These seven small area game examples are ready to be worked into your practice today.
Author - Scott Dutertre
Scott Dutertre is a professional hockey coach based in Saskatoon, SK. He has been a Skating and Skills Coach for 24 years in addition to coaching junior and college hockey. He is a National Skating and Skills Coach for Ice Hockey Australia and has trained countless professional hockey players. Scott is currently Assistant Coach of the Tulsa Oilers in the ECHL, and was recently the Associate Coach for the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL. He can be found at www.scottdutertre.com.
A lot of time is spent working on your power play during practice, but it's time to devote more to the penalty kill.
Drills and small area games designed to help your team use their surroundings.
Angling drills take on a whole new level of competition when you can win points for your team in practice.