SKILLS
PURPOSE
This skill-intense drill is designed to work on heads up awareness, drop passes, puck control, and shooting in a tight space.
FOCUS
- Players need to make sure they are moving their feet with cross overs to gain speed
- Look ahead of the play to the next part of the play, not staring at the puck
- Shots on net
HOW TO
This drill can be run alternating out of each side but for illustration purposes, it is shown with only two corners.
- Line of players in opposite corners (one at blue and one at true corner), both with pucks. Tire or group of cones in the middle.
- First player in line carries puck to the opposite side of the circle from where they started and makes a drop pass (they just leave the puck).
- They proceed around the cone and pick up the puck from the opposite side (the opposing player’s puck).
- Continue to carry this puck around the tire, then drive to the net for a shot on net opposite from where they started from.
EXTEND
- Have players mowhawk or open up around the tire
- Have players park in front of the net for the next shot as a screen-tip-rebound
- Put in shooting parameters like only on the back hand, shoot from the perimeter or they have to make a move.
