Off-Ice Drills

USA Hockey has created fun, age-appropriate dryland (off-ice) exercises that help deliver the agility, balance, coordination, strength and skill training that young players need to complement their on-ice play.

Age-specific drills are available on the USA hockey website in various categories: agility/balance, core/back, pass/receive/shoot, puck handle, run/jump and upper/lower.

Videos are available for the following stick handling drills:

• Around the body
• Balance board
• Blinders drill
• Figure eight
• Golf balls
• Hand slide wide
• Hands and feet in motion
• Obstacle course
• Push pull
• PVC/TP tube
• Quick hands
• Single leg hop
• Soccer ball pass
• Soft touch
• Stick flip
• Stick hackey
• Through the body
• Toe tap
• Wide hands
• Yo-yo