3 Zone Skating Stations

Drill Diagram

Description

Circles (Zone nearest Zamboni entrance)
Emphasis on crossover technique
Start in one corner finish in the other
Repeat in opposite direction
Obstacle course (between the blue lines)
Emphasis on keeping head up and staying as close to the pylons as possible
Continuous movement
No pucks
Two equal lines start on opposite side of the redline
Pylons on all 4 offside dots
Pylon on Centre faceoff dot (need to keep head up to avoid collision)
Pylons on red line(full circle around)
Backwards (Zone at far end)
Emphasis on backwards ability
Keeping head up
Start in corner skate forward as fast as you can to the first pylon
Pivot and skate backwards to next pylon
Continue throughout course until end up in opposite corner
Repeat in opposite direction

Tags: Focus on technique and not speed