Weiss Tech Hockey Drills and Skills

27Sep 2008 by Jeremy Weiss 5 Comments

Hockey Passing Technique

A hockey team's ability to consistently make stick to stick passes can be the difference between winning and losing. Passing is one of those fundamentals skills that can inhibit a player's future progress if not learned properly early on. Here are 3 essential keys to proper hockey passing technique - enjoy! (12/30/08) PS - CHECK OUT THIS COOL TRAINING AID I FOUND TO HELP YOU WORK ON YOUR PASSING OFF THE ICE. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE "TAPE 2 TAPE PASSER" (MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE DEMO VIDEO TOO)

19Sep 2008 by Jeremy Weiss 3 Comments

High-Low Shooting Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Shooting

High-Low Shooting is a Good Warm-up Drill for Everyone Here's another great hockey drill that I like to use particularly as a warm-up drill. It is quick-paced, and incorporates skating, stickhandling, and shooting in stride. It's also great for goalies as it gets them moving side-to-side. Players must keep their heads up as they explode through the middle of the ice in opposite directions. Stress that the players keep their feet moving throughout the entire drill. Here's the diagram and explanation: High-Low Shooting 1. Players are divided into 4 corners with pucks. 2. All 4 lines leave at the same time on the whistle. 3. Short lines go to first set of cones. 4. Long lines go to middle set of cones. 5. Players skate full speed through the cones,…

03Sep 2008 by Jeremy Weiss 2 Comments

Skating Power

Individual Skills, Skating

Hockey speed is attained by combining Skating Power, and Foot Speed. A player will never achieve his or her full skating potential until both skills have been acquired, and perfected. As you begin work on skating with your team, begin with power and technique... then add foot speed. As you increase the tempo of your skating drills, don't let your players sacrifice technique for foot speed. Players must be able to move their feet at full speed while maintaining a technically sound stride!

22Aug 2008 by Jeremy Weiss 2 Comments

My Favorite Hockey Agility Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Skating & Agility

The Circle Agility Drill is Speed is one of the most important attributes a hockey player can possess. True hockey speed is comprised of two elements: Skating Power (see our video on skating power) and Foot Speed (which includes agility). A player will not reach his full skating potential until he has achieved both. The good news is that there are many hockey drills that can help young players to improve on both their skating power, as well as their foot speed and agility. Here is one of my favorite on-ice agility drills. I like it because it develops quick feet while skating forward, backward, as well as side-to-side. Here's the diagram for the Circle Agility Drill: Circle Agility Drill 1. Player starts on the face off dot. 2. On…