Best Hockey Stickhandling Drills
12 stickhandling drills by level with exact times and reps - from narrow dribbles to defender escapes and timed circuits.
Hockey Stickhandling
Best Hockey Stickhandling Drills
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How to Improve Stickhandling
Soft hands, top-hand control, head up: a 10-minute daily routine and obstacle progression that improves your hands in 3-4 weeks.
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The Five-Puck Stickhandling Drill for Quick Hands
Lay five pucks in a line and weave a working puck through them to build soft hands, quick touch and an eyes-up habit at home.
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The Yo-Yo Stickhandling Drill: Build Control and Reach
The yo-yo drill pushes the puck out and pulls it back to build full-reach control and puck protection. Steps, reps, progressions and common mistakes.
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The Figure-8 Stickhandling Drill: Reach and Soft Hands
The figure-8 stickhandling drill builds reach and soft hands on both sides. Setup, variations, reps and a head-up progression you can do at home.
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How to Pick Up a Loose Puck Cleanly
Collect a loose, rolling or bouncing puck cleanly with soft hands - how to cushion a bouncer, corral a roller, and pick a puck off the boards fast.
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How to Stickhandle With Your Head Up
How to stickhandle with your head up: make puck control automatic, then train your eyes up with drills that force you to read the play, not the puck.
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How to Stickhandle Through Cones
How to stickhandle through cones: space them a stick-length apart, weave the puck close on both sides, keep your head up, and progress to dangles.
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How to Handle the Puck in Your Feet
How to handle a puck in your feet: stay balanced, use your skates to walk it to your blade, keep your head up, and guide it out front to make...
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How to Develop Soft Hands in Hockey
How to develop soft hands: a relaxed grip, cushioning every puck, active wrists, eyes up, and high daily volume of light, controlled touches.
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How to Do a Between-the-Legs Deke in Hockey
Learn the between-the-legs move: carry the puck on the toe, open your legs, pull it through, and finish. Progressions, drills and when to use it.
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Stickhandling Ball Drills: Build Soft Hands at Home
The best solo stickhandling ball drills to build soft, quick hands at home - figure-8s, tight box, obstacles and eyes-up, with reps and progressions.
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How to Toe Drag in Hockey (Forehand and Backhand)
Learn the forehand and backhand toe drag - pull the puck back on the toe of the blade to protect it and beat a defender, with drills and progressions.
