Blue Drill: A: Players start withtout sticks, grab boards and practise the "C" motion for skating backwards. D: After a couple of "C" motions, players skate backwards to the other side. F: Once completed, players grab the coaches stick and get dragged back to the beginning to do it over again. Red Drill: A: Players start in the corner and skate around the plyons using sharp turns. D: Player arrives to last pylon. Player must stop, recieve a pass from the coach and skate towards the net with the puck. F: Player shots on net, practice proper shooting techniques. Once done, skates back to the beginning skating close to the rear boards.
Blue; skating backwards Red; turns, stopping, puck control and shooting
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