Practice Drills

Two units rotate from blue line. Forwards drive wide, late high F3 supports for backdoor. Emphasis on regroup tempo and clean exits.

🥅 ↤ F1—F2—F3   D1↗  D2↘

Four players form a square at top of circles. Pass-and-follow with one-touch saucers. Switch direction every 30 seconds.

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Coach dumps puck into corner. Strong-side D wins battle, weak-side D supports net front, center collapses. Breakout on whistle.

Corner battle → strong wall → center swing

Shooter rapid-fire 5 shots from top of circle, then walk in for in-tight rebound. Goalie tracks puck through traffic.

🥅  ← 5 shots → screen → rebound

F1 angles puck carrier to the strong wall. Three across the neutral zone collapse the seam. Late D pinches on weak-side rim. Trap that turns into transition O.

F1↣  | F2-C-F3 | D-late pinch

Strong-side D retrieves. Weak-side D swings behind net. Center loops low for support, wingers stack the wall for short, medium, and long options. Quick-up to neutral zone.

D1↺  D2↻  C low  | W-short W-mid W-stretch

Two-man down-low cycle with high F3 reading shooter / bumper. First man wins puck, second man protects, F3 walks the line for shot-pass into net front traffic.

F1 cycle → F2 protect → F3 walk line

Bumper in slot, flanks on each circle, QB at top, net front. Look 1: cross-seam one-timer. Look 2: bumper tip. Look 3: walk-out shot off the bumper.

  QB
LW  Bump  RW
   NF

1v1 along the wall, 10-second whistle battles. Track feet, hips low, stick on puck. Winner exits, loser stays for next rep. Builds compete habits.

▓ WALL ▓  P1 ⚔ P2

D retrieves under pressure, looks immediately for stretch winger at far blue. If covered, hit center curl. Speed through neutral zone, late D jump for 3-on-2.

D ⟶⟶⟶ stretch W → entry

All four PK players pressure pucks above the dots. Force entry mistakes, deny seam pass, win second-puck races. Aggression over passivity.

F1↑  F2↑  D-tight  D-tight

Shooter walks puck out from corner. Goalie holds RVH (reverse VH) on post, reads release, explodes into T-push to square up far side. 8 reps each side.

Corner ⟶ post (RVH) ⟶ T-push

Forward stride into mohawk turn, hold inside edge, accelerate out backwards, mohawk back to forward. Adds escape & deception under pressure.

→ mohawk ← → mohawk →

Six cones around offensive zone. Receive feed, one-touch release. Track of: heel/toe location, weight transfer, follow-through. Rotate shooters every minute.

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