Rink Lab

Global drill library

Neutral Zone

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NZ Pad Skating Race with Shot
Global

A fun race that works on edges, tight turns and body positioning. Rewards the winner with a shot. Variations - Left Turn - Right Turn - Forward to Backwards - Backwards to Forwards - Side Jumps

1-on-1s
Neutral Zone
Passing Into Space (Danny Heath)
Global

Danny Heath, founder and head coach of Project Hockey, shares habits for passing into space, following his on-ice presentation at TCS Live Minnesota.

Skills & Skating
Neutral Zone
Trinity Quick Escape Drill
Global

This is a neutral zone drill that is great for players to work on reading the pressure and quickly escaping to create offensive opportunities. - SETUP: Setup - To set up this drill, there should be a net on the red line with its back towards the wall. A coach off to the side of the circle with a pile of pucks and a line of players starting at the middle dot. - There should be two tires just off of each post and the first defensive player should be just in between those tires. - HOW THIS DRILL WORKS: Setup - To start the drill, the coach will pass a puck to Player 1 whom is in between the two tires and they will pass it to the first player in line (Player 2). - Player 2 will turn their back to Player 1 who is then picking a side and applying pressure to Player 2. Player 2 will read which side the pressure is coming from and then escape out and around the tire to take a shot. - Player 1 then becomes Player 2 and Player 2 goes back into line. - COACHING POINTS: Setup - The main piece of this drill is that the players are reading which side the pressure is coming from and then as quickly as they can escape around the tire to create a quick offensive scoring chance.

Transition
Neutral Zone