Puck handing Drills
ONE ON TWO FIGURE 8 PUCK PROTECTION (with players)
This is a great drill to work on puck protection and executing tight turns with some pressure on you. A lot of the time we do drills through cones and tires, by adding the player’s this drill becomes more of a realistic simulation to the game. 3 takes 2’s spot, 2 at the end of…
Read MoreMAC’S PUCK PROTECTION ESCAPES
1. Player 1 attacks net fakes, spins away protecting puck. 2. Player 1 then goes down wall vs. Player 2, who is applying light pressure. 3. Player 1 then escapes, protecting puck, from 2. 4. Player 1 takes, 2’s spot. 5. Player 3 then attacks net, but goes the opposite way.
Read MoreDECEPTION STICKHANDLING WARM-UP
Top hand up (keeps blade flat on ice), cup blade over the puck on forehand and backhand, head up, top hand (control hand) controls blade and the bottom hand (power hand) adds power to stick and blade.Focus on keeping your head up, scanning the ice, being aware of your surroundings. Have players control puck around…
Read MoreCut Outside / Inside & Protect Puck Drill
CUT OUTSIDE – POWER MOVE Can have give and go and can leave out give & go. Player skates in, fakes like he is going to take a wrist shot (on forehand), pulls puck accross toes and cuts outside, protecting puck. 2 hands when pulling outside and really sell the fake shot. PUCK PROTECT: inside…
Read MoreDrive the Net / Protect the Puck
1. 1 pivots backwards, exchanges pass with 2, steps up, exchanges more pass with 2, pivots to the wall and receives the last pass then drives to the net. 2. 3 waits in the middle of the ice then angles across on 1 to make physical contact with him. 1 must absorb contact while protecting…
Read MorePuck Protection Escape Drill
Players go around the first set, arms out, stick extended protecting puck, doing c cuts or shuffle steps then goes around the net, fakes inside, keeps going to wall, does an escape to facing the boards, then around net for a quick shot. Includes video with 14 year old’s executing drill and game clip.
Read More4 DEKES DRILL
on the whistle, two players accelerate off the boards deke the TIRES AT CIRCLE (we use nets at the circles in the middle) and attack the blue line with speed execute two moves at the sticks and attack for a shot on goal all the moves are inside out. ACCELERATE AFTER MOVES / PROTECT PUCK…
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