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Passing Drills
- Circle Drill: Arrange athletes in a circle. An athlete with the puck passes to another athlete who then runs around the outside of a circle while stick-handling and returns to his/her space. That athlete then passes the puck to another teammate. Make sure that every athlete has a chance to practice the drill.
- Accuracy Pass Drill: Have athletes pass the puck back and forth between markers. Instruct them to pass soft and slow when they start. As their skill increases, move the athletes farther apart and have them make their passes harder and faster.
- Distance Drill: This drill teaches passing accuracy and gives the athlete a feel for the amount of force needed to pass a specific distance. Two athletes stand at least three meters apart, facing each other. Another athlete stands between them with legs spread. The two athletes on the end pass the puck back and forth between the third athlete's legs. Vary the difficulty by varying the distance.
- Limbo Stick Drill: The purpose of this drill is to emphasize stick control (high sticking) after a pass. Standing just past two cones, a coach holds a stick parallel to the ground at the height of the athlete's hips (adjust to accommodate each athlete's height). The athletes form a single line. One at a time, they run toward the cones and pass the puck to a designated target or another athlete while keeping their stick from striking the coach's stick (limbo stick).
- Jog and Shoot Drill: Arrange several athletes in a line, jogging in place. Pick an athlete to be the server, who passes the puck to a teammate in the line, who passes back to the server. The server passes to another teammate, who passes back to server. Repeat until all athletes have had a turn to pass.
- One on One 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 Two Drill: Athletes form two lines at one end of the facility. Four athletes step forward (two athletes on offense and two athletes 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) try to impede the forward movement of the athletes on offense; b) try to block the view of the athletes on offense; or c) try to stick check the puck away from the athletes on offense. When the athletes on defense properly gain control of the puck from the athletes on offense, those athletes switch to offense and the 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.
- Give and Go Drill: Divide athletes into groups. Working in pairs, one athlete passes down court to the second athlete and then runs past the teammate to receive a pass. Athletes should continue passing and running ahead until they reach the other end of the court. This encourages passing and staying aware of teammate position. NOTE: Passing should always be in front (between the receiver and the goal) of the intended athlete so that the athlete does not have to slow down or stop forward motion to gain control of the puck. It is important that the athletes understand this concept.
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