Matt McIlvane is the head coach of the San Diego Gulls and he wants his players loud and exuberant at the start of practice. Steal this drill to get the puck moving early and often!

Description

• D start in middle circle and surf out and pivot
• Forward in line passes to forward once they're skating backwards
• D passes laterally to opposite forward line while initial forward swings through and picks up pass and goes for shot
• New forward trades passes with initial D who gaps up, forward swings through under circle and goes for shot
• D who made passes follows up into zone, gaps up inside blue line
• Initial forward, after battle in corner with coach, makes pass to D at blue line
• D walks blue line and shoots with two players in front

Key Points

• Talk! If your players don't call for passes in practice they won't call for it in games - build that habit
• Pass hard, check the puck on your stick and get eyes up right away
• Shoot to score!