OMHA Novice / Squirt Hockey Drills

• Hockey players take off one after another
• Backwards between blue line
• Two foot jump over each line
• Groin stretch between blue lines
• Touch Toes, trunk twists, leg kicks

• Players skate around the neutral ice zone, each with a puck
• As players are stickhandling, they try to knock the puck off each others sticks. If a puck goes outside the blue lines into one of the end zones it is out of play
• Players that lose their puck have to try and knock pucks off of the sticks of remaining players
• Keep going until the last puck is knocked out of the zone

• Station One
  • Player performs cross overs around circle
  • Second player goes, once first player passes
• Station Two
  • Player weaves through pylons and goes back in line
  • Next player goes when first one gets to second pylon
  • Second time through use a puck
  • Third time through do 360’s around each pylon
• Station Three
  • Player skates forward to pylon, performs a two foot stop, then proceeds forward to next pylon, etc
• Station Four
  • Player skates forward to blue line, backwards to pylon, forward to blue line again

• Station One
  • Players weave through pylons with puck
  • Pass to coach
  • Receive pass form coach
  • Take shot on net
  • Skate to pylon, pivot, skate backwards to next pylon
  • Pivot, skate forwards back to end of line
• Station Two
  • Players perform stationary stickhandling moves (figure 8’s, side stickhandling, through legs)
• Station Three
  • Player does crossovers around circle with puck
  • Next player goes after first player goes by
  • Player then proceeds to next circle, does crossovers around circle, and then proceeds to take a shot on net.

• Players line up on goal line
• One player at center yells British Bulldog
• Players then try to skate to other end without being tagged. If a player gets tagged then that player has to help the person in the middle catch the rest of the skaters
• Play until last skater gets caught

• Split the rink in half and play 2 games of 3 on 3
• On whistle players playing switch with players in nuetral zone
• Use 1 puck, or 2 pucks, tennis balls, soccer balls etc

• Players skate all over the ice stickhandling
• On whistle, all players move to one half of the ice.
• On next whistle, all players move inside blueline
• On next whistle, all players move inside goal line

• Divide players into two groups, half on each side of the red line. Move nets up to hash marks
• Players partner up, front player bends down into sitting position, second player pushes from behind
• Players start on whistle, doing one full lap of ice (allowed to bump other teams in corners)
• Once players get around the ice, and back to finish line, next group goes

• Station One
  • 1 passes to 2
  • 2 passes to 3
  • 1 skates around 2 and then between 2 and 3, receives pass back from 3
  • 1 takes shot on net
  • Make sure players are both skaters and passers
• Station Two
  • Players line up along side boards
  • Practice wrist shots, and backhand shots
• Station Three
  • 2 passes to 1, who then skates out around pylon, and takes shot on net.
  • Next player in line behind 1 passes to 2, who then skates out around pylon for shot on net.

• Station One
  • 1 passes to 2, then begins to skate
  • 2 passes to 3, 3 passes to 4
  • 1 skates towards blue line, turns and skates between 2 and 3 to get a pass from 4
  • 1 then takes a shot net
  • Make sure all players get to be skaters and passers
• Station Two
  • Three players for four pylons
  • As one player passes the puck, the player without the puck must move to the open pylon so that the puck is always with the middle person.
• Station Three
  • Pig in the middle
  • Two players pass the puck to each other, while a 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

Coaches should work with goalies while players are doing the passing drills

• 2 lines facing each end of the ice
• Line on left has players down on one knee
• Line on right is player with puck
• On Coach’s signal, player with puck skates towards net for shot, player on one knee has to play the back checker, and try and catch the puck carrier
• Switch lines after each attempt

• Perform the following exercises
  • Drop to knees at blue line
  • Dive and roll at red line
  • Jump at each line
  • Backwards between blue lines
  • Glide on one foot between blue lines
  • Shoot the duck between blue lines

Key execution points: Change direction after three minutes

1. Players Weave Through Pylons
   • First time through using one foot, inside edge only
   • Second time though using one foot, outside edge only
   • Third time through using both feet, leading with front foot
   • Fourth time through use pucks
2. Push and Glide
   • Players line up along boards, and perform t-pushes across ice, change leg on the way back. Try to do 3-4 pushes
   • Players then do the same going backwards, using C-cuts of backwards cross over start to begin, and finishing with c-cuts to far boards
   • Repeat four times
3. Crossovers
   • Players begin in one corner and work on crossovers forwards and backwards.
   • Concentrate on full crossover (outside foot) and cross-under (push through of inside skate for power

Key Execution Points: Switch stations after 5 minutes

• Divide players into four teams, one at each blue line as shown
• Place all of the pucks in the center circle, on whistle the first player from each team begins by doing a 360 around the pylon, then gets a puck, and takes the puck back to the end circle nearest the team.
• Once the puck is in the circle, the next player from that team can go
• Once all the pucks are gone, each team counts how many are in their circle, the team with the most pucks wins
• Can do more than once, change things up by making players skate backwards to the circle once they get the puck.

Key Execution Points: Teams cheer for their players, lots of pucks in the middle.

• Players line up as shown. Spray paint lines half way between all cones so that players have a mark when to make their pivot.
• Player skates forward toward first cone and at spray paint line pivot to backwards. Continue this the entire way through the set-up.
• Players should always pivot so that they never lose eye contact with the cone in front of them.
• Ensurte that players lead with their stick to maintain good balance on the pivot
• Start with no pucks and add in pucks once players are ready

• Montreal Drill
  • 1 passes to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 back to 1 in the slot (rotate)
• Pass with Accuracy
  • Move laterally giving and receiving passes on the outside of the cones
• Pig in the Middle
  • One checker between 3 players with players continously passing the puck until the checker intercepts. Checker then trades places and becomes a passer.

Key Execution Points:Change stations after 5 minutes, Players need to think

• Start with the player on the left boards. Player accelerates and receives a pass from the coach in stride. Once the pass has been received the player drives hard to the net, takes a shot from the circle and attacks for the rebound
• As soon as this player has completed the drill the player from the centre takes a pass and drives straight down the mid-lane to the net, repeat with player off other boards. Continue sequence
• Run out of both ends of the ice
• Spray paint circles where shown to encourage players to drive to the net and attack for rebounds

Key Execution Points: Players must be ready to go, Keep drill going to keep players moving