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1 on 1 Sprints

Drill: 1. Line up 1 D at the blue line 2. Line up 1 F at the top of the circle 3. On the whistle, D breaks backwards, F skates forward with the puck trying to beat the D Focus: 1. Forwards concentrate on beating the D 2. Defense works on quick backwar…

September 20, 2011
4 on 2 Forecheck

Drill: 1. Line up 4 players at the blue line 2. Line up 2 coaches near the goal line 3. Have one of the Forwards dump the puck into the corner and each forward covers a Coach 4. Coaches work to get the puck out of the zone 5. Forecheckers work to get t…

September 20, 2011
Getting Prepared for a New Season

Getting prepared for a new season By Robby Glantz Oct 31, 2001, 15:59 In order to skate better in the season ahead you must prepare yourself technically, physically and mentally. And the preparation must be all-inclusive: if you are lax in any one of these three areas then you will be hard-pressed to reach…

September 20, 2011
Learning to Score

Learning to score By Fred Pletsch Oct 31, 2001, 15:58 Dr. Vern Stenlund vehemently disagrees with the hockey adage that states: “It’s easier to teach a player how to check than it is to teach him how to score.” Stenlund is a former 2nd-round NHL draft pick who currently teaches at the University of…

September 19, 2011
How to Choose a Goalie

How to choose a goalie By Mitch Korn Oct 31, 2001, 15:57 Well, it’s the start of a new season and coaches everywhere are faced with a common dilemma: how to choose a goalie when they themselves know very little about goaltending. Many coaches fall into the trap of believing that “bigger” is better…

September 18, 2011
How to Win Faceoffs

How to win faceoffs By Bill Ferguson Oct 31, 2001, 15:52 ©BBS In talking about faceoffs, let’s start with this: hockey is a team game, and during faceoffs, as in so many other aspects of the game, if one man doesn’t do his job, disaster will surely follow. And you thought we were only…

September 17, 2011
Windmills

Drill: 1. Line players up in opposite corners 2. Place a coach at each wall on the blue lines (4 coaches) 3. Players start by making a pass to the opposite side of the blue and the skate the middle 4. Player receives return pass and passes to the next …

September 16, 2011
Goalie – 3 Shot Drill

Drill: 1. Player skates down from wing and shoots 2. Player on opposite side gives the goalie a chance to recover then skates in and shoots 3. Coach lets the goalie recover then tries to stuff a puck in the net Focus: 1. Players should focus on skatin…

September 16, 2011
On Wheels: Rolling in Goal

On wheels: Rolling in goal By Wayne Anderson Oct 31, 2001, 15:54 This summer I had the pleasure of working with Mike LaZazzera, the national Goaltending Program Director for Huron Roller Hockey school. Now that winter approaches, Mike is back at his other job—goaltending coach for the University of Maine Black Bears. At Maine,…

September 16, 2011
Interview: Martin Brodeur

Interview: Martin Brodeur By Stan Fischler Jun 9, 2006, 13:01 ©BBS Martin Brodeur is the quintessential chip-off-the-old block. His father, Denis Brodeur, was a first-rate professional goaltender who starred on several minor league teams, and also played for Canada’s 1972 bronze-medal Olympic club. After his playing days ended, Denis became the team photographer for…

September 15, 2011

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