Hockey Practice Guide provides Hockey Coaches Multi-Station layout drills for hockey practices to maximize hockey player skills and coaching efficiency
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9: Drill: Skating
Skate Boards- Return
down middle
(can be
reversed)
2: Drill: Skating
Players in groups skate
middle, on command
'peel-out' skating the
outside cone slalom
3: Drill: Skating/ Stickhandling
2 X 3 Cones... Players
skate fig. 8s
4: Drill: Small Game
2 on 2 X-Ice Drill with 2
pucks in play
5: Drill: Skating/ Stickhandling
2 X 3 Cones... Players
skate fig. 8s, out of
both ends
6:Drills: Station Examples
1. Modified 7 Cone ESSO
Drill...
2. 5 Cone Slalom- Shooting
7: Drills: Skating
2 Group X-Ice Cone
Zig-Zag
8: Drills: Station Examples
1. 3 Cone slalom w/ shot
2. 1on1 player pursuit
3. Zig-Zag Body Contract
4. Player corner angling
5. Player pursuit... inside
positioning
1: Drills: Skating Cones
1. Zig- Zag glove stops
2. Reverse pivots
3. Tight 2 player zig-zag
4. 360 alternating pivots
5. High speed slalom
10: Drill: Skating Cones
Progressive cone
skating showing a few
variations
11: Drills: Station Examples
1. Backward slalom
2. 3 cone reverse pivot
w/ shot
3. 1/2 Ice corner 1 on 1
12: Drill: Skating Cones
1. 2 x 2 Cones stops &
starts with glove touch
2. 3 cone triangle slalom
with & w/o puck
13: Drill: Skating Cones
Straight line slalom
stickhandling:
1. Using forehand &
backhand
2. Using forehand only
14: Drill: Skating
Players in groups skate
middle, on command
'peel-out' skating the
outside
15: Drill: Skating Cones
1. 2 X 2: Fig. 8s from
both ends
2. 2 x 2: Face same
way- transition front to
back
3. 2 x 2: Stops & Starts
4. 4 X 4 : Face same
way- transitions from
both ends
16:Drill: Shoot & Pass
Take shoot move to side
of net to receive and
return a pass from a
shooter.
17: Drill: Passing/
Shooting Sequence
1st pass and shot
2nd pass a shot from point
w/ player in front for
screen/deflection
18: Drill: 5 Cone Regroup
Skate cones w/ pass...
ending with pass & shot
19: Drill: 4 Cone Regroup
Skate cones w/ pass...
ending with pas & shot
20: Drill: 4 Backward
Stickhandling
Skate lanes working
puck control
21: Drill: Small Game
X-Ice 3 on 3
22: Drill: Small Game
X-Ice 2 on 2 with 2
pucks
23: Drill: Cone Slalom
Players skate with &
w/o puck thru
staggered cones ending
with a shot
Video Drill Samples...
A few of the many drills found
within Hockey Practice Guides
24: Drill: Small Game
X-Ice, 2 nets, 1 puck
25: Drill: Shooting Endurance
Player skates cones taking 4
shots from predetermined
positions
26: Drill: Shooting Endurance
Player skates cones taking 8
shots from predetermined
positions
27: Drill: Shooting Endurance
Player zig- zags across the slot
taking 10 shots from
predetermined positions
28: Drill: 3 Shot Cycle
Players in groups of 3 leave
out of both ends: 2 skate
cones and shoot on near net,
3rd skates across ice for shot
on far net.
29: Drill: 2 Cone Swing Breakout
Players skate cones and drive
down the ice for weak side shot
(1 Timer)
30: Drill: 2 Shot Cycle
Players in groups of 2 leave out
of both ends: 1 skates cones
and shoots on near net, 2nd
skates across ice for shot on
far net.
31: Drill: Small Game
X-Ice, nets backward, 4 teams
and 2 balls playing in the same
area
32: Drill: 2 X 3 Cone Slalom
Players skate single and
double fig. 8s with puck thru
cones
33: Drill: 2X3 Cones
Forward to Backward Fig.  8
transitions with puck
34: Drill: The Plan (3X2 Cones)
Using a marker to diagram the
next Hockey Practice Guide drill
on the ice
35: Drill: High Speed Turns
3 groups of players skate high
speed turns: 1- Blue to Blue; 2-
B-R, R-B; 4- Top Circle-Blue...
36: Drill: X-overs
Cross-over zig-zag between
cones
37: Drill: 2X3 Cones
Add pucks with x-over
between cones
38: Drill: Passing
Work mechanics:
Give: Pull, Sweep, point
Receive: target, absorb pass