Equipment Needed
- Pucks
- Sticks
Keep pucks moving
A bulk bag of practice pucks keeps passing-accuracy reps flowing through the whole line.
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- Partners stand 10–15 feet apart, facing each other, one puck per pair.
- Both players start with their stick blade on the ice, ready to receive.
Instructions
- Passer sweeps the puck flat along the ice toward their partner's stick.
- Receiver gives slightly with the stick on contact to "soft hands" the puck and control it.
- Pass back and forth, taking a step back after every 8–10 clean passes.
- Focus on flat, accurate passes rather than hard, forced ones.
Coaching Points
- Keep the pass flat along the ice — a puck that hops or flips is much harder for a partner to receive cleanly.
- Follow through toward the target with the stick blade, the same way a good throw follows through toward its target.
- "Soft hands" on the receiving end (giving slightly with the stick) absorbs the pass and keeps the puck under control.
- Accuracy over power at this stage; a well-placed soft pass beats a hard, wild one.
Variation
Add a short skate before receiving to practice passing to a moving target, or increase distance gradually as accuracy holds up.