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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Overspeed Agility Drill

Overspeed Agility Drill

Hockey Drills, Individual Skill Drills, Shooting, Skating & Agility
The Overspeed Agility Drill brings in many different skating elements! I've mentioned before that technical skating drills can be boring and monotonous for many youngsters. The problem is that skating ability is SO essential... you HAVE to find ways of developing it! One method I've found to work with youngsters––and older players too :)--is to add a shot at the end of a skating drill. This tactic turns it from a skating drill into a shooting drill, and is much more fun and motivating for the players. Start with no pucks. As your players progress, add a puck, then start making them do 5 push-ups for each time they lose the puck. Players must be able to execute these skating maneuvers at full speed without mishandling the puck. Add more…
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