The Straddle drill is a great way to work on a players outside edges. Use this drill to teach players to balance and put pressure on their outside edges.
Description
Coach draws lines on the ice to indicate starting points and places 6 cones staggered in the drill area.
Players line up behind the line.
On the whistle players leave and weave between the cones.
At each cone players should be in proper hockey stance and ensuring they bend their inside ankle so that they use their outside edge.
Player then performs crossovers by picking up their outside foot and steeping it over their inside foot.
The player resets their foot position by picking up their inside foot and returning to a glide.
They repeat this for every cone changing direction until finished.
When a player finishes the course they line up on the far end.
Key Points
Players are encouraged to use proper hockey stance and outside edge of inside foot.
Turning their head as they enter the turn towards the next cone to initiated the change in direction.
Focus on the balance of the outside edge of the inside foot, ensuring proper ankle bend.
Work on under push of outside edge as players get better.
