Stick play and angling are always a topic of discussion in the coaching world.  Coaches post all the time about the importance of both. Attached is a practice plan I used with my team this year to work on both stick play and angling. 

• Nash possession- With a 4v3 advantage to one team the outnumbered players need to focus on having sticks in the lanes and on the ice. 

• McGill Angle- This drill is used as a Goalie warm-up as well as a drill for players to work on staying on the opponents hip with stick on puck. 

• Moosehead stick lift- This drill we’re focusing on stick play and cutting through the hands while taking a good angle to the puck carrier. 

• 2v2 NZ Angle- Working on getting into good ice and angling the opponent to the outside ice. 

• 3v3 Forward all the time- THE BEST ANGLING DRILL HANDS DOWN- I haven’t found a better drill to work on angling. You can run this drill for 10-12 minutes and film it and I bet you will find 5-8 great teaching clips to show your team. It also is a great drill to get the tempo up. 

• 3v3 touch gloves- after going full ice we’ll now shrink the zone and work on stick and angling in the D-zone looking to defend putting everything together from the drills above. 

We run this practice for 50 minutes and have plenty of time to get everything in. Pucks don’t move far and can be placed in the appropriate spots quickly. We use film to break down our practice for teaching. So unless there’s a massive issue we usually don’t stop. Not everyone has this luxury so if you’re going to teach on ice you might need to cut down on some of the timing. Age is Varsity High School.