Hey guys!
Jeff Lovecchio here, owner of RIPT Hockey
training and I'm Derek with Total Hockey.
Today we're in the gym showing you some hockey
specific agility drills and they don't include
biceps.
This first one, all you need are four cones,
a taped X on the middle of the floor to know
where your starting point is.
I'm sure most of you guys have done this on
the ice in mini-mites but now we're going
to take it to a whole other level.
Derek here we go.
Lateral shuffle, lateral shuffle, back pedal,
keep that chest up!
Sprint!
Lateral shuffle and finish through the middle.
Well done.
Drill number two: shuffle shuffle sprint sprint
times two.
You're going to have a cone at the zero, a
cone about three yards away and a cone ten
yards from the zero.
Each time you do this for round one every
time you stop I want you facing this way.
Now, because we're athletes we're moving all
over the place the next time every time you
stop you're going to face this way.
A lot of guys focus on just stopping one way
but on the ice you never know where that puck
is going.
You gotta be able to stop both ways any time
any place.
Here we go.
Ready?
And go!
Quick transition, sprint, sprint!
Shuffle, shuffle, quick transition, sprint,
stop, and come back.
All the way through!
Like he never missed a beat.
To the last drill we're bringing it all together
here.
Tennis ball agility.
My personal favorite, great drill for all
positions- forwards, goalies, and defensemen.
Even retired guys.
All we're gonna do it's gonna be a two person
drill, me or the coach is going to be standing
about five yards from the trainee.
We're going to have a big sack of tennis balls.
All he's gonna do is be reading and reacting.
If I throw a ball to the left, he's gotta
shuffle over, back to the middle, toss that
ball behind him.
Then when I throw the ball to the right he's
gotta go there.
If I throw it in front of him, he's got to
sprint forward, backpedal back to the start,
toss the ball out of the way.
Big, key factor- make sure the ball is out
of the way.
You don't want to be back pedaling and step
on one of these balls and roll an ankle, alright?
This is a very good agility drill.
Keep your chest up, core tight just like you
would on the ice.
Here we go let's see what the old boy's got.
Ready?
Go!
Good.
Sprint, sprint, sprint, sprint, back, back,
back, back, back.
Try and fake him out.
There we go.
Quick feet, quick feet, quick feet.
Forward, forward, forward, change of direction.
Good!
AaaaAAH!
Which way is it going?
Which way is it goin?
It's right there.
You better work!
Make that partner work.
Make that partner work!
Last one, where's it going?
I-eagh!
Finish, finish, finish!
There we go, great work.
As you can see, this exercise can be a little
bit tiring.
Our goal here is to be working on agility
though, not cardio.
I'd say no more than ten throws.
You don't want to be going, doing this for
an hour.
As always if you're looking for the training
aids we used.
SKLZ cones you can find right up here at Total
Hockey.
Tennis balls I think I stole these out of
my Dad's 1980's tennis bag.
Do you have one?
I have a dog who likes to bite on those.
How did I do?
Did you guys do better?
Tell us in the comments below and then to
keep watching, hit that button right down
there.
We're here to show you some drills for your
on-ice agility.
