Drill library

56 hockey drills, written to be coached.

Every drill carries a rink diagram, the setup, how it runs, how to progress it, and the two or three cues worth saying out loud. Here is the whole list.

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A hockey drill open in RinkIQ showing its rink diagram, duration, ice space, minimum players, age range and coaching cues.
What one drill looks like when you open it.

The whole library, by category

56 drills across 12 categories, 512 minutes each, for cross ice, zone, half ice, full ice, corner, off ice. All 56 of them have coaching cues.

Skating · 13

  • Agility Start Reaction
  • Backward Crossover Circles
  • Circle Edges
  • Cone Weave Warm-Up
  • Lateral Shuffle Gates
  • Mohawk Transitions
  • Puck Protection Circle
  • Red Light, Green Light
  • Russian Circles
  • Stop and Start Ladders
  • Three-Step Explosion
  • Tight Turn Figure Eight
  • U7 Follow the Leader

Goalie · 9

  • Goalie Angle and Depth
  • Goalie Breakaway Patience
  • Goalie Butterfly Recovery
  • Goalie Lateral Push Sequence
  • Goalie Post Play and Wraparounds
  • Goalie Puck Handling Outlets
  • Goalie Reaction Rapid Fire
  • Goalie Screen Tracking
  • Rebound Control Ladder

Small Area Game · 7

  • Cross-Ice 3-on-3
  • Half-Ice 4-on-4
  • Keep Away Three Zones
  • Small Area 2-on-2 Battle
  • Small Area Game: Two Touch
  • Two-Puck Cross Ice
  • U7 Sharks and Minnows

Puck Control · 5

  • Cone Slalom With Puck
  • Puck Retrieval Race
  • Puck Touches Warm-Up
  • Tight Space Dribbling Box
  • Two-Puck Chaos

Shooting · 5

  • Backhand Bank
  • Net Front Tips and Rebounds
  • One-Timer Development
  • Quick Release Rapid Fire
  • Shoot in Motion

Team Play · 3

  • Breakout Under Pressure
  • Faceoff Battle Reps
  • Regroup and Rush

Defending · 3

  • Backcheck Recovery
  • Gap Control 1-on-1
  • Net Front Box Out

Off Ice · 3

  • Off-Ice Edge and Balance Work
  • Off-Ice Shooting Reps
  • Off-Ice Stickhandling Ladder

Passing · 2

  • Give and Go Circle
  • Stationary Passing Grid

Competitive · 2

  • Full Ice 3-on-2 Continuous
  • Overtime 3-on-3 Finisher

Warmup · 2

  • Dynamic Warm-Up Circuit
  • On-Ice Warm-Up Flow

Special Teams · 2

  • Penalty Kill Box Movement
  • Power Play Umbrella Setup

Built for a session, not a list

Reading a drill is one thing; fitting six of them into the ice you booked is another. The practice planner filters this library by age, space and length and adds up the minutes as you build.

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