Practice planning can be one of the single biggest factors in having a successful season. The way a team practices, and the preparation put into each session go a long way to developing the team – good or bad! The age-old saying of “you play like you practice” is (most times) spot-on.
The Pepper Drive is a great drill to focus on crashing the net and playing rebounds.
Warmups are often an over-looked aspect of games and practices. If you look at the amount of time you spend “warming up” each season, you’d quickly realize your total amount of ice time would add up quickly. Coaches must thoughtfully plan each warmup session they’re involved with in order to utilize this time to continue developing the players.
Hockey small area game to improve goalie rebound control and players rebounding ability.
Hockey practice plans for December, 2009 written by Kevin Muller.
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Hockey scouts look for specific skill sets and characteristics while evaluating players. Here are seven criteria one Canadian hockey scout looks for when he’s evaluating from the stands.