Hockey Training at Home: The Complete Guide
You don't need ice time to get better. Here's how to set up a home training space and a 25-minute daily routine that improves your shot, hands, and passing.
You don't need ice time to get better. Here's how to set up a home training space and a 25-minute daily routine that improves your shot, hands, and passing.
How to play a 3-on-2: attack with speed and width, bring the middle man late through the slot, read the defense, and get pucks to the net.
How to play the net front: screen the goalie, stay strong and low, keep your stick on the ice for tips, and be first to every rebound.
How to play center in hockey: own the middle in all three zones, take faceoffs, distribute the puck, and be the first forward back on defense.
How to play wing in hockey: cover your lane in all three zones - drive the net on offense, be an outlet in transition, and cover your point on defense.
How to play the power play: win a clean entry, keep possession, move the puck faster than the kill, and get pucks to the net with a screen.
How to choose a hockey stick: match length, flex, curve and hand to the player. Fit beats price, especially for growing young players.
How to kill a penalty: hold the box as a unit, protect the slot, keep sticks in the lanes, pressure smartly, and clear-and-change every chance.
How to play a 2-on-1: attack with speed and width, read the lone defender, shoot low or pass late, and drive the far post for the rebound.
How to win corner and board battles: arrive first, box the opponent out, stay low with a wide base and moving feet, and protect or pin the puck.
How to tape a hockey stick: wrap the blade in smooth overlapping layers, build a comfortable knob, choose your style, and keep it consistent.
How to cycle the puck: protect it along the boards, move it before pressure, support in a triangle, and use behind the net to create open looks.
How to backcheck in hockey: turn and sprint the instant you lose the puck, cover the most dangerous man, and take away the lane with your stick.