D Skating/WarmUp Routine


D Skating/WarmUp Routine diagram 1

Description

Station 1: D starts in Net Front position, on whistle, 1) skates hard to end boards and holds position, then hard b/w to Net Front; 2) skates hard to corner and holds position, then hard b/w to Net Front; 3) skates hard to side boards and holds position, then hard b/w to Net Front; 4) skates hard to point, pivots and then hard b/w to Net Front; Option: before each sprint to boards, Coach shoots (soft) puck on net which D has to block Station 2: D line up along boards at blue line, sprint forward to red line, pivot and hard back to blue line, pivot and sprint forward to red line, etc for 5 total reps

Key Points

Effort Backward Skating Transition/Pivot Shot Blocking