The best half-ice hockey drills for mites and other youth players include quad passing, agility races, attack drills, cycle support for passing, and run ragged small area games. Do these drills in sequence to ensure that your players are on the same page. Incorporate cones and get-up drills as needed.

Seven great half-ice hockey drills for forwards include the Three vs Zero Drive, Three vs Zero Curl, Three vs Zero Trailer, Three vs Zero Dump In, Backside Pass Drill, Cross with a Drop Pass, and Shot and Walkout. These can be made more complicated with defence, and a goalie added to the mix.

The outline for this practice is as follows: Peanut Overspeed Skating (7 minutes) Half-Ice Shoot in Stride (5 minutes) Half-Ice Open Up Shooting (5 minutes) Danger Zone 1 on 1 (10 minutes) Quick Turn Up 1 on 1 (10 minutes) Gretzky 3 on 3 (15 minutes)