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  • MacDonald Forecheck Drill

    MacDonald Forecheck Drill The MacDonald Forecheck is a nice little drill to work on forechecking lanes and angles. Here’s the diagram and explanation: MacDonald Forecheck Drill 1. On whistle, forecheckers take a lap around the center circle 2. As the forecheckers finish their lap, coach dumps the puck in 3. Forecheckers attack, 5-man unit breaks…

  • Stickhandling Drills – 3 drills to build your skills

    Thanks to our friend Kevin over at M2Hockey and HockeyShare.com, we’ve got a great 3 part video series for you on stickhandling drills that will be sure to improve your game. I always stress to my players that you have to work on this skill. All the …

  • Season Plans

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  • Cycle Give and Go Drill

    Cycle Give and Go Drill The Cycle Give and Go Drill is an awesome way to introduce cycling concepts, and offensive attack patterns. Here’s the diagram: Cycle Give and Go Drill 1. Player from line 1 leaves with the puck and walks up the boards, then cycles back to player from line 2 2. Player…

  • Fukami Breakout Warm-up Drill

    Fukami Breakout Warm-up Drill The Fukami Breakout Warm-up Drill is a great drill to get everybody moving. It incorporates a little bit of everything, and even involves the goalies in the play. Here’s the diagram: Fukami Breakout Warm-up 1. On the whistle, forward dumps a puck on net 2. Goalie sets the the puck up…

  • Newsletter: July 2012

    IHD is proud to announce the first of our monthly newsletters. Each month our newsletter will bring to you new drills, articles and product features. You can read the July 2012 newsletter here Related articles: Newsletter sign-up

  • 5-Card Skating Drill

    5-Card Skating Drill 5-Card Skating is a great drill my assistant coach, Ryan Newton, came up with. I like this one because it lets you work on the defensive zone coverage skating patterns while getting some conditioning in. Here’s the diagram: 5-Card Skating Drill 1. Players start in 5-card formation 2. On whistle, each position…

  • Controlled Skating Breakout Drill

    Controlled Skating Breakout Drill Although this drill loosely mimics a breakout drill, the real purpose behind this one is to introduce Timing and Support concepts to youngsters. Players must time their skating to arrive at the designated receiving zones on time for a possible pass. Here’s the diagram: Controlled Skating Breakout Drill 1. 2 lines…

  • Leave No Doubt by Mike Babcock

    Mike Babcock, head coach of the Detroit Red Wings and Team Canada’s gold medal winning 2010 Olympic team, has penned his own book called Leave No Doubt: A Credo for Chasing Your DreamsBuy The Book: Amazon.ca – Chapters – Amazon.comMike Babcock is a fas…

  • HockeyOT: Hockey Training That Will Take Your Game to the Next Level!

    HockeyOT was designed by pro hockey players & coaches. It’s like having your own personal hockey strength & conditioning coach at a fraction of the cost It’s no secret I’m a huge believer in off-ice training. In my last post we talked about the importance of understanding who your competition is, and how to gain…