Beginner Drill #01 - Control

The Control Zone

What's this post?

This is a Beginner level drill in which we teach young players the proper stance when controlling the ball.

The control zone is the width or distance between a player's shoulders. This is the area in which a player controls the ball while moving.

Requirements:

Each player should have a stick and a ball to perform this exercise.

The Drill:

Players should take a regular stance with their feet just over shoulder, width apart and their left hand exactly in front of them. With a slight bend forward the player should then drop the ball in front of him. Now, the player should grip the stick properly and then trap the ball. This drill helps the player to learn how to handle, pass and shoot the ball.

Practice Duration:

The drill should be repeated at least seven times each for handling, passing and shooting.
The drill should be continued for at least two months. 

Expected Outcome:

This drill teaches the youngsters about their control zone and lays down the basic foundation of handling, passing and shooting the ball.

Good Luck!

Blog Guide

Drills and Planning

We’ll be teaching you some of the basic hockey Drills and Planning Practices.

The drills are broadly classified at three levels here. They are –

1. Beginner
2. Intermediate
3. Advanced

The focus of our drills will be on the following areas –

1.  Ball control drills
2.  Passing drills
3.  Shooting drills
4.  Attacking drills
5.  Offensive and defensive  drills
6.  Tactics

We're working very hard on this and more posts are on the way.

The First Post

Hello Folks!
And here you go, another blog on hockey drills...or is it really like every other? Well figure out yourself.

What's this post?

This is officially the first post on this blog and it basically tells the main focus of this blog.

Why even read further?

The main focus of my blog will be drills only. These drills will hopefully be helpful in leading you to become a better hockey player. I'll provide you with courses with small objectives. The motto of keeping small objectives is very simple, the human brain tends to work more efficiently when it sees that it's achieving something. As you'll achieve these objectives, you'll be ultimately more motivated to work hard and to continue your journey to a better hockey player. 

So you must be asking by now that why should you even follow this blog?

Well first of all that's a very good question. I applaud you if you really asked yourself that. But even if you didn't, I'll still tell you. The answer is very very simple and is of one line. 
The lack of enough informative content available online. 
I was researching online for simple and straightforward informative drills that would be beneficial for a hockey player, but when I went through the search results I got frustrated for not being able to find any valuable content. And then came the moment when I thought "Hey I can provide better stuff". And here I am writing my first post for the blog.

What you should expect next?

I'll now be writing posts from this week related to the plan. You should expect a post every 2-3 days. First the posts will be random drills but then I'll sum it all up in one plan or schedule which you can follow. Every post will tell how much you should expect from that drill and how long it should take you to reach the objective of that drill. 

What else do you need?

Just motivation to work hard to be a better hockey player.


All the best!