D400 2-2 Passes from Behind Net - Sweden U20
Key Points:
Always face the puck. Defender must see the puck and cover an attacker. Defender keep the stick on attacker when looking for the puck so you don't lose him. Tie up sticks on defense and keep the stick free on offense.
Description:
1. Coach pass to player behind the net.
2. Two attackers are covered by two defenders in front of the net.
3. The coach will give them two passes to try and score.
4. Rotate from offense to defense.
5. Keep score.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20120131091959989
https://youtu.be/XMM4bxUplpY
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.767784384131361/10159661710865931
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B600 Breakout 2 F Shoot D Point Shot-Finland U20
Key Points:
Pass hard while skating. Give a target and call for the puck. Shoot to score and follow the shot for a rebound. Do everything at full speed.
Description:
1. D1 pass to D2.
2. D2 make breakout pass to F1.
3. F1 skate to big ice and pass to F2.
4. F2 skate to big ice and drop pass to F1.
5. F1 carry the puck and take a shot - rebound
6. F2 skate around circle - get pass from D1.
7. F2 attack-shoot-rebound-screen.
8. F1 follow and get pass from F1.
9. D1 take a point shot.
*Do this drill from both ends on opposite sides of the ice.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20120126211048959
https://youtu.be/567GJB_Cgpc
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.767763730800093/10159661647520931
TomM
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Location: Calgary, Canada
B600 Neutral Zone Passes - Finland U20
Key Points:
Always face the puck. Shoot before the hash marks and follow the shot for a rebound. Circle back and rebound for the next shooter.
Description:
1. A skate with a puck toward red line.
2. BA pass to B, RA pass to C, GA pass to C who passes to B.
3. A skate laterally always facing the puck and get a return pass.
4. A shoot with the feet moving.
5. A follow the shot for a rebound.
6. A circle back and rebound for the next shooter.
7. D repeat from the other side.
*After everyone has gone through all the options rotate the passers in the nzone. Other options are give and go with the next shooter or defend 1-1 with the next attacker.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/filemgmt_data/B600%20Nzone%20Passes-Finland%20U20.3gp
https://youtu.be/_v9ie8uG14w
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.767769177466215/10159661667130931
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D4 - Two Pass - Czech U20
Key Points:
Face the puck. Get open for a pass and give a target. Goals on one timer shots.
Description:
1. Offensive team must pass within one second.
2. Goals must be on one timers.
3. If the puck goes outside of the zone the other team gets it.
4. On transition to offense there must be at least two passes before you can shoot.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/filemgmt_data/D4%20Baggo%20-%20Czech%20U20.3gp
https://youtu.be/zwQdL8-XPMA
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.767759874133812/10159661638855931
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B202 One Touch 2-0 Sweden U20
Key Points:
Face the puck. Attack with speed and follow the shot for a rebound.
Description:
B202 Formation Two groups face each other across the neutral zone.
A. B1 leave and give and go with Y2 then skate around the circle facing the puck and get another pass from Y2.
Last shooter circle back and attack 2-0.
B. Y1 leave and give and go with B2 then give and go with B1 then face the puck on the boards and get an outlet pass from B1. Y3 leave from the back of the other line and attack 2-0.
Options:
After attacking one of two players could defend making it a 2-1 or 2-2.
- One Timers
- Use this drill as a Shootout Contest.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/filemgmt_data/B202%20One%20Touch%202-0%20Sweden%20U20.3gp
https://youtu.be/jMrxSM8bSG4
https://youtu.be/FmNRjU4bM9Y
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.767751597467973/10159661622195931
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B600 Double Regroup Options - D Join the Attack- U18 F
Key Points:
Regroup with each D and support from about a half zone away. Give a target and face the puck. Pass hard and always give strong side wall support and middle support.
Description:
1. Blue F1 leave and pass to F2.
2. Cross and regroup with Red D1 and D2
3. Red D1 hinge and Pass to D2.7
4. Red D2 pass to Blue F1 or F2.
5. Blue F's regroup with Blue D1 or D2.
6. Blue D's hinge and pass to Blue F.
7. Blue F's attack the far net and the middle D join the attack making it 3-0.
https://youtu.be/GFEmHZcE4Pg
*Options: vary the amount of F up to 3 or D up to 2. Add a dump in instead of a second regroup to work on breakouts or even a forecheck.
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A6 Puck Handling Eight Exercises U18 F
Key Points:Players need to be able to handle the puck on both sides of their body and this requires loose shoulders. When you carry the puck with only one side of the blade you must skate around the puck and be able to rotate your core. Skating with fast hands and fast feet requires good cross over skills and loosens the shoulders. This is an exercise I learned from Jursinov the IIHF Hall of Fame Russian coach.
Separate the movement of the upper and lower body, loosen the shoulders and learn to control the puck all around the body. You must get your top hand elbow up and bottom hand moves up and down the shaft.
Description:Leave from diagonal corners and do two circles in each zone in opposite directions. Exercises include: carry the puck only using the forehand side of the blade, only the back hand side of the blade, fast hands and fast feet, alternate facing inside and outside.
Many other tasks such as backward skating are possible.
Finish with a shot on net.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20210403140055390
A6 Puck Handling Eights - U18 F
https://youtu.be/FswE-MMIaUc
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B2 D Point Shots - F B600 Give-Go-Shoot - Russian U20
Key Points:
Quick feet and shoot while moving. On the one timer follow through with the stick and front knee pointing to the target.
Description:
B2 Defense Point Shots1. D1 get puck from along boards, skate inside the dots and shoot.
2. D1 get another puck then pass to D2 for one timer.
3. D2 repeat passing to D3.
B600 Forwards Give-Go-Shoot
1. F1 skate and pass across to F2.
2. F2 pass back to F1 who shoots while skating.
3. F2 repeats from the other side give and go with F3.
*Screening and timing for rebounds can be added.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/filemgmt/index.php?id=78
https://youtu.be/SO_G8CffB3s
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.766132047629928/10159656094130931
TomM
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C3 Regroup 2-1 Regroup 3-2 Swiss U20
Key Points:
Face the puck. Make the first play early so a second play is possible. Attack with speed. Crash the net for rebounds.
Description:
1. Blue F1-F2 Regroup with Blue D1-D2.
2. Blue F1-F2 attack 2-1 vs Red D1.
3. Blue F3 pass to Blue D1 or D2 who hinge and regroup with Blue F1-F2-F3.
4. Blue F1-F2-F3 attack 3-2 vs Red D1-D2.
5. Repeat the other way Red F1-F2 regroup with Blue D1-D2.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/filemgmt/index.php?id=77
https://youtu.be/Wzo7jF4eFeY
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.766128110963655/10159656069380931
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C600 Continuous 3-1 with 2F and 1D - Finland U20
Key Points:
Blues go one way and reds the other way. D pass and join the rush. Make the first play in the attacking zone early so there is a second play possible. Move quickly through the neutral zone. Hit the net and crash for rebounds. Defender delay the play.
Description:
1. Red D2 pass to Red D1.
2. Red D1 pass to Red F1 or F2 who attack vs. Blue D1.
3. Red D1 join the rush to make it 3-1.
4. Red D2 follow the play to the far blue line.
5. Red F1-F2-D1 shoot and rebound.
6. Blue D2 pass to Blue D1 who attack 3-1 vs. Red D2.
7. Continue this flow end to end.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20140901205708589
https://youtu.be/UkAd6vpvNmw
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.701718150737985/10159383430605931/
TomM
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D400 Offense from Behind the Net - Pro
Key Points:
Offensive player uses the net to protect the puck and faces the play. Move back and forth ready to pass or do a wrap around.
Description:
A. 2 on 1 Contest
1. F1 is behind the net with a puck and F2 battles D1 to get open for a pass.
2. First only allow passing and then either a pass or a walk out.
B. Game with a Joker Behind the Net.
1. Play 4 on 4 with the rule that goals must originate from shots on passes from behind the net.
2. Each team has a joker that must be passed to in order to transition to offense.
*The joker is not checked.*
3. Play with 2 offensive F in the slot and one D at the point..
4. Man to man defense.
One video has one Joker below the goal line that both teams pass to. Joker can walk out and shoot or pass.
*Point Player Can Jump In*
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20140901211138357
https://youtu.be/RYp--60UGdY
D400 Offense from Behind the Net
Pro - Joker is on both teams and must stay below hash - can pass or shoot.
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.766049870971479/10159655703430931
Sweden - One attacker is behind the net and a 2-2 battle in front.
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.766049870971479/10159655706375931
College W - One team has 3 and alternate being behind the net.
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.766049870971479/10159655724945931
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B600 Double Regroup Options- Pro - Czech U20
Key Points:
Regroup with each D and support from about a half zone away. Give a target and face the puck. Pass hard and always give strong side wall support and middle support.
Description:1. Blue F1 leave and pass to F2.
2. Cross and regroup with Red D1 and D2
3. Red D1 hinge and Pass to D2.7
4. Red D2 pass to Blue F1 or F2.
5. Blue F's regroup with Blue D1 or D2.
6. Blue D's hinge and pass to Blue F.
7. Blue F's attack the far net vs either zero, one or two D.
*Options: vary the amount of F up to 3 or D up to 2. Add a dump in instead of a second regroup to work on breakouts or even a forecheck.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20120301090901108
B600 - Double RG - 1-0 x 2 - Czechia U20
https://youtu.be/HiVKeSeNr4c
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.766045074305292/10159655684315931
TomM
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C500 Puck Protection 1-1 Battles - Pro
Key Points:
Protect the puck with the back. Get defender to reach or straighten their knees.
Description:
A. 1 on 1 battle and go to the net.
1. Place the puck on the dot and race for it from the circle on the whistle.
2. Play 1-1 and -protect the puck and go to the net and try to score on the whistle.
B. 1-1 Battle with passes to Jokers.
1. Race for the puck on the middle dot.
2. Battle 1-1 protect the puck and pass to Jokers.
3. Go to the net on the whistle.
Number the players and alternate from one circle to the other to give enough rest and allow only one shot on goal at one time. Play the 1-1 battle with no passes first and then add passes to jokers allowed.
With 4 players rotate. 1-4, 2-3, 2-4, 1-3, 3-4 12. Do the same sort of rotation with more players.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=4&s=20210330182358540
https://youtu.be/rzAB4Zz2gQs
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.766023130974153/10159655560830931
TomM
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B3 Three Lane Shots - Swiss U20
Key Points:
This is a goalie warm up used at the start of practice. Hit the net. Shoot while skating. Follow the shot.
Description:
1. Players line up behind the blue line on diagonal sides of the ice.
2. Player 1 skate straight and shoot.
3. Player 2 skate to the middle lane and shoot.
4. Player 3 skate to the far lane and shoot.
Shoot from the high slot area, follow the shot and screen for the next shooter.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20120106120906429
https://youtu.be/ppDNPhKOfnM
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.765980537645079/10159655404550931
TomM
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A300 Shoot-Rebound-Walk In-Walk out - Swedish U20
Key Points:
Shoot while skating and follow the shot for a rebound. Fake and build a wall to protect the puck. Block off the checker with your legs and back.
Description:
1. Get a pass from the coach at the blue line, skate in and shoot while moving then follow the shot for a rebound.
2. Goalie place a puck behind the net and the attacker fake and walk out while protecting the puck from the defenders stick.
3. Attacker skate to the corner and get a puck and walk in while protecting the puck and get a shot and look for a rebound.
4. Repeat the walk in from the other corner.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/album.php?aid=27&page=1
https://youtu.be/TPT4N1kqjL8
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.766124107630722/10159656042145931
TomM
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D4 Two Pass - Slovakia U20
One consistent thing I see when watching the international teams practice at the IIHF World Junior Championships is that they play a game in each zone at almost every practice. Sometimes the coach organizes it as part of practice or the players start the game themselves when practice is over. The North American players will stay on and shoot the puck or practice skills but the European players organize games.
Two Pass
The rule is the puck can't come out of the zone or the other team gets it. When you regain the puck you must make two passes before you can shoot. Sometimes only one pass is needed or various skills can be added. This is the Slovakian U20 Team.
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http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20120104090932478
https://youtu.be/zwQdL8-XPMA
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Daily Drills Part 10 - International
I have been watching international teams practice during the World Juniors and other tournaments held in Calgary ove Christmas. This section will be dedicated to how various nations practice the same game.
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T2-4 D400 Specialty Team Practice - Czech Republic U20
Key Points:
Closest player must pressure the puck in straight lines from the net out. Skate back when the puck is passed. Stick on the ice in the passing lane. Communicate.
Description:
1. A power play and a penalty killing unit at each end of the ice.
2. The coach passes in a puck from the line or from a face off dot.
3. Controlled scrimmage where everyone stops on a whistle.
4. If the puck is frozen, a goal or it is cleared put in a new puck.
5. After about 45 seconds do the same thing from the other end while the pp and pk units switch at the
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20120103103413658
https://youtu.be/oEhu_kAqvCY
TomM
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Posts: 3494
Location: Calgary, Canada
D202 Nets Back to Back – One Goalie - U18 B
Key Points:
Goalie must quickly defend the open net. Players must transition right away from offense to defense and defense to offense. Extra players on the bench.
Description:
1. Play from 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 2-3, 3-3.
2. Each team shoots on one net.
3. Pass to team mates on the whistle.
4. Keep score.
http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20120416224928657
https://youtu.be/rxQe9KEB1u0
https://www.facebook.com/518555930/videos/pcb.767795974130202/10159661748165931
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