RFYHA PRACTICE PLAN TEMPLATE Phase I 20 minutes

RFYHA PRACTICE PLAN TEMPLATE Phase I 20 minutes § Fundamental edge work focus § Skills and drills § Goalie drills 20 minutes § Fundamental skating, passing, stickhandling and shooting focus § Skills and drills with movement 20 minutes § Small area games § 3 games § Defensive zone focus § Neutral zone focus § Offensive zone focus THE WILDCAT WAY

PHASE I SESSION 1 – SLIDE 1 STATION 1: Transitions skating drill technique. Forward to first cone, backward transition to next, and repeat. Head up, chest up, NO hopping, keep head level on all turns. PROGRESSION: Continue focus on technique, add more speed, pucks, chase competition. STATION 2: Hockey turn drill edge control, inside and outside. Deep knee bend, head leads body, both blades on the ice, wide lower body, proper feet spacing. Edge control drill, work on inside and outside edges. Head up, chest up, cut the ice. PROGRESSION: Continue focus on technique, add more speed, pucks, chase competition. STATION 3: Crossover and cross under drills. Keep feet moving, Reach for next stride, forward and backward. Deep knee bend, Weight on front of skates. PROGRESSION: Continue focus on technique, add more speed & pucks. STATION 4: Explosive starting and stopping technique. Player explodes low and hard to cone. Low, hard two footed stop – explodes to next cone. Head up, level head, stop in positon to start. PROGRESSION: Continue focus on technique, add more speed, pucks, chase competition. Count number of strides for measurement

GOALIE SKILLS AREA STATION 1 – 10 players – 5 min. Transitions/mohawk turns STATION 2 – 10 players – 5 min. Edges & hockey turns xxxxx STATION 3 – 10 players – 5 min. Cross overs xxxxx STATION 4 – 10 players – 5 min. Explosive starts & stops xxxxx

PHASE I SESSION 2 – SLIDE 2 Navy Practice Plan STATION 1: Passing and catching. Stationary passing technique To give and receive passes. Stick pressure on ice, see pass-make Pass, give a target. PROGRESSION: Continue focus on technique, add more speed, forehand, backhand, sauce, bullet passes. STATION 2: Stickhandling drills with head up, chest up, roll wrists. Stickhandling with movement, feel the puck, soft hands. PROGRESSION: Continue focus on technique, add more speed, try new blade technique, get faster and smoother. STATION 3: Shooting and skating technique. Shooting with your feet moving, eyes up, shoot with purpose. Cycle passing technique, keeping the puck to the outside, looking for scoring opportunity, eyes up, see pass-make pass. One time shot technique, grip stick tightly, short back swing, quick stick. PROGRESSION: Continue focus on technique, add more speed, shooting quicker, harder, more accurate. Practice shooting from both feet.

PHASE I – Navy Practice Plan STATION 1 – 10 players – 6 -7 min. Passing X X X 1 X 3 X X X 2 Stationary passing Iron cross passing STATION 2 – 10 players – 6 -7 min. Stickhandling Figure 8 w/ ball (multiple players) Side-to-side (multiple players) Weave drill X 3 Cycle/reverse w/ pass/shoot STATION 3 – 10 players – 6 -7 min. Skating & shooting Rapid pass/shoot X X X 1 X X X 2 X

PHASE I SESSION 2 – SLIDE 2 Gold Practice Plan STATION 1: Passing and catching with added movement. Passing technique remains the same, pass to where player will be. Present your self a s “good” target. To give and receive passes. Stick pressure on ice, see pass-make Pass, give a target, pass to where player will be. PROGRESSION: Continue focus on technique, add more speed, forehand, backhand, sauce, bullet passes. STATION 2: Stickhandling drills with head up, chest up, roll wrists. Stationary stickhandling, trying new moves on tri pod, feel the puck, soft hands. Pass and stick handle, building “feel” through your hands and stick. PROGRESSION: Continue focus on technique, add more speed, try new blade technique, get faster and smoother. STATION 3: Shooting and skating technique. Shooting with your feet moving, eyes up, shoot with purpose. Understanding “angling” all over the ice. Skaters will practice “angling” other skater into area he/she wants. Take the “line” and steer where you want them to go. PROGRESSION: Continue focus on technique, add more speed, shooting quicker, harder, more accurate. Practice shooting from both feet.

PHASE I – Gold Practice Plan STATION 1 – 10 players – 6 -7 min. Passing X 3 X 1 X X X 1 X 2 X 3 X X 2 Iron cross passing Pass STATION 2 – 10 players – 6 -7 min. Stickhandling Tri-pod stickhandling X X X Partner passing w/ stickhandling X 1 Battle drill (Angling) STATION 3 – 10 players – 6 -7 min. Skating & shooting 3 -curl shots X 2 X XX X

PHASE I SMALL AREA GAMES - SLIDE 3 SMALL GAME 1: Russian 3 on 3 focuses on offensive and defensive concepts. Offense, move and get open. Defensive, cover and stay goal side. Creates game – like situations. SMALL GAME 2: 3 on 3 w/ regroup focuses on offensive and defensive concepts and the addition of regroup passes and lateral movement. Offense, move and get open. Defensive, cover and stay goal side. Creates game – like situations. Each time a team (X or O) gains possession of the puck, they must pass the puck to XX or OO behind their net. XX and OO can move laterally behind the net(s). SMALL GAME 3: 3 on 3 mini cross ice focuses on offensive and defensive concepts and the addition of crashing the net and explosive transitions. Offense, move and get open, and crash the net. Defensive, cover and stay goal side, win tough battles. Creates game – like situations Team X plays with player XX, and the same with team O. Play 3 on 3, when team X gains possession on O side, they must pass to XX, all X players explode to goal O. Team X is looking for tips, screens, and entry on different levels. Team O must explode to cover X players on goal side, tie up sticks, body, play physical.

SMALL GAME 1 – 10 players – 6 -7 min. Russian 3 vs 3 O X X O O O SMALL GAME 2 – 10 players – 6 -7 min. 3 vs 3 w/ regroup O OO X X O O XX X SMALL GAME 3 – 10 players – 6 -7 min. 3 vs 3 mini cross ice OO O XX X X GOAL X O GOAL O