DRILLS & PRACTICE PLANS

Squirrels and Acorns



Squirrels and Acorns is a fun game that gets players moving around with pucks. Help players keep their heads up to avoid obstacles.

Description

Players must stay in their area.

Coach spreads multiple pucks in the playing area.

On the whistle players try to put pucks into the net.

Coach puts passive pressure on players to make it difficult.

When all the pucks are in the net then the game resets.

Key Points

This game is invasive. It must be explained to players that they need to avoid collisions and keep their heads up. This may mean slowing down.

Players are encouraged to count how many pucks they put in the net.

Role play to increase fun factor for kids. Players are the squirrels and the pucks are the acorns. The squirrels need to put as many acorns as they can in the tree (the net).

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