Cross Ice Puck Handling gets players working on their edges and hands. Help player control the puck with their wrists.
Description
Coach draws lines on the ice to designate starting point for the players and places a cone at the far side of the ice inline with the player line.
Players skate to the far cone while performing different edge and puck handling drills.
At the cone players turn and skate back to their line.
Once a player is past the cone the next player may go.
Exercises:
- Sculling
- Sculling with narrow puck handle
- Sculling with wide puck handle
Key Points
Proper puck handling technique:
- Grip
- Rolling wrists
- Puck in front
- Using heel of stick
For wide puck handle ensure:
- Hands go beside the body
- Puck remains in front of player
- Cup the puck with the blade of the stick
Encourage players to skate fast back to the line.
