
Players skate fast to the cone on the blue line. Stop facing the board and do sideways crossovers cross the blue line to the next cone. Then skating sharp around the last 2 cones and then around the net to the back of the line
Keep kids skating fast and focus on the first stop, ensure that players are facing the end boards and doing full step overs sideways as they cross the blue line. When turning around the cone teach tight turns leading with inside foot and stick ( think Crosby)
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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