Tag: Conditioning

  • A Day with Tony Horacek at Midget National Camp

    I posted about this before but just in case you don’t remember, my organization has former NHL player Tony Horacek coaching our 16 National program. Tony invited me out to skate with his team yesterday to help with day 2 of his summer camp. I took the opportunity with excitement because I really like watching…

  • 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…