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Tag: practice

  • Team Canada Passing Drills

    Here are a couple of simple but effective passing drills supplied by the coaches of Team Canada. When working on passing drills make sure your players stay focused on the fundamentals of a good pass. Head-up Stick on the Ice to receive Tape to Tape Good Pace on the Pass Don’t get lazy and make…

  • Nightmare Drill

    I was at the rink the other day and watched a team run this really interesting full ice 10 man drill. Basically it has breakouts running from both ends of the ice followed by different types of even or odd man rushes. I spoke to the coach and asked him about the drill and he…

  • Small Area Games from Jim Johnson Part II

    Here are another set of small area games and drills from San Jose Sharks assistant coach Jim Johnson. 2×2 Confined Area 2×2 Offensive 3×2 Transition 3 Way 1×1         .

  • Combination Drill From Former NHL Player Tony Horacek

    Former NHL player Tony Horacek coaches in our organization and I went out to watch his practice the other night. While watching a really up tempo session I saw his team run this drill and thought it was really excellent and worked on a number of areas of the game. I spoke with Tony about…

  • DIII Head Coach Jack Arena of Amherst College Offers 4 Small Area Half Ice Drills

    Coach Arena has been the head coach at Amherst University for over 30 years. In 2008-09 he won Coach of the Year honors for NESCAC and New England hockey writers ECAC East. In 2011-12 he won National Coach of the Year honors from the AHCA. I contacted Coach Arena and asked him if he would…

  • Play Manager Coaching Software now a FREE Download

    I just saw this yesterday and wanted to pass it along to all the readers. I’ve used the Play Manager software for years to do drill and system animations for my teams and now the developers have made the program available for FREE. You can use this software to also draw out your drills/systems and…

  • Organizing a Practice

    Organizing a practice By Julia Negro Oct 30, 2001, 17:37   Whether at an Adirondack Red Wings practice or a Huron Hockey School session, Newell Brown is an organizer when it comes to running his drills. Brown believes that planning is critical to maximizing practice time. Here are some tips Brown suggests for organizing a…

  • Fun at Practice

    Fun at practice By Fred Pletsch Oct 29, 2001, 20:58   Sometimes a coach has to loosen the reins and inject a little pure, unadulterated fun into the team’s workout. Knowing when to do it comes through experience and familiarity with your team. Sometimes it’s when you least think you should—like when the team is struggling. Other…