Category: Ice Hockey Drills
Goalie Drill – One Timer – Hockey Resource
This drill helps goaltenders practice stopping one-timers with the pass coming from the corner of the defensive zone. A shooter starts in the corner with a puck, the goaltender is alongside his post. A shooter placed on the opposite side of the ice moves around (so the goaltender does not know where he is positionned).…
Goalie Drill – Stopping the puck behind the net – Hockey Resource
This drill will help goaltenders stop a puck that has been dumped in the zone along the boards. It also practises the case where the opposing team regains control of the puck when the goaltender is out of position. The goaltender starts facing a shooter that is along the boards near the blue line. The…
Goalie Drill – Shuffle Shot Breakaway – Hockey Resource
In this drill, the goalie practises the basics, stopping shots, shuffling, t-pushes and facing breakaways. The goalie starts at one of his posts and t-pushes out to face a shot from the first shooter. He then follows the shooter that skates across the slot (X3) by shuffling. When the goaltender gets to the second shooter…
Goalie Drill – The Desperation save – Hockey Resource
This drill is intended to practice both the hybrid slide and force the goalie to make a desperate save. Although such a save does not occur often in games it can mean the difference between winning or losing the game. Position three pucks evenly spaced around the crease. The goalie is lines up with the…
Goalie Drill – Butterfly slide – Hockey Resource
This drill is designed to practise the butterfly slide by using one-timers. It is similar to what a goaltender might encounter in a game situation. The goaltender starts facing X1 which has the puck. X1 the passes the puck to X2 or X3 which shoots a one-timer. The goaltender must butterfly slide in order to make the save. Note:…
Goalie Drill – Butterfly slide and Hybrid slide – Hockey Resource
This drill is designed to practice both the butterfly slide and the hybrid slide. The goaltender starts facing X1. X1 passes the puck to X2 which immediately passes it to X3 for a one-timer. The goaltender must butterfly slide to X2 and then hybrid slide to X3 and make the save. The drill should be run in the reverse direction…
Goalie Drill – One timer and butterfly slide – Hockey Resource
This drill is designed to practise one-timers and butterfly slides. This simulates a one-timer followed by a rebound in a game situation. The goalie starts on one of his posts. The player in the corner then passes to X1 which takes a one-timer (high shot). The goaltender must push out from the post to make the…
Goalie Drill – Warmup – All Players shoot – Hockey Resource
This is a good warmup drill for practises or games. It consists of multiple rapid shots being fired towards the goaltender with some movement. (A variation on this drill that is a bit more intense is outlined below) Have all the players line up near the blue line. Each player will take a turn to…
Goalie Drill – Hybrid Slide & Stopping puck behind net – Hockey Resource
This drill is designed for goaltenders to practice their hybrid slide as well as stopping the puck behind the net. The goalie starts from one post and pushes across to stop the puck shot by X1. He then hybrid slides to stop the shots of X2 and X3. X4 will then shoot a puck around the boards…
Goalie Drill – Static Shot Redirect – Hockey Resource
This simple shot redirection goalie drill is extremely helpful for ice hockey goaltenders to manage rebound control. The drill helps the goaltender use correct technique and timing in order to redirect shots into the corners rather than back in the crease or on an opponent’s stick. To set-up the drill, the goaltender starts at the…
