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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.
Defensive Zone Pickup (Video)
Last week we covered passing options for neutral zone regroups - in this week's video, we'll take a look at options for picking up a loose puck in the defensive zone.
Neutral Zone Transition Options for Defensemen
Quickly chasing down a loose puck in the neutral zone and getting the play moving up ice creates a strong offensive threat. Often times defensemen are the first to recover loose pucks in neutral ice - this video covers three basic options for D to transition the puck up ice effectively.
Defenseman - Walk to the Middle (Video)
A defenseman's ability to quickly move laterally to the middle of the ice at the point while maintaining control of the puck and properly reading options is a skill often overlooked. In this 7-minute video we cover the techniques, teaching points, and visual references for defenseman to improve their blue-line mobility.
Basic Neutral Zone Regroup Options
The ability for a team to properly execute a neutral zone regroup can mean the difference between generating a scoring opportunity and giving up a scoring opportunity. In this video, we cover four basic neutral zone regroup tactics to help your team transition from the neutral zone to the offensive zone.
10,000 Pucks Winners - 2011
As another great 10,000 Pucks Contest comes to a close, it's time to recap this year's event. With over 800 participants from around the world and 3.5 million shots recorded, this was the biggest (and best) contest to date!
Coaches Tri-Fold Bench Card
Fellow coach and blogger Coach Nielsen has posted a very handy tri-fold coaching card for use during games. If you're looking for a handy tool to help organize your notes during a game, give his post a look:
Advanced Edgework Drill Video
Over the last two weeks, we've shown you the basic inside edge and outside edge drills. This week we're going to cover an advanced edgework drill for skaters who have mastered the basic edges.
Drawing a Drill with HockeyShare's Online Drill Diagrammer
I've had quite a few people as me for a demo video to show just how easy it is to draw a drill using the HockeyShare Online Drill Diagramming platform. Since a picture (or video) is worth a thousand words, I put one together showing how you can draw a drill in just a minute or two and then have access to it any time.
NJ Flow Drill - 3 Man Variation Drill Video
This video walks throught a variation of the NJ Flow Drill focusing on timing, one-touch, and stretch passes. This drill is recommended for Peewee and up, and can be modified to run from both ends simultaneously for more advanced groups.
10 Early Season Team Building Ideas
Getting a team to gel together can be a big task if you've got a lot of new players on your team. Here is a list of ten ideas to improve your team's chemistry early in the season.