WARM - UP
2 Laps clockwise on the rink.
2 Laps Counter clockwise on the rink.
Line up all skaters on goal line. As they get to the first blue line, superman dive. Back on their feet, skate through the neutral zone, to the other blue line. Touch ice with one knee, then up and skate to the red line.
Return - Skaters get to blue line transition to backwards skating until entry into the neutral zone. Turn, skate to the next blue line, then down on one knee (opposite knee) then back up and finish.
DRILL STATIONS:
1) Dennis the Menace: Players line up - work on edge work, stopping, transitions, etc...
2 1 V 1 Behind the net:
- Place the net at the back of the face off circle, facing out.
- Create 2 lines of players.
- On the whistle, coach dumps the puck behind the net, 2 players race to the corner to get the puck.
- battle to the goal.
3 Rondo Circle:
- Have players post up along the outside of the face off circle.
- On the whistle, the players start to pass the puck and move - trying to get it past the coach in the center.
4) Corner Battle: The goal is set up in the face-off circle, facing the corner of the boards. The team is split into 2 lines, on each wing. As the coach launches the puck into the corner, players move in, to get control and try to score. Either team can shoot on goal.
- Can be 1 v 1, 2 v 2, or any combination including 2 on 1 scenarios.
Goalie Station: coach and goalies, work up in the far corner.
For the rest of the practices in this series, please use the following links to redirect you instantly:
Youth Practice 1
https://members.thecoachessite.com/v/6906
Youth Practice 2
https://members.thecoachessite.com/v/6908
Youth Practice 3
https://members.thecoachessite.com/v/6953
Youth Practice 4
https://members.thecoachessite.com/v/6954
Youth Practice 5
