Eagle Advanced Group Drills

Sunday Mar 7, 2009
  • Sharks and minnows game (all groups)
  • Cool down - form a circle, pass puck
  • Practice stops - skate between lines (medium speed)
  • Skating practice: set up 1-2 cones, Skate with puck around cones then pass to next person waiting, go to end of line. Repeat four times.
  • Set up cones in front of net (two). Skate with around cones and shoot.
    1. place puck in front of net past cones, shoot in
    2. player skates in, coach passes puck and player shoots
    3. player takes puck from center ice, player skates in with puck around cones and shoot
Sunday Feb 1, 2009

  • Warm-up: skate fast between lines - four times.
  • Form a circle, pass puck
  • Skating practice: skate around the circle, change direction and go other way
  • Set up cones in front of net (two)
  • Player skates right, then skates left, pick up puck and shoot (try to lift puck). Start with a bag of pucks. After each bag is empty assign a different player to refill.
    1. start with cones alone (pretend to shoot puck)
    2. place puck in front of net past cones, shoot in
    3. player skates in, coach passes puck and player shoots
    4. player takes puck from center ice, player skates in with puck around cones and shoot
  • Defense practice
    • distribute players in front of net
    • coach skates in, one player tries to take puck away, others skate to the net
Sunday January 25, 2009
  • Warm-up: skate fast between lines - four times.
  • Ask each player what skill they most want to practice. (didn't work)
  • Pass puck: form two lines, pass puck back and forth. Start close then move farther apart. Try to get 10 in a row.
  • Skating practice
    • skate width of rink with left leg on ice, push with right leg
    • repeat with right leg on ice
    • go forward and turn left with cross-over
    • repeat and turn right with cross-over
    • repeat cycle one time
  • Going for the rebound: one coach in the net, one coach leads, one player behind looks for rebound
    • line up players
    • coach leads with puck, shoots on coach, deflected, following player gets puck and scores
    • repeat one cycle
    • now player brings puck in, pass to coach, coach shoot, player gets deflection, scores
    • repeat one cycle
  • All players circle one end of rink, shoot against boards, pick up puck, repeat for a circuit
  • Note individual tasks to work on for next time (skating, shooting, puck handling)