Since the cost of ice time is going up, many teams have started sharing the rink for practice, especially for younger age groups. Thus the requirement of drills for half ice hockey is growing too.
Quad Passing:
With respect to the diagram below, players 1 and 2 do five passes to each other. When the fifth pass is done, player 1 will do a give and go touch pass with player 3 and then a touch pass to the player 4. All players will revolve as shown in the diagram.
Give and Go Cycle:
With respect to the figure below, player from the line labelled as 1, takes off with the puck and strides up on the boards. He then goes back to the player from the line labelled as 2.
Player from the line 1 strides through the seam for the give and go pass, then gets a pass from player 2 and then he does a one-touch for a one-timer with player 2 or 3.
Continuous Cycle:
The coach tips the puck in, the first player goes to the corner to pick the puck up and then cycles it back. Another player trails after him to duplicate the cycle. When the first player cycles the puck back, he goes about the top of the circle to drive the net while the second player does a pass for a one-time shot. After this pass is made, the first player from the second line dumps the puck at his corner. The player who had made the pass goes up about the top of the circle, goes up to the corner to pick up the dumped puck and then he follows the same cycle again from the other corner.
Pause and Shoot:
This is a great drill for newer players; it’s simple yet effective.
The players use a puck and perform starts and stops as shown in the figure below. After the starts and stops are done, the players perform a power turn to take a shot.
Go and Give Shot:
The first player will do a pass to the point man and will then attack. The point man back passes to the player next in line. The player receiving it will do a give and go with the point man who then takes a shot. The player who had attacked then becomes the new point man.
2 on 1- Mid line Boundary
A 2 on 1 is set up on either side. Nobody is supposed to cross the mid line. When the defender receives the puck back, he goes through the line to reach the forwards on the opposite side. This starts as a 2 on 1 and then turns into a 3 on 2.