Practice Notes
Drills
Battle Day Practice Overview
3 Speed Warm-Up Drill
3 vs. 3 Handball Game
Gretzky 2 vs. 2 Game
Sticks In Lanes Game
Offensive Advantage Game
Griffs 2 V 2 Game
Poker 2 V 2 Game
3 v 3 Cross-Ice Scrimmage
Please Note: This U14 - U16 Battle Practice Example is designed to be utilized across multiple age levels. With that being said, we encourage you to adjust the drills & games based on your team's age and skill levels. These drills and practices can be modified to become more basic or more advanced.
Practice Setup:
- Divide up teams evenly (2 color jerseys)
- Tally up the points scored in each game. The team with the most points at the end of a game is awarded 1 point.
- Depending on the amount of ice-time you have, you can play 3 to 7 games.
- Below we show examples of 7 games that can be used, with links to view 150+ other games.
Coaching Points:
- Have fun!
- Encourage teammates to communicate, and cheer for each other throughout the practice!
- Each drill and game will have different constraints that may work on different concepts & skills, let players know of the the concepts & skills they should focus on to be successful in each game.
- Coaches can view our 8 Hockey Habits webinar to get ideas on general habits that should be reinforced at every practice.
Practice Diagram
![Full Ice Full Ice](https://www.files.icehockeysystems.com/files/styles/drill_images/public/practice-layouts/full-ice.png?itok=UNC_k-pz)
Drills
This is a warm-up activity. No points will be scored here.
Finish Battle Day with a 3 v 3 Cross-Ice Scrimmage. Encourage players on the blue line to keep the puck in the zone and to cheer for their teammates.
Coaches can award 2 points for specific skills the team is working on. For example - 2 points for a goal that is scored on a one timer. 1 point for a normal goal.
Below we have links of resources you can use to create your own Battle Day.