Hockey Weekend Across America

I've been picking this up around all my various web feeds and just wanted to post it here as well.Fourth Annual Hockey Weekend Across America One Month AwayThe fourth annual Hockey Weekend Across America, presented by Reebok, is just one month away. The three-day celebration of the sport of hockey will take place Feb. 18-20 nationwide.Friday, Feb. 18 “Wear Your Favorite Hockey Jersey” presented by ShopUSAHockey.comSaturday, Feb. 19 “Bring a Friend to the Rink” presented by the NHL Sunday, Feb. 20 “Celebrate Local...

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2 on 1 - Defensive Gap Control

Drill:1. Offense 1 skates around a cone at center rink and picks up a puck2. Offense 2 will skate across and into the zone 3. Defense 1 also leaves at same time and skates around cone and gets into backward skating position4. The 2 Offensive players work together on a 2 on 1.Focus:1. Working together to get into the zone and get a shot on net2. Defense should work on controlling the play and getting good position to block the shot/pass3. Offense...

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3 Pass 1 on 1

Drill:1. D passes to O and starts to skate backwards2. O starts skating forward and passes back to D3. D passes back to O and it starts a 1 on 1 drillFocus:1. Passing back and forth as players are moving forward/backward2. Good passes3. Good skating4. Defensive position5. Offensive puck movementNotes:This is a good drill for 1 on 1 wo...

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2-0 Give and Go

Drill:1. Player 1 starts at the boards2. Player 2 starts with a puck at center ice and passes to Player 13. Player 1 skates into the zone and drops a pass along the boards4. Player 2 skates to the space Player 1 just left and picks up the puck5. Player 1 crashes net looking for a pass, Player 2 carries the puck and makes a pass to the middleFocus:1. Good pass to start the play2. Good drop pass to the player following up3. Good pass to the middleNotes:Place...

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4 on 2 – Puck Movement

Drill:1. Run this drill as a 4 on 22. Puck carrier should look to get the puck into the zone and find an open man3. Off wing should get good position in front of the net4. Defense should fall into their position5. All 4 players should move to correct positions as the puck moves aroundFocus:1. Let your defense focus on good positioning and staying low in the zone2. Offense should focus on puck movement and finding the open player3. Both should focus...

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What's a Drill vs. a Skill

I've decided to re-Tag some of the posts here to make it easier to understand what they are for.  Several of my posts are now Tagged as a "Skill" and no longer a "Drill".  So what's the difference you ask?Skills - These are items to use to build up your proficiency in a particular area, such as Skating, Passing, etc.  They are repetitive motions that are designed to help you become better at something.Drills - In my mind, these are workouts that focus more on game type scenarios and help you think through the playing of the game. ...

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Entering the zone - Crossing the Middle

Drill:1. Player 1 carries the puck through the neutral zone2. Player 2 enters the zone and crosses the middle looking for a pass3. After making the pass, Player 1 drives the middle looking for a return pass or a rebound4. Player 2 carries the puck to the net and shoots or passes back to the middleFocus:1. Finding open space as you enter the zone2. Being aware of your place on the rink3. Looking up as you are carrying the puckNotes:Work from both...

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Test a jump break

I wanted to see what this would do.....

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Pass to Defense 1 on 1 Play

Drill:1. Start an Offense at the Goal line and a Defense at the Blue line2. Forward makes a hard pass to the Defense and then goes to the front of the net and gets in position for a deflection/rebound3. Defense accepts the pass and slides to open space and then takes a shot4. After the shot/deflection/rebound, the Offense skates to the opposite corner and picks up a puck and skates up the boards5. The Defense should slide to the fall wall and then...

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