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Tag: transition

  • 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…

  • Hockey Canada – D Agility Transition

    Got this drill from my friends at Hockey Canada. Worked it at practice last night and it looked good once we got the hang of it. The drill works on supporting the puck with the weakside D as well as transitioning to offense using the forward cutting through the middle. Make sure your D concentrate…

  • Wisconsin Head Coach Mike Eaves – AROSA 7 Passes

    I received this drill from Coach Eaves last year, but thought it would be good to highlight again as we begin to prepare for the upcoming season. I use this drill a lot because it works a number of areas in a quick moving drill. Players need to concentrate on good passing and receiving skills,…

  • Wisconsin Coach Mike Eaves – Russian Paradox Drill

    I really like this drill. It works individual defensive skills along with team defensive skills. The idea is to get the puck out of the zone either by carrying it or passing to a teammate who can carry it. You don’t want the defensive team to just flip the puck out of the zone. The…

  • Drills from Miami of Ohio Coach Rico Blasi

    Here are some drills from head coach Rico Blasi that he runs with his D1 Miami of Ohio team. Obviously at this level these drills are done at a very high tempo. Some of the drills we have on the site already in a similar style, but I thought it would be good to group…

  • Horacek Underneath Drill

    I picked this drill up watching former NHL player Tony Horacek running a practice with his team last week. I ran it with my team last night and really liked it. The drill takes a minute for everyone to understand their role but once it gets going it really has the players working to make…

  • 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…

  • 1-2-2 “Foosball” Forecheck: IN ACTION

    Here’s a great example of the 1-2-2 “Foosball” Forecheck in action The 1-2-2 “Foosball” Forecheck can be a great set-up if you have the right type of team for it. This forecheck requires speed and discipline. If you lack either of those attributes, it’ll probably fall apart for you. Here are the main key points…

  • University of Denver Pioneers Transition Drills

    Here are a few transition drills from head coach George Gwozdecky of the University of Denver. These drills add to the growing library of drills given to us from Division 1 head coaches. Hope they can bring some benefit to your team. Transition Drill #1 Transition Drill #2 (3 Passes) Transition Regroup 5 on 0…