Hockey Defense DrillsHelper Drill
Here’s a great drill from Sportvideos.com that encourages defensemen to scan the ice before they receive the puck when regrouping in the neutral zone.
In this drill, the defenseman starts on either size of the ice at the center line and skates backwards between two cones at the center ice face-off circle.
The defenseman then looks to both sides of the ice to
Hockey Defense DrillsHelper Drill
Here’s a great drill from Sportvideos.com that encourages defensemen to scan the ice before they receive the puck when regrouping in the neutral zone.
In this drill, the defenseman starts on either size of the ice at the center line and skates backwards between two cones at the center ice face-off circle.
The defenseman then looks to both sides of the ice to
Hockey Defense DrillsHelper Drill
Here’s a great drill from Sportvideos.com that encourages defensemen to scan the ice before they receive the puck when regrouping in the neutral zone.
In this drill, the defenseman starts on either size of the ice at the center line and skates backwards between two cones at the center ice face-off circle.
The defenseman then looks to both sides of the ice to
How to throw a Hip Check
You don’t see hip checks in the NHL much now a days. Players and coaches have realized that most of the time a hip check is a low risk-reward play. The risk of either taking yourself out of the play if you miss the opposing player simply isn’t worth the reward of the solid hit. More often than not, both players are taken out of the play.
When all the planets do align
How to throw a Hip Check
You don’t see hip checks in the NHL much now a days. Players and coaches have realized that most of the time a hip check is a low risk-reward play. The risk of either taking yourself out of the play if you miss the opposing player simply isn’t worth the reward of the solid hit. More often than not, both players are taken out of the play.
When all the planets do align
How to throw a Hip Check
You don’t see hip checks in the NHL much now a days. Players and coaches have realized that most of the time a hip check is a low risk-reward play. The risk of either taking yourself out of the play if you miss the opposing player simply isn’t worth the reward of the solid hit. More often than not, both players are taken out of the play.
When all the planets do align
Passing Drills for Defensemen
Here’s a great series of passing drills that will benefit all players, but in particular defensemen.
The back and forth passing practiced in the Quad Passing, and Cross Ice Passing drills are valuable skills when playing defense. D to D teamwork often involves a lot of lateral passing, compared to up ice passes sent up to the forwards on a breakout.
Always be
Passing Drills for Defensemen
Here’s a great series of passing drills that will benefit all players, but in particular defensemen.
The back and forth passing practiced in the Quad Passing, and Cross Ice Passing drills are valuable skills when playing defense. D to D teamwork often involves a lot of lateral passing, compared to up ice passes sent up to the forwards on a breakout.
Always be
Passing Drills for Defensemen
Here’s a great series of passing drills that will benefit all players, but in particular defensemen.
The back and forth passing practiced in the Quad Passing, and Cross Ice Passing drills are valuable skills when playing defense. D to D teamwork often involves a lot of lateral passing, compared to up ice passes sent up to the forwards on a breakout.
Always be
How to Control the GapGap control is one of the trickier decisions you will have to make when playing defense. The ‘Gap’ refers to the amount of space between you and an opposing player entering your defensive zone with the puck – usually a one-on-one.
The first step in controlling the gap in to skate backwards at the same speed as the oncoming forward. The is definitely no easy task. If the
