out the first video on the Edmonton Oilers' Power Play here. Enjoy!!
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12Jan 2011 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Warm-up Pass Exchange

Warm-up Pass Exchange

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing, Shooting, Skating & Agility, Stickhandling, Warm-Up
The Warm-up Pass Exchange is a great way to start your practice! This is a cool little drill that incorporates a lot of different elements such as puckhandling, forward skating, backward skating, pivots, crossovers, passing, and shooting. It can be run at a quick pace, making for limited "stand-in-line" time. Warm-Up Pass Exchange: 1. Players line up in opposite corners, with pucks 2. Players skate the diagrammed route, pivoting backwards between the blue lines 3. Players exchange pucks in neutral ice, then step in and shoot. Note: make sure to run from both sides so players work on pivoting both directions Enjoy!!
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06Jan 2011 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
Perpetual Power Turn and Passing Drill

Perpetual Power Turn and Passing Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing, Skating & Agility
This power turn and passing drill is a great one for younger to intermediate age groups. Use this drill to work on power turns, passing, and certain timing and support concepts with your youngsters. When done well, it's a quick-paced drill that works on some of the key fundamentals that are important in the game of hockey. Perpetual Power Turn and Passing 1. Run both sides at the same time 2. Drill starts with a “ghost man” (Gh) in each corner. After the first rotation the Gh isn’t needed anymore 3. Players follow the sequence executing power turns and passes as shown 4. After the last turn, the outside man drives wide and shoots 5. Inside man starts the drill going the opposite direction as the wide man Enjoy!! CLICK…
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04Jan 2011 by Jeremy Weiss 3 Comments
Advanced Hockey Breakout Progression

Advanced Hockey Breakout Progression

Breakouts, Defensive Zone, Hockey Drills, Team Skill Drills, Team Systems Drills
This hockey breakout progression is recommended for advanced teams only This is a highly effective breakout progression. There are endless ways to change it up to work on different game situations, and it involves many recurring passing patterns. Since there are many possible "points of failure" I only recommend this drill for older, or more advanced hockey teams. Here's the diagram and explanation: Advanced Hockey Breakout Progression 1. D to D to Wing 2. D to D to Wing 3. D to D to Wing, one-touch to Center 4. D to D to Wing, one-touch to D who follows up play 5. Start again from the other side OPTIONAL: Put defensemen on far blue line for a 1 on 1. Enjoy!! USE THIS DRILL IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE PLAN:
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