Cross Ice Skating drills are a great way to teach skating fundamentals. Use this drill to help reinforce proper forward stride recovery with the players arms and legs.
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 stride and edge 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:
- Full Stride
- Sculling
- Single leg Shuffles
- Scissors (Outside edge balance)
Add puck to all the above as needed.
Key Points
Focus on proper stride technique:
- Hips down
- Shoulders back
- Full leg extension
- Leg recovery
- Coordinated arm movements
When doing edges focus on body position and creating pressure on the blade.
Encourage players to skate fast back to the line.
Work on puck handling and carry technique as needed.
