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3 Stickhandling Warmup Drills (Video)
In this week's video, we cover three drills to improve stickhandling, footwork, and range of motion with the puck.
Posting 2 on 1 Timing Drill
This intermediate drill focuses on quick passing, defensive regroup puck movement and timing. This drill requires relatively advanced passing abilities and good timing abilities to execute effectively. I would also recommend having at least 9 forwards and 6 defensemen to run this drill.
Cross Behinds - Power Skating (Video)
In this video, we will cover a power skating maneuver/drill to improve backward outside edges. This drill forces players out of their comfort zone with cross-overs by doing a very unnatural cross behind.
Shooting from a D to D Pass
This week's video covers the technique behind quickly shooting at the point off of a "d to d" pass.
Quick Shooting Release - Video
This week's video covers the technique and practice tips for releasing a shot off of one quick cross-body lateral move.
Quick Crossovers - Video
To celebrate Cyber Monday, we've got another new video for you. This time we return to the topic of power skating to show you the quick crossover power skating maneuver. The drill works primarily on the outside edge push of a crossover as well as quick feet.
Strong Side Breakout Options - Video
To celebrate Black Friday, we wanted to give you some good content to digest (along with all the turkey) as well as provide you with some great holiday shopping deals (see below the video). In this video, we cover breakout options for the strong-side wing.
Pressuring the Point - Video
We're back with videos this week! To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday and the ever-fun Black Friday / Cyber Monday shopping events, we will be launching 3 videos between now and next Monday. The first video covers key teaching points for forwards defending the point.
Add Practice Plans to Your Practice Calendar
Introducing a new feature for Premium users who use HockeyShare.com to track their team stats. Premium users can now link practice plans to specific entries on their team's practice calendar.
Defensive Positioning
This week's video covers the topic of positioning in the defensive zone. The video covers what to look for in your positioning as well as how to react to various situations.
Lateral Movement Drills
This week's video covers some easy to run drills to improve your lateral movement. Whether it be on the playing a rush as a defensemen, or making a move as a forward, lateral movement is important to develop in all players.
4 Corner Passing - Stretch Pass
Lately I've been receiving a lot of requests for some more advanced drills. This drill is a variation on one of my favorite drills (4 Corner Passing). The variation focuses primarily on stretch passes and timing.