Real game passing happens while moving. Both players have momentum, both are reading each other. This drill is the live-game version of stationary passing. The puck has to lead the receiver into the next stride.
What you need: Sticks, puck, two players, ice rink.
Setup: Two players at one blue line, 20 feet apart in parallel lanes.
How to run it:
- Both players push off and skate forward in their lanes.
- After 10 feet, Player A passes to Player B. Lead the pass (aim ahead of where the partner is).
- Player B receives the puck with a soft stick, takes a stride, passes back.
- Continue passing back and forth across the ice.
- Do 4 trips down the ice.
What to watch: Are the passes leading the receiver? A pass behind the receiver is a turnover. Tell them: “Pass to where they’re going, not where they are.”
If they’re struggling: Slow the skating speed. Walk-skate to build the timing.
If they’ve got it: Add a defender at center ice. Now the pass has to beat the defender too.
Gear for this drill (affiliate)
Hockey pucks (6-pack) → — regulation pucks for drills and scrimmage.
Youth hockey stick → — Franklin Ripper, flex rated for young players.
Full hockey gear guide → — all picks by age, sport, and level.
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