Hockey

I am 14 and I played hockey till I was 9. I quit cause my coach was racist and I was always put on the bench. I play shinny most of the time with the older guys and I usually have good dangles and can get 1 or 2 goals every game. But I am finally starting to play hockey next year. So this year I am going to get in shape and muscular and skilled so next year in bantam I can be at the same skill level or better. So i need some good hockey drills. i have my own backyard rink that I can practice on. So what are some good stick handling drills, skating skills, everything. I would like to make it into the WHL in canada.

Here is a site that might help.

http://www.besthockeydrills.com/hockey-drills/newsletter.html

Either that or go to a library and look in the sports section under hockey there might be some good things there.
My local library for example has on its shelves the DVD
"my hockey tips and training methods " by Alexei Kovalev.

Good luck

I have played soccer and basketball for over 10 years, I would love to start playing hockey but i’ve never played before, I am improving my skating skills but could use some good tips and drills to do to get in shape and ready for next years season. Esepcially with puck handling, skating, and how to get into the game.

I started off very similarly. One thing I wish I had known how to do though was stop. I had no idea how to my first few months and it was very difficult for me to catch up with the other girls. Also I wish I had watched more women play. If you want to really examine the women’s game and see a top notch player, I would look up Angela Ruggiero on Youtube. She has excellent position, and has some of the fastest shots in the womens hockey world. Sorry back to drills. I would go out in my drive way and use a golf ball. Pass it back and forth around your body, and try not to look at it. Another good drill for stick handling is doing figure eights with a ball. For skating I would try doing some snowplows (stoping with your feet turned at a certain angle I would youtube this), then work up to a full hockey stop. I would also practice cross overs and backwards skating. The last thing I would do is read. A good book about girls hockey is Gold Medal Ice Hockey For Women and girls by Kating King and Trisha Dunn. They look into what it takes to be a good player on any position, and the fundementals of the game