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Defense Drills
- Mirror Drill: Place athlete between goal and coach. As the coach slides left or right with the puck, have the athlete slide in the same direction. As the coach slides forward or backward with the puck, have the athlete slide in same direction. Coach can point or say which direction to go if the athlete does not follow.
- One on One Stick Checking Drill: Athletes form a single line at one end of the facility. Two athletes step forward (one athlete on offense and one on defense). On the coach's whistle, the athletes run the length of the facility. The athlete on defense tries to stick check the athlete on offense while the athlete on offense tries to protect the puck. When the athlete on defense properly stick checks the athlete on offense and gains control of the puck, that athlete switches to offense and the athlete who was stick checked switches to defense. The objective of this drill is to emphasize proper stick checking while moving on the court.
- Two on One Drill: Athletes form a single line at one end of the facility. Three athletes step forward (two athletes on offense and one on defense). On the coach's whistle, the athletes run the length of the facility while the defensive athlete tries to: a) delay the athletes on offense, b) gain control of the puck or c) prevent the athletes from getting off a good shot while maintaining good defensive position.
- Two on Two Drill: Athletes form two lines at one end of the facility. Four athletes step forward (two athletes on offense and two on defense). On the coach's whistle, the athletes on offense pass to each other while running the length of the facility. The athletes on defense: a) impede the forward movement of the athletes on offense, b) block their view or c) stick check or capture the puck. When the athletes on defense properly gain control of the puck from the athletes on offense, those two athletes switch to offense and the two athletes who lost control of the puck switch to defense. This is the same drill as the One on One Drill, except the athletes work in pairs. This drill can emphasize teamwork, both on offense and defense.
- Three on Two Drill (same as the Two on One Drill except with additional athletes): Athletes form a single line at one end of the facility. Five athletes step forward (three athletes on offense and two on defense). On the coach's whistle, the athletes run the length of the facility while the defensive athletes try to: a) delay the athletes on offense, b) gain control of the puck or c) prevent the athletes from getting off a good shot while maintaining good defensive position. This drill can emphasize teamwork, both on offense and defense.
- Circle Keep-Away Drill: Athletes form a circle and pass around an athlete who tries to intercept the puck. Athlete whose pass gets intercepted goes in the middle, and the athlete who intercepts returns to the circle. Variations: a) Add more people in the middle. b) Add more pucks. c) Person in middle only has to touch the puck. d) If athlete makes a bad pass out of the circle or bad block or pass, then the athlete goes in the middle.
- Body Check and Score Drill: Two athletes have their sticks inside the puck facing the goal they are attacking. On whistle, athletes try to body check and score a goal. Rotate athletes until everyone has competed against each other.
- Two-on-Two Keep-Away Drill: Two teams of two athletes wear different colored scrimmage vests. When one team gets three consecutive passes without losing the puck, they win. Winning teams play each other. Losing teams play each other. NOTE: The coach can use cones to section off the court into smaller areas so that all of the athletes are doing the same drill at the same time.
- Team Keep-Away Drill: Two teams wear different colored scrimmage vests. Three consecutive passes by one team scores a point. This is a variation of the Two on Two Keep-Away Drill, using more athletes or the entire team.
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