New Richmond Youth Hockey Association

Jon HUb · 7 months

Promoting puck handling skills!!!

I was having a good conversation with a member last night at the in-house practice (who has been involved in hockey for 20+ years of coaching experience) and he made a great comment about getting kids more puck touches in practice. He suggested 2 really good ideas.

The first is to provide pucks to kids in lines waiting for drills and have them play around while they are waiting. Many times play can lead to great skill development.

Ano…ther idea was to finish most skating drills with a round that included pucks. While the focus of some drills is on skating, mixing pucks can add to the development and help promote better puck handling.

Got any other suggestions or great ideas? Please share. Read More Read Less

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