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 from line 1 drives through the seam for a give and go pass, receives the pass from player 2, then executes a one-time-shot

Variation: After receiving the pass back from player 2, player 1 touch-passes to player 3 or 2 for a one-time-shot

Enjoy!

Technorati Tags: 1 Touch, Attack Patterns, Cycling, Leaves, Line 1, Offensive Attack, Puck, Seam, Variation

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 for the defenseman, who has skated back to retrieve it
3. Forward times his/her skating, and explodes through the middle to receive a pass from the defenseman, then shoots

Variation: The forward can delay in the corner, then make a pass to the defenseman for a shot on net. (Not shown)

Enjoy!

Technorati Tags: Breakout, Defenseman, Goalies, Little Bit, Practice Plan, Puck, Variation, Whistle

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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 skates full speed out to his or her designated attack area, pivots, then skates backward into 5-card position
3. Sequence follows, position by position. Center covers for the corner positions until they get back, and takes the seam (attack areas 2 and 5)
4. Wingers alternate between attack positions each “lap”
5. Do 4 “laps” then switch out 5-man unit for a new one

Enjoy!

Technorati Tags: Assistant Coach, Attack Area, Card Position, Coach Ryan, Corner Positions, Defensive Zone, Full Speed, Laps, Man Unit, Newton, Position Center, Seam, Skates, Whistle, Wingers, Zone Coverage

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 of Fs and Ds on the blue lines (out of the way)
2. D starts drill on dot
3. On the whistle, F passes to D, who pivots toward the boards, then skates behind the net to initiate a breakout
4. F control skates through each of the 4 receiving zones, presenting him or herself as a passing option in each zone (never taking eye off puck)
5. After receiving pass, F attacks 1 on 0

Option: Add D to the far blue lines for a 1 on 1

Enjoy!

Technorati Tags: Breakout, Control, Puck, Skates, Youngsters

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