The Straddle drill is a great way to work on a players inside edges. Use this drill to teach players put pressure on their inside edges.
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.
Set up cones or use lines and have players skull or inside edges in a wide stance.
Players move over the cones keeping wide stance on inside edges.
Once player is finished they return to line.
Key Points
Players need to be on inside edges and in hockey stance to properly propel themselves to the other end.
Encourage players to skate fast back to the line.
