Source: The Women's Hockey Web
Purpose
To learn skating skills, agility and puck control.
Description
Split players into two groups.
Players must skate to goal line and back, pick up loose puck and score before they cross the centre red line (if they miss the net, they must go again).
First team to finish wins.
Losers must do laps or push-ups.
Key Teaching Points
Players must skate full out then concentrate on their shooting accuracy.
Work on stride and balance.
Variations
- Could be done skating only backwards.
- Players must shoot on backhand only.
- Players skate to far end and back with pucks.