Keeping Hockey Parents Happy
The start of a new hockey season brings excitement and enthusiasm from the players. After the past couple of years, it should come as no surprise that the players are extra motivated to get back on the ice. Youth hockey…
Hockey Drill – 2 vs 1 Touch Pass and Gap
Description The drill is whistle generated and alternates from end to end. All the forwards (blue and green) line up (4 lines) at the blue lines along the boards. The defensemen (red) in the drill, line up in the middle,…
Getting Back To Hockey After Lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic saw much of the professional sports world and all of the youth sports world shut down completely. It was particularly difficult here in Canada, where nearly two seasons of youth hockey were lost. Hockey is seen as…
Starting Hockey at Different Stages
In Canada, many of us are introduced to the game of hockey at a very young age. Whether it is watching our hometown team on Hockey Night in Canada or hitting the ice ourselves for the first time on wobbly…
1 vs 1 Multiple Touch Passes, F and D Route Specific
1 vs 1 Drill Description: On the whistle, the Forward and Defenseman start simultaneously. Both players start backwards straight up the boards and do a pass exchange with the line. (passes 1 & 2) Both players then re-pivot to forward,…
New Generation of Hockey Coaching
Hockey is an ever-evolving sport, but it isn’t just the game itself that has seen major changes. The new generation of players are entering the sport with different skillsets, attitudes, and goals. It can be a challenge for some old-timers…
Hockey Drill – Continuous Passing with Pivots and a Single Shot
On the whistle, opposite diagonal players go. Player 1 (blue), takes 2 steps forward into the middle, then pivots immediately to backward then exchanges a pass with the player behind them (touch pass 1 and 2), while skating backward. Player…
Coaching Boys vs Girls – Is There or Should There Be a Difference?
It is a question that has long been asked, but until recently, a question that has not been given as much public thought as it may require. Should there be a difference between how we coach boys and girls? Does…
Hockey Drill – 1 vs 1 Set Up with Tracking and Gaping
Drill Description On the whistle, both ends go simultaneously. The D (red) and the F (blue) skate into the neutral zone, the D with a puck (staying outside of the center ice circle), passes (pass 1) to the D (red)…
Exterior 4 Dots Warm Up Drill with Timing and a Shot in Each End
Warm up Drill Description Both players on one end (green without a puck & blue with a puck) start on the whistle, then the drill is continuous alternating from end to end. The blue player (with puck), delays slightly allowing…
