Peewee Hockey Drills OMHA

I have found a bunch of Peewee hockey drills that I wanted to share. The drills focus on puck control, stickhandling, shooting, skating, acceleration, agility and more. These drills were developed by the OMHA and posted on home town hockey . These drills are republished with permission from the OMHA

Drill Time	Drill Description
15	Puck Control
Players weave through pylons, carrying the puck, then take a shot on net Players stickhandle through zone, performing different moves On coach’s signal, players weave through pylons, racing for the puck First player takes a shot Second player tries to prevent shot
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Drill Time	Drill Description
5	Shootout
Two lines facing each end of the ice Line on left has players down on one knee Line on right is a player with puck On coach’s signal, player with puck skates towards the net for a shot, player on one knee has to play the back checker, and try to catch the puck carrier Switch lines after each attempt
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Drill Time	Drill Description
10	Pond Hockey
2 games of 3 on 3 cross ice On whistle players playing switch with players in neutral zone Use 1 puck, or two pucks, tennis balls, soccer balls
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Drill Time	Drill Description
5	Chaos
Players skate all over the ice stick stickhandling On whistle, all players move to one half of the ice On next whistle, all players move inside the blueline On next whistle, all players move inside the goal line
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Drill Time	Drill Description
5	Short Pass /Long Pass
Players partner up One player has puck Short pass Long pass Alternate until coach signals drill is over
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Drill Time	Drill Description
20	3 station move
Players start in each corner 01 makes bank pass off boards to 02 01 skates through pylons 02 hits passer in the slot for a shot on net Alternate sides Players start on red line, carry puck to first coach / player Put puck under stick, skate around the coach / player to pick up puck again Perform the same move at next coach / player 01 performs a flip pass over the stick to 02 01 then skates behind the net 02 passes to 03, who passes to 04 04 then passes to 01 01 shoots on the net
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Drill Time	Drill Description
10	4 line puck control
Players make bank pass off boards at each pylon Players skate to second pylon Pivot, skate backwards to first pylon Pivot, skate forward to 4th pylon Pivot, skate backwards to 3rd pylon Skate forward to next line Skate forward doing 360’s around each pylon Skate forward, make move on each pylon and skate to start line again
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Drill Time	Drill Description
15	Pass / Receive Circuit
Station One 01 passes to 02, then begins skating 02 passes to 03, 03 passes to 04 01 skates towards the blue line, turns and skates between 02 and 03 to get a pass from 04 01 then takes a shot on net Make sure all the players get to be skaters and passers Station Two 3 players for 4 pylons As one player passes the puck, the player without the puck must move to open pylon so that the puck is always with the middle person Station Three Pig in the middle 2 players pass the puck to each other while the 3rd player tries to stop the pass If the player in the middle stops the pass then he / she switches with the player who gave up the puck Coach works with goalies
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Drill Time	Drill Description
5	1-2-3 on 0
Move nets to each end, on goal line, beow face off dots Players line up outside the blue line, each with a puck 1st player goes in for a shot, keeps going until goal is scored After goal, player skates back outside blue, next player joins in for a 2 on 0 3rd time through, 3 on 0
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Peewee Level Practice Plan
Objectives:

1. Asses and improve acceleration
2. Assess and improve agilitiy
3. Assess and improve puck control skills and puck handling

Drill Time	Drill Description
8	Butterfly Warm-up
Coach demonstrates or calls out skating actions 1 foot / 2 foot / squats Left / right / both knee touches to ice Mohawk turns / 360’s Backwards Sprints Dive roll 360 spin on knees Progress to with puck
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Drill Time	Drill Description
10	Three Line Wave
01 starts the drils, 02 then follows, then 03. Continue this rotation until all players have gone. Players carry the puck through the neutral zone and take shots on goal. Players wait until all have completed, then return in the other direction Weave – Follow your pass Weave – drop pass only
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Drill Time	Drill Description
8 min	Full ice Backcheck
Both ends go on whistle 01 on the hash marks, Δ1 has one skate on the goal line On the Coach’s whistle, Δ1 pursues 01 At the completion of a repetition, switch lines
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Peewee Hockey Practice Plan
Session Objectives

1. Teach individual offensive tactic: net drive
2. Reinforce net drives with 2 man attack option
3. Refine defensive tactice: defend against mid lane net drive

Drill Time	Drill Description
8	3 Line Warm-up
First player in each line skates to the second pylon and performs a two foot stop; skates back to the first pylon and performs another two foot stop, continues on to the fourth and back to the third and finished at the opposite end of the ice Second player in the line leaves when the first player stops for the second line Key execution points Quick feet out of the stop Face both directions
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Drill Time	Drill Description
8	Net drive 1 on 0
01 skates cross ice and receives pass from 02 01 executes drive skate by staying wide around pyon, before accelerating to the net Alternate sides go at the same time
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Drill Time	Drill Description
8	Net drive 2 on 0
01 skates cross ice and receives pass from 02 01 executes drive skate by staying wide around pylon before accelerating to the net 02 skates inside and drives to the net for a return pass or a rebound
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Peewee hockey practice plan
Session Objectives

1. Assess checking skills
   • Angling
   • Stick checks
   • Body contact

Drill Time	Drill Description
8	3 line warm up
Players line up in 3 groups to allow for 3 wide lanes Players execute a series of skating skills without pucks and with pucks Skate forwards and backwards Striding and tight turns Crossovers Transition forward to backward to forwards
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Drill Time	Drill Description
8	Angling Gate Drill
01 and 02 begin on the whistle 01 picks up loose puck and skates behind the net and must skate between the for a shot on goal 02 closes the gap, before angling toward 01 02 attempts to force 01 outside the pylons, not giving up the middle lane
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Drill Time	Drill Description
14	Checking stations – Peewee checking drill
Station 1 – Continuous Bumping 01 moves slowly along the boards while _1 angles, closes the gap and pins 01 against the boards The two players continue around boards to other side Switch roles the other way Station 2 – Open Ice Contact 0 skates forward as _ skates backwards _ initiates shoulder to chest contact and then continues backwards repeating action across the ice Switch roles on the return across ice Station 3 – 1 on 1 Angling 01 moves slowly along the boards while _1 angles backwards, closes the gap and pins 01 against the boards The two players continue around the boards to the other side Switch roles the other way
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Hockey – Peewee Practice Plan
Session Objectives

• Refine the ability to read and react to defensive reponsobilities
• Refine individual defensive tactic: Defensive side positioning
• Refine team defensive tactics: Support through awareness and communication

Drill Time	Drill Description
5	Three Man Weave with Regroups
01 passes to 02 and follows the path of the pass changing lanes Passes continue through the neutral zone, eventually passing to C1 for a regourp Regroup with C2 and attack the net
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Drill Time	Drill Description
8	Pressure Forecheck
01 drives to the corner and pins an imaginary opponent “A” 01 spins off check and goes to the net for a feed from the C After quick shot, 01 moves to the opposite corner and pins opponent “B” and spins for 2nd shot Key Execution Points Transition Control Readiness Quick shot
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Drill Time	Drill Description
6	Center Line Drill
01 and Δ1 are facing one another 01 goes one ay or the other and Δ1 must react and cover 01 C can either pass directly to 01 or shoot on goal with 01 driving for the rebound All players play offence and defense
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For more drills I recommend the Weiss tech hockey playbook and hockey Drillbook, you can buy them separately, or together as a bundle Learn more about the playbook and drillbook here. If you don’t know Jeremy Weiss you should definitely follow his blog as he is a very smart coach, and he is always sharing new drills for all age levels.