Oct 7, 2026 practice at Reisterstown Ice Rink
Practice Lines
Drills
Half Ice Figure Eight Pick Up A Puck
In this half ice drill the players will work on cross-overs in both directions, retrieving a puck,and taking a shot on net. The only set up required is to place all the pucks at center ice and scatter the around so they can be retreived.
- Stay low
- Get power from the cross-under
- rotate chest to the direction of your turn
- Stop at the net after the shot
3v2 Breakout Regroup
Note: We are focusing on practicing 3v2 rush.
Power Play/PK
6 Cone Skills Series
The 6 Cone Skills Series is a simple yet highly effective setup to practice a variety of skills that are used over the course of a normal hockey shift (hard & soft direction changes, tight & wide turns, pivots and forward skating). In this video, Rob Sedia of NewEdge Hockey runs a group though 5 unique skills that can be practiced with a small group or with two teams on the ice. These can be done with or without pucks. As players get comfortable with the movements, encourage them to keep their head up, sell their moves and increase skating pace. The 5 Skills Sequences in the video are: - Hard direction change - Hard direction change into a tight turn - Figure 8 tight turns - Slide-out to shuffle - Slide-out to deceptive shuffle
- Athletic hockey stance (knees bent and legs shoulder with apart, butt out, head & chest up).: A wide stance will help with explosive moves and make players harder to knock off the puck.
- Athletic hockey stance (knees bent and legs shoulder with apart, butt out, head & chest up).: Shoulders and head should be square and not be moving all over the place. Anytime you turn your head and shoulders you change your vision on the ice. So be mindful with how you are moving them.
- Skills should be practiced on both sides of the ice.
- As players improve, encourage them to keep their head up!
1v1 Race
1v1 race to puck Ran on both sides of the ice
4v3+1
4v3+1 with the dot lanes marked with the industrial strength sharpie
4v4 3 in High Ice SSG
4v4 3 in High Ice SSG 1 net, 1 endzone game On change of possession, at least 3 of 4 players must get above the line before attacking downhill Highlights high ice possession and elements of creating confusion through high ice actions