For coaches building team practices.
Build a balanced on-ice practice. We’ll pick a mix of drills and drop them into your plan, ready to print.
32 on-ice drills to choose from. This replaces your current plan.
1) On whistle, a player from 1 corner comes around the cone and receives pass from coach for a quick 1 on 1. 2) After 1 on 1, Defence returns back to line and offence becomes D-man. Next whistle, the other line goes. Note: drill is meant to be fast paced, whistles need to happen right after 1 on 1 so that the new player on defence is forced to scramble to defend. 1 on 1 needs to be fast paced and game speed, not slow.
Equipment: Cones
D-Man has no stick in this drill. Purpose is to work on angling off the forward. 1) Coach passes puck to first forward. As soon as puck is passed, D-man gaps up on forward and angles off 1 on 1. 2) D-man resets to middle and coach passes puck to next forward for 1 on 1. D-MAN FOCUS ON WATCHING BODY AND ANGLING BODY.
2 D line up inside zone. forwards at ends of blueline. 1) Forward rims puck around end boards 2) other forward skates in and pick it up. 3) 2 on 2
1) [Black Lines] On whistle, 3 forwards swing down in D-Zone and take pass from coach. They go up ice for a 3on0. 1 shot only. 2) [Red Lines] After the shot, the swing back and take another pass from coach, 1 D-man leaves as forwards come back the other way for a 3on1. 1 shot only. 3) [Blue Lines] 3 forwards swing back again, 2 new D-men leave and play the 3on2. Ensure the defender for the 3 on 1 gets back in line.
3 players start in the D-zone. 3 Players start on offence at the blue line. 1) Middle player starts with puck and goes in on attack with other 2 players. 2) 3 on 3 game until Defence passes puck to next player in line. 3) After puck is passed out, Defence goes in line and 3 players on offence turn into defence. CONTINUOUS DRILL.
Coach Dumps puck in, 3 Players from each line play 3 on 3. Nets on hashmarks. Play until whistle.
1st whistle: 2 players in the circle battle for the puck. If puck comes out of circle, pass them a new one. 2nd whistle: Player with puck skates down ice, Player without puck gaps up for a 1 on 1. Both circles go a the same time, opposite corner circles.
Coach dumps puck into corner, player from both lines battle for puck to try and score. Can do 1v1, 2v2, 1v2, etc.
Set up cones with enough space for player to skate through. 1) Player with puck stick handles and skates through cones. Curls towards boards at the end and gets back in line. Drill intended for beginner players.
Equipment: Cones
Setup: Defence line up on the 4 NZ dots. Forwards lineup at centre. 1) Coach dumps puck in. Players move into D-zone for a breakout. 2) After breakout, forwards pass puck to NZ D-man. NZ defence regroup and move puck back to forwards 3) 3 on 2 back into the zone
Pucks in opposite corners. 1) First player in both lines skate the puck up ice and take a shot 2) As soon as the shot is taken, the next player in line goes up ice with puck and the person who took the shot chases them. 3) Once the chase is done, the player gets back in line while the player who just took the shot chases the next player. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS DRILL, NOT MEANT TO BE WHISTLED DOWN
Players line up against wall. Wall and back once Wall and back twice Wall and back 3x Wall and back twice Wall and back once
Players start in corner. 1-3 players at a time go around the circles doing cross-overs on whistle. Can do full circles or half-circles Can progress to backwards. Can progress to doing it with a puck.
One at a time. 1) Player skates up to the inside of the cone. Player then explodes around cone and drives the net hard. Coach plays defence, Player has to protect puck with body while driving net.
D Line up on defensive side of cone. Forwards line up in neutral zone. 1) On whistle, forward skates puck past cone and dumps into near corner. D-man shadows and turns to retrieve puck. 2) Forward who dumped puck in puts hard pressure on D-man. Second forward provides support for a turnover. 3) Once forwards retrieve puck, they try to score.
Equipment: Cones
1-2-2 foundations drill. 1) Forward skates puck past cone and dumps into near corner. D-man shadows him and turns to retrieve puck. 2) F1 puts hard pressure on puck. F2 goes to near wall on hash-marks for support. F3 goes to slot. 3) 2 D-men try to get puck out of zone, forwards shift depending on where puck is. If they retrieve puck, they try to score.
Pucks at centre ice. Forwards line up just below the blue line. D line up at the sides of centre ice circle. 1) D-man passes to forward at blue line and begins to gap up. 2) Forward quickly takes puck forwards for a 1 on 1. D-man must watch body and angle off the forward.
Figure 8 with a puck through 2 cones. Always facing the same direction. At the end, tight turn towards line and pass to next person in line. Next person goes immediately.
D man passes to close forward. Forwards from both lines skate up around NZ dots and cross to other side of ice. They can drop pass or carry puck. 2 on 1 with D-man who passed puck.
3 Lines. 1 player at a time skates in and shoots. Alternating lines each shot.
Players start in corner. 1 at a time they skate around circle and shoot puck, then go to other corner. Next player in line goes when player gets around top of circle.
Players in both corners. First player skates up to NZ dot and into slot. Player in opposite line passes it to first player and skates up and around NZ dot. Player shoots puck after he receives pass.
Players in corner and on the point. 1) Corner player passes to point man and creeps up the wall. 2) Point man passes it back and drives the slot. 3) Corner player that creeped up the wall passes to point man driving net for a shot.
Setup: D-man on all 4 NZ dots. Forward line set up at Center. 1) Centre starts with puck and passes to D-man who plays to other D-man to regroup. 2) D-man passes to winger who passes to D-man on other side for another regroup. 3) D-man passes to winger who takes puck up ice for 3 on 2. 4) Next rep starts the other way so both defence groups get reps regrouping and defending 3 on 2.
Beginner angling drill. 1) On whistle, forward skates up and around dot. D-man shadows and maintains a good gap. 2) Forward skates wide, D-man closes gap and angles forward off into the boards.
1) Without puck, Player skates hard to NZ. Cross-overs in NZ. Skate around to other side and cross-overs back. 2) Same thing with puck.
Players line up on the 4 neutral zone dots. Opposite corners go at the same time. 1) Player passes puck to the opposite player at the dot and follows pass. 2) Player pivots and opens up, receives pass from player in line and skates back to where they passed the puck from to take a shot. 3) On whistle, the next 2 opposite corners go
Coach sets up 2 objects for player to do cross-overs around. Player wears parachute. Player skates around the object as fast as they can doing cross-overs. Do it both ways.
Equipment: Skating Parachute
Pucks in all four corners. Forwards in opposite corners. Defense lineup on blueline. 1) Forward passes puck to D-man and goes to front of net. D-man walks line and shoots for a tip. 2) Forward skates by other corner and takes pass from coach. 3) D-man gaps up and plays 1 on 1 to other end. Both ends go at the same time.
Pucks in all 4 corners. Forwards line up in opposite corners. D-men line up at the blue line. Coaches in the other corners. 1) On whistle, first forward in line passes puck to D-man. 2 Players go to the net to screen goalie. 2) D-man walks the line and shoots puck. 3) Forward receives pass from coach in corner and both forwards go up ice for a 2 on 1. D-man gaps up for 2 on 1 after shooting.
1) Coach dumps puck in, Players break out of zone and pass to F1 2) F1 dumps puck into zone and forechecks. Players breakout and pass to F2. 3) F2 dumps puck in. F1 and F2 forecheck. Players breakout and pass to F3. 4) F3 dumps puck in. F1, F2, and F3 forecheck. Players breakout and drill ends.
Coach starts with puck in high slot and dumps into corner. 1) D-man picks up puck and wheels puck around and passes back to coach, other D goes to front of net. 2) Coach dumps it back in quickly, D-man picks up puck and plays a D to D pass. Other D man passes to coach. 3) Coach dumps puck into corner quickly, D picks up puck and pretends to wheel, stops and goes back and passes to coach. Other D goes to front of net. 4) Repeat with other D-man Focus: Head up and communication. Other D-man needs to talk to his partner. Progression: Coach lightly forechecks and the defence need to read the play. Requires someone to receive passes and dump puck back in.
Coach Dumps puck in. 1) Player 1 (Red) picks up puck and skates up wall. 2) Player 2 (Green) trails behind following Player 1 3) Player 1 drops puck for Player 2 and goes to net/slot. 4) Player 2 times a pass to Player 1 who takes a quick shot.
Set up 2 nets on same side of zone, on goal-line below the dots. Forward lines up in front of a defenseman. Forward is facing away from defender, towards the coach. 1) Coach Passes to the forward. 2) Forward turns right or left and drives net in a 1 on 1. 3) Defender angles off forward whichever way they go. Quick 1 on 1. Drill is dead once forward loses puck. Each side goes at their own pace as one side may be moving faster than the other.
Equipment: Cones
Players start on all 4 corners of the neutral-zone. Players in opposite corners pass it across the ice and follow the pass. 1) Players in opposite corners pass it across the ice and follow the pass. Player receives puck back from the player in line. 2) Player passes puck to the next corner of the neutral-zone. Receives puck back and goes for a shot. 3) Next whistle, the next 2 corners go. Players in line need to be paying attention so they can receive pass and then pass back to the player doing drill. Focus on tape to tape passes, skating with speed. The player in line focuses on passing in front of the player so that they can skate on to the pass rather than having to stop.
Pucks in all 4 corners. Forwards line up in opposite corners. D-man lines up on NZ dot starting on their knees. Coach in the corners with no players. 1) On whistle, forwards from both corners go around circle and take a shot. D-man skates to near boards and then to other side to gap up for the 1 on 1 2) After shooting, forward skates by the coach to receive a pass. skates up ice for a 1 on 1. Forward Focus: Speed to beat defender. Defence Focus: Gap Control, angling forward to the boards to cut them off.