Forward Stride-1 leg: deep knee bend, 45 degree stride, toe snap, coordinate upper body (left leg stride, left arm forward)

Inside Edges-deep knee bend, hands extended out away from body (add pucks-quick stick handle, one hand-outside with puck protection) backhand make sure to cup the puck

Slow Smooth Powerful Crossovers-deep knee, outside foot over, snap toe underneath (skating face-off dots, wide circle {add touching inside hand})

Explosive Crossovers (half-circles)-quick feet--add pucks-skate circles

5 Step Crossovers-2 hands on forehand, one hand on backhand--add puck

Rhythmic Skating-slow powerful strides one for each whistle one hand when we explode (one hand on backhand out to side)

Right Knee, Left Knee, Both Knees-blue, center, blue (with and without puck)

Superman Dive (with Barrel Roll)-being able to fall and recover (add puck)

Tuck Jump at Blue Lines (jump with both feet)-work on stability, try to stay in air as long as possible

4 lines each with pucks. On whistle, two players leave from diagonally opposite lines. The first players fires a cross ice pass to the opposite line, then skates up ice to receive the first bank pass. Receiver steps out to create a good passing angle, then executes a bank pass to the player who passed to him. The second player skates further up ice, timing it to be ready to receive the second bank pass from the first player in his line. Both players attack 2 on 0.

Lines in each corner. On whistle, first player steps out with the puck, cycles back to the next player in line, then drives through the "seam" to the net. next player in line receives the cycle, steps out and hits the first player for one-time shot.

Drill Setup:

• Split players into small groups at the circles.
• Draw a line to split the circle in half. X1 starts with the puck, passes to X2 at the opposite side of the circle. X2 passes the puck back to X1.
• X1 must choose a 1/2 of the circle and skate attempting to skate on that half and ge tto the opposite half of the circle.
• X2 angles, X1 and does not allow them to get to other half/side of the circle.

Drill Purpose:

• Purpose of the drill is to introduce angling. BecauseX1 and X2 start across from each other, the drill stresses that"X2" cannot skate straight atX1 but must angle and push X1 one direction.
• Can introduce the concept of using your stick to help steer the player as well as going stick on stick and body on body at the right moment.

Common Mistakes:

• "X2" giving up the middle behind them and not being patient. "X2"looking at the puck and/or only going for the puck instead of body &puck.

The Purple Eagle Angle Drill from TJ Manastersky, Head Coach of Brock University allows players to practice offensive puck protection and defensive angling concepts.

Setup

• Line up players by all 4 neutral zone face-off dots.
• On the whistle, alternating lines from opposite sides of the ice pass the puck to the player directly across from them. 
• The puck carrier jumps up ice as soon as they get the puck while the player who passed them the puck works on angling them to the outside of the ice.
• The puck carrier then practices "cutting the defenders hands," works to get inside ice after they get into the blue line, and take a shot on net.
• Alternate sides so everyone gets chances to play on offense and defense.

Coaching Points

• Defender - keep stick on the ice and angle the puck carrier to the outside of the ice.
• Puck carrier - keep head up and work to cut the defenders hands to take away their strength to poke check and take the puck away from you. Practice shooting in stride or changing the shot angle on your shot.

Variations

• Can have defenders use token pressure (as shown in the video), or allow this to be a full 1 on 1.

On whistle, forecheckers take a lap around the center circle. AS the forecheckers finish their lap, coach dumps a puck in. 5-man unit break the puck out.