Shoot Around the Goal Drill (same drill as Individual Skills Contest): Five pucks are placed at varying places around the goal. Athlete moves from puck to puck shooting on goal while being timed.
Weave and Shoot Drill (same drill as Individual Skills Contest): Athlete weaves 21 meters through cones placed every 3 meters and shoots at goal.
Limbo Stick Drill: The purpose of this drill is to emphasize stick control (no high sticking) after a shot. A coach holds a stick parallel to the ground at the height of the athlete's hips (adjust to accommodate each athlete's height), just past two cones. The athletes form a single line. One at a time, they run, toward the cones where the coach is holding the stick and shoot the puck on goal while keeping their stick from striking the coach's stick (limbo stick). An additional modification to this drill is to add a goalie.
Pass and Shoot Drill: One line of athletes faces the goal and advances, one at a time, toward the goal. Another line of athletes is off to the side. The athlete at the head of the first line passes to the athlete at head of the second line, runs toward the goal to receive the return pass and then shoots for corner of goal. Have athletes return to the opposite line to continue the drill. Make sure each athlete does the drill from both lines at least once.
Shoot for Accuracy Drill: Practice against a target to ensure success. Progress from wide and close targets to narrow and more distant ones. Spray-painted milk cartons hung on the goal crossbar make good targets for goal shooting. NOTE: Targets may be as simple as taped "X's" on the wall.
Sieve Shooting Drill: A vinyl or plastic sieve is attached to the goal. The sieve has the corners cut out to give the athletes a target at which to shoot.
NOTE: All above drills can be performed using Forehand, Backhand and/or Lift shots.
