Hockey Player Magazine

Tag: Small Area Games

  • 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…

  • World’s Best Teams Use Small Area Games

    Recently I saw a post on USA Hockey’s website talking about how the best teams in the world use small area games to improve their players. How do the best teams in the world train? Here is what some of our Olympians had to say about their NHL team practices. When asked if they play…

  • 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         .

  • Small Area Drills from Jim Johnson San Jose Sharks Assistant Coach

    Here are a few small area drills/games that you can use to develop specific skills your players will need in game situations. With more and more organizations going to shared ice practice it’s good to have a variety of small area drills you can use to keep your team focused and developing. Hope these drills…

  • 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…