Shooting: My Favorite Off-ice Shooting Drill

Shooting: My Favorite Off-ice Shooting Drill

Hockey Drills, Hockey Equipment, Individual Skill Drills, Off-ice Training, Shooting, Skills
P.I.G. is One of my Favorite Off-ice Shooting Drills When I was in high school, we had a hockey net and backstop out in my parents' side yard. We also had a Shooter Tutor strapped up to the net, with about 100 pucks. Almost everyday my buddy and I would shoot pucks together. To keep it entertaining, most of the time we'd play a game called P.I.G. P.I.G. is really fun, and can be played on or off the ice. Here's how it works... The Rules: P.I.G. works a lot like H.O.R.S.E. in basketball, except that it's a shorter game, so it's a little more intense. Basically, a player calls his or her shot. The shots can be any typical shot, or you can get creative and start calling posts…
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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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