23Sep 2010 by Jeremy Weiss 2 Comments
“S” Warm-up Drill

“S” Warm-up Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Neutral Zone, Passing & Timing, Team Skill Drills, Warm-Up
Use this Hockey Warm-up Drill to get everyone moving at the beginning of your practice! This is a great little high-speed hockey warm-up drill that incorporates many different elements of the game, including skating, passing, and shooting. I typically have my defensemen acting as the passers, since that neutral zone "d-to-d" pass is something they will need to perform over and over in games. Make sure to push those defensemen to make quick, hard, stick-to-stick passes to each other, and then fire that cross-ice pass hard and accurately. "S" Warm-up Drill 1. Forwards line up in the corner, two defensemen on each blue line 2. On whistle, first forward in each line passes out to the near defenseman 3. Defensemen execute D to D passes while forward skates the "S"…
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20Sep 2010 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
3-Zone Timing Drill

3-Zone Timing Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing
The 3-Zone Timing Drill is one of my all-time favorite passing and timing drills! I've been using the 3-Zone Timing Drill for years as both a player and a coach. I love it because it simulates passing patterns that happen over and over in game situations––particularly in breakouts and regroups. This is a "classic" flow drill with lots of passing, timing, and shooting. Make sure you check out the One-Touch Timing Drill as a precursor to this drill. Here's the diagram and explanation: 3-Zone Timing Drill 1. To start the drill, 3 players leave from the corner (after that only 2 leave from then on) 2. First player shoots, picks up a puck from the circle, and hits the second player in the first green receiving zone 3. Receiver controls…
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16Sep 2010 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
One-Touch Timing

One-Touch Timing

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Passing & Timing
One-Touch Timing is a great precursor to the 3-Zone Timing Drill If you've followed me at all over the past few years, you know I love to use progressions to develop new skills. This is a great example of a simple drill that can be progressed into a more complex version, the 3-Zone Timing Drill. As you begin introducing timing concepts to your players, remember to stress that it is better to be late and accelerating into the pass, than to be early and slowing down. Here's the diagram: One Touch Timing Drill: Designate a Passer (P) for the first time, just to start the drill. 1. first player from each line at one side of the ice leave together 2. low man swings to receive the pass, then one-touch…
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13Sep 2010 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
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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03Aug 2010 by Jeremy Weiss 3 Comments
Breakout, Regroup, Regroup, Attack Drill

Breakout, Regroup, Regroup, Attack Drill

Breakouts, Hockey Drills, Regroups, Team Systems Drills
A very versatile drill to work on Breakouts, Regroups, and Attacks Since finishing up our Coaches' Training Course, a few people have asked about different ways of practicing some of the systems we discussed in the course. This drill is in response to the questions about practicing breakouts and regroups. The "Breakout, Regroup, Regroup, Attack Drill" is extremely versatile, and can be used to work on a number of different game situations. After your team gets good at it, try throwing in a forechecker (or two). You can designate where and how you want the forechecking pressure coming in, which will make your defensemen have to read and react to different scenarios. For a more detailed explanation of the Swing Regroup mentioned in this video, CLICK HERE Here's the diagram…
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