Hockey Drills
Cut the Ice in Half for Additional Skill Development
Tired of Russian Circles and the countless other half-ice hockey drills your team has been completing in practice since the Squirt level? To enhance speed, agility and puck-handling skills in [...]
Exercise of the Week: Triangle Drill
The STACK Exercise of the Week helps you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. The Exercise Triangle Drill Who’s Doing It Jordan Eberle, NHL forward Sports [...]
Practice Pressure With This Hockey Defenseman Drill
Split-squad drills are a great way to provide your hockey players more repetitions and personal attention during practice. This method is particularly beneficial for teaching defensemen how to deal with [...]
Improve Your Hockey Team’s Skills and Conditioning With This Drill
Ice hockey practices must have a combination of skill development, game situations and repetition to develop well-rounded players. When putting together a practice plan, try incorporating flow drills that simultaneously [...]
Cohesion Passing Drill Builds Hockey Team Chemistry and Passing Confidence
Successful passing between teammates is crucial in hockey. It establishes control of the game. A good pass also indicates strong team chemistry, the puck going cleanly from tape to tape [...]
Develop Hockey Skills With Half-Rink Drills
Whether in position or not, a good hockey athlete never wastes an opportunity to make a play during a game. Mastering the skills needed for hockey takes time and patience. [...]
Improve Hockey Focus With the Shifting Scrimmage Drill
Given the fast-paced nature of their sport, good hockey athletes are able to respond instantly to changes in their environment. Players are required to quickly shift focus from narrow to [...]
"Please Pass the Focus:" a Youth Hockey Drill for Enhanced Focus
The best youth hockey drills teach mental skills along with physical skills. All youth coaches face the challenge of commanding the attention of their young, energetic athletes during practices and [...]
On- and Off-the-Ice Goaltending Drills to Build Discipine
The discipline required for goalie training rivals that of any athletic position in any sport. To be a top performer on the ice, you'll need superb physical prowess and consistent [...]
How to Increase Skating Speed for Hockey, Part 2
Speed kills in hockey. It allows you to beat defenders to the net, win races to the puck and execute game-saving backchecks. In Part 1 of this series, we broke [...]