Hockey Player Magazine

Tag: Shooting

  • 30 Day Shooting Challenge

    If you’ve been training to improve your shot and are looking to add some new shooting techniques to your arsenal we’ve got a challenge for you! I’ve watched all the top goal scorers in the NHL and looked for any OTHER type of shot. Everyone already practices the wrist shot, the backhand, the slap and…

  • Taking 10,000 shots just got easier!

    Taking 10,000 shots just got easier!

    We’re excited to announce the release of our free 10,000 Shots app! You may have heard of the ten thousand shot challenge before but if you haven’t, it’s name pretty much sums it up. Players can improve their shot by regularly practicing (shooting 10,000 pucks) and our app aims to make it simpler than ever…

  • Why Changing Your Shot Angle is an Important Skill to Practice

    In shooting you need to practice power, accuracy, quick release, changing the angle, and a deceptive release. You won’t always have a clear shot at the net, there’s almost always a defencemen in your way, and a forward back checking. When most players practice their shot, they just practice shooting straight at the net. In…

  • Working on Bad Angle Shots

    We all know our sweet spot on the ice, and where we’re the most deadly. We try our hardest to find ourselves there during the game, but it’s never quite that easy. In this video, I show you how to make a small tweak to your off ice training in order to have a better…

  • Change This, Score More!

    Every hockey player loves to put the biscuit in the basket, but scoring goals gets harder as the players get smarter at every level, and even experienced NHLers go through slumps. An obvious way to score more goals (besides going to the net) is by being more accurate. We’ve all heard the same old advice…

  • Robert Morris Head Coach Derek Schooley Shares Two Practice Drills with IceHockeyDrills.Info

    Now that the new season is about to start I wanted to share two drills that Robert Morris Head Coach Derek Schooley shared with me. As with all drills, these should be run at a high tempo to ensure players are practicing at game speed. Both are full ice drills that run from both sides…

  • 4-Shot Backhand Drill

    Drill:1. Setup 4 pucks out in front of the net in the slot2. Players must approach and shoot on Backhand3. Goalie must make save and recover quicklyFocus:1. Backhand shots – approaching the puck and shooting comfortably instead of trying to roll it over to the forehand2. Getting the shot off quickly with no stickhandling3. Goalie…

  • 4-Shot Backhand Drill

    4-Shot Backhand Drill

    Drill:1. Setup 4 pucks out in front of the net in the slot2. Players must approach and shoot on Backhand3. Goalie must make save and recover quicklyFocus:1. Backhand shots – approaching the puck and shooting comfortably instead of trying to roll it over to the forehand2. Getting the shot off quickly with no stickhandling3. Goalie…

  • 4 Tips to Improve Your Accuracy

    A good player wants three things, power, accuracy, and a quick release. With these three elements you are a triple threat and should be able to beat the goalie quite a bit. Out of all three skills, I think accuracy is the most important because it requires a player to read the net well, choose…

  • How to Hit the Net

    I’ve done a lot of videos and articles on improving your shot, but once you get a decent shot the next problem is HITTING THE NET. I typed that in caps because you have to read that part in a coaches voice “HIT THE NET”. While I’ve done a video on accuracy before, this one…