Hockey Player Magazine

Tag: 1 x 1 – 2 x 1 – 3 x 1

  • Canadian 1 on 1 Drills

    Here are two drills I received from my Canadian friends to work on 1 on 1 skills. Typically 1 on 1 drills are run with the defensemen defending the rush, but you can also have the forwards defend the rush to work on their defensive skills, because at some point in a game you will…

  • Drills to Build Competitive Instincts

    My team is eleven games into our season and I haven’t been happy with our competitive instincts. I feel we are not winning enough 50/50 pucks and not winning enough loose pucks. Over the past few weeks I’ve started running drills in practice specifically designed to work on these skills and as of today, I’m…

  • Robert Morris Head Coach @DerekSchooley – Canadian Reverse 1v1

    Coach Schooley brings us another drill designed to work on breakout passing and 1 on 1 play. Drill runs from both ends at the same time. Make sure that the defensemen work the reverse pass at game speed and are positionally sound. D2 should hold the front of the net with his skates up ice…

  • Robert Morris Head Coach @DerekSchooley – Reese 2v1

    Coach Schooley brings us another drill today. This one works on the breakout, regroup and 2v1 play. The drill runs from both ends at the same time. To avoid some confusion in the diagram of the drill, we only show one side skating the pattern, but both are going together. I think the attached video…

  • Double D Retrieval 2v1 / 3v2

    This drill is brought to us by Peter Russo, who is an assistant coach at The Brooks Prep School in North Andover MA. Peter also runs a website where he shares his ideas about all things hockey. You can visit his site at www.coachprusso.com . In Peter’s own words “The main focus is D1 retrieving pucks…

  • 1 v 1 Drill Section Added to Site

    From time to time you need to run 1v1 drills to work on those skills. Every player needs to know how to defend the 1v1 and how to create offense during the 1v1. Here is a selection of drills that I use throughout the course of the year to work on the 1v1 skills. As…

  • Behind the Net Forechecking Drill

    This is a nice drill to help your defensemen develop good habits against a hard forecheck. The defenseman must shoulder check when he is skating to make sure he knows where the forecheck is coming from and which side of the net to exit to make the pass. Try to make sure the defenseman skates…

  • St. Norbert’s 1×1 Warm-up Drill

    Here’s another drill from the coaches at St. Norbert’s. This drill can be used at any time during a practice session but I like it as an early practice warm-up type of drill. Give it a try. 1on1 – 3 Passes .