The

focu

s and

goa

l of t

he L

earn

to S

kate

(L2S

) cur

riculu

ms a

re d

esign

ed to

teac

h be

ginne

r hoc

key p

layer

s the

fund

amen

tals

of sk

ating

. Ev

ery a

ssoc

iation

will

have

diffe

rent

nee

ds, a

cces

s to

ice, a

larg

e va

riatio

n in

ages

(4-1

0 ye

ars o

ld) a

nd n

umbe

r of p

layer

s in

their

L2S

se

ssion

s. If

you

have

5 o

r 60

new

playe

rs, U

SA H

ocke

y rec

omm

ends

that

you

use

age

and

skill

appr

opria

te d

rills t

o te

ach

the

playe

rs

knee

ben

d, u

se o

f edg

es a

nd h

ow to

hold

a st

ick b

efor

e m

oving

into

a le

arn

to p

lay, 6

U or

8U

full h

ocke

y cur

riculu

m.

The

L2S1

Cur

ricul

um co

nsist

s of 4

pra

ctice

plan

s for

a to

tal o

f 12

sess

ions a

nd th

e L2

S2 C

urric

ulum

cons

ists o

f 4 p

racti

ce p

lans p

lus tw

o ag

e ap

prop

riate

FUN

gam

e da

ys fo

r a to

tal o

f 14

sess

ions.

USA

Hoc

key r

ecom

men

ds th

at e

ach

prac

tice

plan

shou

ld be

instr

ucte

d 3

cons

ecut

ive tim

es b

efor

e m

oving

ont

o th

e ne

xt pr

actic

e pla

n. E

ach

prac

tice

cons

ists o

f 6 d

iffere

nt d

rills w

orkin

g on

fund

amen

tal h

ocke

y sk

ating

skills

. Mos

t pra

ctice

plan

s will

have

sugg

estio

ns fo

r adv

ance

d pr

ogre

ssion

for t

hose

play

ers w

ho d

evelo

p a

little

faste

r tha

n ot

hers

. Re

petiti

on a

nd th

e ap

prop

riate

pro

gres

sion

for b

eginn

ers a

re e

xtrem

ely im

porta

nt a

t this

leve

l. Pla

yers

sho

uld

perfo

rm d

rills

with

out a

ho

ckey

stic

k du

ring

the

L2S1

Cur

ricul

um, a

s th

is h

elps

with

the

over

all d

evel

opm

ent o

f bal

ance

.

hav

e yo

ur c

oach

es h

elp

thes

e ne

w pl

ayer

s/fa

milie

s dr

ess

in a

ll th

eir h

ocke

y eq

uipm

ent.

Spen

d 10

m

inut

es o

ff th

e ice

in fu

ll gea

r tea

chin

g kid

s ho

w to

get

up,

sta

nd in

a h

ocke

y re

ady

posit

ion,

ben

d, to

uch

toes

, sit,

squ

at, b

alan

ce

or s

katin

g wa

lkers

ava

ilabl

e fo

r pla

yers

who

nee

d th

at le

vel o

f ass

istan

ce. A

ssig

n a

coup

le c

oach

es to

be

in c

harg

e of

thes

e pl

ayer

s.

L2S

prac

tice

plan

tem

plat

e: B

ased

on

a 60

min

ute

ice

slot

.

Free

Tim

e:

Leng

th o

f Dril

ls/S

tatio

ns:

L2S

play

ers

in y

our p

rogr

am a

ll 5 d

rills

may

be

inst

ruct

ed in

the

sam

e 3r

d or

6th

of t

he ic

e fo

r the

ent

ire 4

0 m

inut

es. H

ave

wate

r ac

cess

ible

in e

ach

stat

ion

or a

rea.

Coac

h to

Pla

yer R

atio

: Rec

ruit

coac

hes,

par

ents

and

stu

dent

coa

ches

to h

elp

run

thes

e pr

actic

e se

ssio

ns. C

reat

e m

ore

stat

ions

and

safe

the

play

ers

will f

eel. A

goo

d ra

tio is

1 c

oach

to 5

pla

yers

. Coa

ches

nee

d to

brin

g a

lot o

f pra

ise a

nd e

nthu

siasm

to th

e L2

S pr

actic

es to

enc

oura

ge th

e yo

ung

play

ers!

INTR

OD

UC

TIO

N

LEA

RN

TO

SK

ATE

CU

RR

ICU

LUM

PVC

pipi

ng c

an b

e pu

rcha

sed

at a

ny h

ardw

are

stor

e.

How

to m

ake

PVC

wal

ker:

1 or

2 in

ch d

iam

eter

, app

roxim

atel

y 14

feet

of p

ipin

g ne

eded

.

Cut i

nto:

3: 2

2 in

ch p

iece

s-2

Botto

m V

ertic

al a

nd 1

Mid

dle

Pipe

2: 1

7 ¼

inch

-Fro

nt U

prig

hts

2: 1

5 in

ch- B

otto

m H

orizo

ntal

2: 8

inch

-Top

Ver

tical

2: 7

.5 in

ch-T

op H

orizo

ntal

8: 9

0 de

gree

Elb

ows

(4 o

n to

p &

4 on

bot

tom

)2:

Tee

Con

nect

ors

22: S

crew

s to

rein

forc

e ea

ch E

lbow

(2 e

ach)

an

d Te

e Co

nnec

tors

(3 e

ach)

Agili

ty:

snow

ang

les,

sup

erm

an, l

og ro

lls e

ach

dire

ctio

n, 2

foot

jum

ps, e

tc. S

elec

t an

agilit

y ex

ercis

e th

at th

e pl

ayer

s ca

n ha

ndle

and

pr

ogre

ss fr

om s

impl

e to

com

plex

ove

r the

leng

th o

f the

cur

ricul

um.

Gam

es:

Red

Ligh

t Gre

en L

ight

, Cop

s &

Robb

ers,

Cle

an Y

our R

oom

, Brit

ish B

ulld

og, H

and

Ball S

occe

r, Sc

ore-

O, e

tc.

Free

Tim

e:

Tool

s:• T

oy B

ag: R

inge

tte ri

ngs,

soc

cer b

alls,

ner

f bal

ls, s

oftb

alls,

tenn

is ba

ll, sm

all c

ones

, bub

bles

, etc

.• P

erm

anen

t Ice

Mar

kers

.• S

katin

g Ai

ds: C

rate

s st

acke

d on

top

of e

ach

othe

r zip

tied

toge

ther

, cha

irs, o

r ice

ska

ting

walke

rs m

ade

out o

f PVC

pip

ing

or m

etal

.

META

L W

ALK

ER

PVC

PIP

E W

ALK

ER

MIL

K C

RA

TES

INTR

OD

UC

TIO

N

LEA

RN

TO

SK

ATE

CU

RR

ICU

LUM

INTR

OD

UC

TIO

N

LEA

RN

TO

SK

ATE

CU

RR

ICU

LUM

Skat

es:

caus

e pl

ayer

s fru

stra

tion

if to

o bi

g an

d pa

in if

too

smal

l.

To P

rope

rly F

it Sk

ates

: 1.

Rem

ove

the

inso

le fr

om th

e sk

ate

and

have

the

play

er s

tand

on

it. M

ake

sure

the

heel

is p

rope

rly

alig

ned

with

the

heel

of t

he in

sole

. The

big

toe

shou

ld a

lmos

t rea

ch th

e fro

nt e

dge

of th

e in

sole

. The

re

shou

ld n

ot b

e m

ore

than

a 1

/4 in

ch o

f ins

ole

show

ing.

OR

2. L

oose

n th

e la

ces

of th

e sk

ate

and

inse

rt fo

ot p

ushi

ng to

es u

p ag

ains

t the

toe

bed.

No

mor

e th

an o

ne

Stic

k Le

ngth

: The

stic

k is

the

next

mos

t im

porta

nt p

iece

of e

quip

men

t afte

r ska

tes.

Stick

s ne

ed to

be

cut a

t the

app

ropr

iate

hei

ght f

or e

ach

play

er. M

ost k

ids

have

stic

ks th

at a

re to

o lo

ng.

Have

pla

yers

sta

nd in

ska

tes

with

stic

k on

its

end

in fr

ont o

f pla

yer.

Stick

sho

uld

be c

ut a

t chi

n le

vel.

It

is im

porta

nt to

buy

the

play

ers

a ju

nior

stic

k ra

ther

than

an

adul

t stic

k.

Ham

mer

Grip

:

Ham

mer

.

L2S1 P

LAN

#1

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 1:

GETT

ING

UP

8 M

INU

TES

Play

ers

spre

ad o

ut in

a s

mal

l des

igna

ted

area

on

the

ice.

Get

ting

Up.

Have

pla

yers

fall t

o st

omac

h an

d ge

t ba

ck u

p in

to th

e ba

sic h

ocke

y st

ance

. Lie

on

stom

ach,

elb

ows

on ic

e wi

th tw

o ha

nds

stra

ight

out

in fr

ont o

f bod

y lik

e su

perm

an. U

sing

hand

s m

ove

to k

neel

ing

posit

ion,

pla

ce

one

skat

e on

the

ice a

nd th

en s

tand

up

into

a b

asic

Hock

ey S

tanc

e (re

fere

nce

plan

#1

-dril

l 3).

Get

on

all f

ours

like

a do

g an

d sa

y “w

oof,

woof

.” Ha

ve p

laye

rs s

it up

on

both

kne

es lik

e a

begg

ing

dog.

Pla

ce o

ne s

kate

on

the

ice a

nd th

en s

tand

up

into

a b

asic

Hock

ey S

tanc

e.

Race

: On

coac

hes

com

man

d pl

ayer

s cr

awl li

ke a

dog

(or s

eal o

r inc

h wo

rm),

log

roll o

nce

each

way

and

Get

Up

L2S1 P

LAN

#1

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 2:

MA

RC

HIN

G, B

EN

DIN

G, SIT

TIN

G &

STA

ND

ING

TA

LL8 M

INU

TES

Have

pla

yers

per

form

sta

tiona

ry e

xerc

ises

that

enh

ance

bal

ance

.

Rag

Doll:

Ben

d ov

er a

nd to

uch

toes

with

bot

h ha

nds.

Frog

: Sit

low

in w

ide

stan

ce w

ith k

nees

ben

t, bu

tt do

wn a

nd h

ands

bet

ween

legs

. Sa

y “R

ibbi

t.”Re

ach

for t

he S

ky: R

aise

arm

s ab

ove

the

head

, wav

e ha

nds

side

to s

ide

then

pla

ce

hand

s on

hel

met

.Fr

anke

nste

in: M

arch

alte

rnat

ing

legs

with

arm

s he

ld o

ut in

fron

t of b

ody.

Sold

ier:

Mar

ch in

pla

ce s

wing

ing

arm

s.Ad

vanc

ed: P

laye

rs ra

ce fo

llowi

ng c

oach

es c

omm

ands

: mar

chin

g, b

endi

ng, s

ittin

g an

d st

andi

ng ta

ll. Fi

rst p

laye

r to

boar

ds w

ins.

FRA

NK

EN

STE

INSO

LDIE

RR

AG

DO

LLFR

OG

REA

CH

FO

R T

HE S

KY

L2S1 P

LAN

#1

8 M

INU

TES

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 3:

BA

SIC

STA

NC

E &

WA

LKIN

G

Part

1: D

emon

stra

te a

nd h

ave

play

ers

perfo

rm H

ocke

y St

ance

.

Coac

hing

Poi

nts:

Ska

tes

are

para

llel a

nd s

houl

der w

idth

apa

rt. To

es a

re a

ngle

d sli

ghtly

out

, kne

es b

ent,

ches

t and

hea

d up

, han

ds

pret

endi

ng th

ey a

re h

oldi

ng a

hoc

key

stick

. Sta

ndin

g in

a H

ocke

y St

ance

pla

yers

bob

up

and

down

mai

ntai

ning

thei

r bal

ance

.

Part

2: D

uck

Wal

k: P

laye

rs w

alk

like

a du

ck s

tayin

g in

the

basic

Hoc

key

Stan

ce p

ositio

n.

Part

3: R

ocki

ng: R

ock

forw

ard

onto

toes

and

bac

kwar

d on

to h

eels

with

kne

es b

ent w

hile

sta

ndin

g st

atio

nary

.

Race

:

HO

CK

EY

STA

NC

ED

UC

K W

ALK

L2S1 P

LAN

#1

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 4:

BEN

DIN

G &

TW

ISTI

NG

8 M

INU

TES

Divid

e pl

ayer

s in

to tw

o te

ams.

Cre

ate

two

goal

s us

ing

nets

or s

tack

ed ti

res.

Gam

e: T

ime

to C

lean

You

r Roo

m: P

laye

rs p

ick u

p so

ccer

bal

ls, te

nnis

balls

, rin

gette

s, p

ucks

, sof

tbal

ls, s

tuffe

d an

imal

s, e

tc.

and

plac

e th

em in

des

igna

ted

goal

s wi

thin

2 m

inut

es.

Team

with

mos

t obj

ects

in g

oals

wins

. Rep

eat.

L2S1 P

LAN

#1

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 5:

AG

ILIT

Y, B

ALA

NC

E, C

OO

RD

INA

TIO

N (

AB

C’s

)8 M

INU

TES

LOG

RO

LL

FRA

NK

EN

STE

INFR

OG

RA

G D

OLL

HO

CK

EY

STA

NC

EK

AN

GA

RO

O H

OP

Sim

on S

ays:

Stat

iona

ry: M

arch

like

Fran

kens

tein

, log

roll,

squa

t like

a fr

og, r

ag d

oll,

fall d

own

and

get

up, k

anga

roo

hop,

hoc

key

stan

ce, h

ands

in th

e ai

r, da

nce…

Mov

emen

t: Sc

urry

like

a m

ouse

, tak

e qu

ick s

mal

l ste

ps o

r wad

dle

like

a pe

ngui

n(a

rms

out l

ike w

ings

) to

dest

inat

ion.

L2S1 P

LAN

#1

GA

ME:

BU

BB

LES

10 M

INU

TES

Play

ers

spre

ad o

ut in

a s

mal

l des

igna

ted

area

.

Coac

hes

skat

e ar

ound

blo

win

g bu

bble

s wh

ile p

laye

rs c

hase

afte

r the

bub

bles

sto

mpi

ng o

r cat

chin

g th

em. P

laye

r will

fall d

own

and

work

on

getti

ng u

p. P

laye

rs w

ill al

so w

ork

on w

alkin

g, m

arch

ing,

reac

hing

, sta

ndin

g ta

ll, ju

mpi

ng, b

obbi

ng, b

endi

ng, e

tc.

L2S1 P

LAN

#2

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 1:

AB

C’s

8 M

INU

TES

Wal

king

Ove

r Obs

tacl

es: P

lace

stic

ks o

n th

e ice

or u

se y

our i

ce m

arke

r to

draw

lines

in

a la

dder

pat

tern

. Hav

e pl

ayer

s pe

rform

the

follo

wing

agi

lity s

katin

g sk

ills e

ither

ove

r or a

roun

d th

e st

icks/

lines

, ska

te/w

alk

arou

nd c

one

and

retu

rn b

ack

to th

e lin

e.

Afte

r per

form

ing

each

dril

l 2x

have

pla

yers

race

thro

ugh

the

cour

se.

2. T

ouch

ice

with

han

d be

twee

n ea

ch s

tick

* If y

ou h

ave

6-10

pla

yers

set

up

two

lines

!

12

34

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 2:

MA

RC

H W

ITH

2 F

OO

T G

LID

E8 M

INU

TES

Divid

e yo

ur p

laye

rs in

to g

roup

1 a

nd g

roup

2.

Play

ers

Mar

ch fo

rwar

d 4-

6 st

eps

to g

ener

ate

mom

entu

m, b

end

knee

s an

d 2

Foot

Glid

e, g

lidin

g as

far p

ossib

le o

n th

e bo

th s

kate

s.

Coac

hing

Poi

nts:

Mak

e su

re p

laye

rs s

wing

arm

s wh

en m

arch

ing

and

have

arm

s be

nt a

t 90

degr

ees

for b

alan

ce w

hile

glid

ing.

Gam

e:M

arch

and

Glid

e th

e fu

rthes

t.

L2S1 P

LAN

#2

MA

RC

HG

LID

E

8 M

INU

TES

Hand

Bal

l Soc

cer:

Use

socc

er b

alls.

Divi

de p

laye

rs in

to tw

o te

ams.

Mak

e th

ree

goal

s wi

th c

ones

. Sta

rt wi

th th

ree

balls

in p

lay

and

add

mor

e if

you

have

mor

e th

an s

ix pl

ayer

s. O

ne b

all p

er e

very

two

play

ers.

Play

er d

ribbl

es b

all b

y pu

shin

g ba

ll on

ice w

ith h

ands

. Pl

ayer

s sc

ore

by d

ribbl

ing

the

ball t

hrou

gh tw

o co

nes.

L2S1 P

LAN

#2

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 3:

AB

C’s

WW

W

8 M

INU

TES

Wha

t Tim

e is

it M

r(s).

Wol

f?:

Play

ers

line

up o

n bo

ards

or g

oal li

ne. O

ne p

laye

r sta

nds

20-3

0 fe

et in

fron

t of t

he p

laye

rs.

and

beco

mes

the

new

wolf.

Mak

e su

re e

ach

play

er g

ets

a tu

rn to

be

the

wolf.

L2S1 P

LAN

#2

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 4:

WA

LKIN

G, M

AR

CH

ING

, &

SK

ATI

NG

L2S1 P

LAN

#2

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 5:

LATE

RA

L M

OV

EM

EN

T8 M

INU

TES

Late

ral M

ovem

ent.

Divid

e pl

ayer

s in

to 2

gro

ups.

Stan

d lik

e a

Flam

ingo

(1 le

g). S

tand

in a

Bas

ic H

ocke

y St

ance

with

bel

ly bu

tton

and

toes

facin

g co

ach,

han

ds p

rete

ndin

g to

hol

d a

hock

ey s

tick

on th

e ice

. La

tera

l Ste

p le

ft 4

times

. La

tera

l Ste

p rig

ht 4

tim

es.

Add

in L

og R

olls

(ref

eren

ce 1

-5),

drop

to k

nee,

Get

ting

Up (r

efer

ence

1-1

), Ka

ngar

oo H

op (r

efer

ence

1-5

), lo

okin

g up

, dow

n, o

ver e

ach

shou

lder

, alte

rnat

ing

drop

ping

one

kne

e th

en th

e ot

her i

n be

twee

n La

tera

l Mov

emen

ts.

Race

: Hav

e pl

ayer

s st

ep la

tera

lly fr

om g

oal li

ne to

blu

e lin

e or

blu

e lin

e to

blu

e lin

e.

FLA

MIN

GO

HO

CK

EY

STA

NC

ESTA

ND

ING

LATE

RA

L M

OV

EM

EN

T

L2S1 P

LAN

#2

10 M

INU

TES

Play

ers

mak

e a

circle

whi

le o

ne p

laye

r sta

nds

in th

e m

iddl

e of

the

circle

.

Cut t

he C

ake:

Pla

yer i

n th

e m

iddl

e of

the

circle

hol

d ha

nds

toge

ther

stra

ight

out

in fr

ont o

f bod

y. Pl

ayer

s on

the

outs

ide

of th

e

cake

cut

ter.

Befo

re y

ou s

tart

the

next

roun

d ha

ve a

ll pla

yers

com

plet

e on

e 36

0 de

gree

turn

eac

h di

rect

ion.

GA

ME:

CU

T TH

E C

AK

E

Swiz

zles

: Pu

t hee

ls to

geth

er to

form

a V

pos

ition.

Usin

g In

side

Edg

es, p

ush

toes

out

ward

, the

n to

es in

ward

mak

ing

toes

touc

h.

Mak

e th

e sh

ape

of a

Fis

h. R

epea

t cre

atin

g Fi

shes

forw

ard

from

goa

l line

to b

lue

line.

Crea

te F

ishe

s ar

ound

5 s

mal

l con

es, s

kate

har

d ar

ound

6th c

one

and

retu

rn to

line.

L2S1 P

LAN

#3

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 1:

INSID

E E

DG

ES

8 M

INU

TES

L2S1 P

LAN

#3

8 M

INU

TES

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 2:

T-PU

SH

WIT

H 2

FO

OT

GLI

DE

Divid

e yo

ur p

laye

rs in

to g

roup

1 a

nd g

roup

2.

Razo

r Sco

oter

: Hav

e pl

ayer

s pe

rform

T-P

ush

& Tw

o Fo

ot G

lide

exer

cises

pre

tend

ing

they

are

ridi

ng a

sco

oter

on

the

ice. P

lace

the

left

skat

e be

hind

the

right

ska

te, f

orm

ing

a “T

”. Be

nd k

nees

, pus

h do

wn a

nd o

ut w

ith th

e le

ft sk

ate,

glid

ing

as fa

r pos

sible

on

the

both

sk

ates

. Rep

eat p

ushi

ng w

ith ri

ght s

kate

. Arm

s ar

e ou

t pre

tend

ing

to h

old

onto

han

dleb

ars.

Coac

hing

Poi

nts:

Fro

nt fo

ot p

oint

s st

raig

ht, w

eigh

t is

on b

ack

leg

to s

tart,

pus

h ha

rd w

ith

back

leg,

kne

es b

ent,

weig

ht tr

ansf

ers

to fr

ont l

eg, h

ead

and

ches

t up,

and

reco

ver s

kate

clo

se to

ice.

Gam

e:

L2S1 P

LAN

#3

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 3:

FOR

WA

RD

STR

IDE/S

KA

TIN

G8 M

INU

TES

Coac

hing

Poi

nts:

Beg

in in

a H

ocke

y St

ance

, sli

ghtly

to th

e sid

e, p

ush

down

and

to th

e sid

e pr

essin

g th

e in

side

edge

bla

de in

to th

e ice

. Ext

end

leg

com

plet

ely.

Reco

ver b

ack

leg

to fr

ont l

eg a

ligni

ng th

e kn

ees

back

into

a H

ocke

y St

ance

.

Push

with

left

foot

to b

lue

line

then

righ

t foo

t to

goal

line

x2.

Alte

rnat

ing

feet

to b

lue

line

and

back

goa

l line

x2.

End

with

follo

w th

e le

ader

(coa

ch).

L2S1 P

LAN

#3

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 4:

STO

PPIN

G8 M

INU

TES

1 Fo

ot S

now

Plo

w P

art 1

:dr

awin

g wi

th th

e in

side

edge

of t

he s

kate

bla

de b

y tu

rnin

g rig

ht h

eel o

ut a

nd ri

ght t

oe in

, pus

hing

perfo

rmin

g dr

ill.

Part

2: H

ave

play

ers

take

4 s

tride

s or

mar

ch fo

rwar

d 4

step

s an

d tw

o fo

ot g

lide

towa

rds

blue

line.

Tu

rn ri

ght t

oe in

and

righ

t hee

l out

, pus

h do

wn a

nd o

ut w

ith th

e rig

ht s

kate

to s

top.

ches

t up.

Repe

at a

nd re

turn

usin

g le

ft sk

ate.

L2S1 P

LAN

#3

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 5:

ED

GES

8 M

INU

TES

Two

Foot

Glid

e Tu

rns:

Pla

yers

take

a fe

w st

rides

to g

ain

mom

entu

m th

en w

ork

on G

lide

Turn

s up

the

ice a

roun

d co

nes.

Coac

hing

Poi

nts:

• B

end

knee

s• S

kate

s ar

e sh

ould

er w

idth

apa

rt• H

ead

and

shou

lder

s in

itiate

the

turn

by

lean

ing

in to

ward

con

e• L

ead

with

insid

e sk

ate

- mak

e su

re th

ey d

o no

t dra

g to

e ar

ound

con

e

KA

NG

AR

OO

HO

P

T-PU

SH

2 F

OO

T G

LID

E

SW

IZZ

LE

MA

RC

HIN

GD

IP

SN

OW

PLO

W S

TOP

FOR

WA

RD

STR

IDE

L2S1 P

LAN

#3

GA

ME:

DR

IVIN

G8 M

INU

TES

prac

tice

plan

s. S

impl

ify th

is ga

me

by s

lowl

y ad

ding

in d

iffer

ent s

kills.

Be

crea

tive

but a

dher

e to

the

leve

l of t

he p

laye

rs.

Mar

ch to

the

park

ing

lot,

fast

en y

our s

eat b

elt a

nd T

-Pus

h on

to th

e hi

ghwa

y. Tw

o Fo

ot G

lide

thro

ugh

the

tunn

el a

nd D

ip u

nder

th

e br

idge

. For

war

d St

ride

4 tim

es, l

ean

and

Glid

e Tu

rn o

n th

e tw

isty

road

. Sno

w P

low

Sto

p at

the

stop

ligh

t. O

h no

det

our,

Back

war

d Sw

izzl

e an

d Ka

ngar

oo H

op fo

rwar

d on

to th

e hi

ghwa

y. Sw

izzl

e fo

rwar

d ar

ound

the

pot h

oles

. If t

he p

laye

rs fa

ll dow

n

L2S1 P

LAN

#4

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 1:

AG

ILIT

Y, B

ALA

NC

E, C

OO

RD

INA

TIO

N (

AB

C’s

)8 M

INU

TES

LOG

RO

LL

FRA

NK

EN

STE

INFR

OG

RA

G D

OLL

HO

CK

EY

STA

NC

EK

AN

GA

RO

O H

OP

Sim

on S

ays:

Stat

iona

ry: M

arch

like

Fran

kens

tein

, log

roll,

squa

t like

a fr

og, r

ag d

oll,

fall d

own

and

get u

p,

kang

aroo

hop

, hoc

key

stan

ce, h

ands

in th

e ai

r, da

nce…

Mov

emen

t: Sc

urry

like

a m

ouse

, tak

ing

quick

sm

all s

teps

or w

addl

e lik

e a

peng

uin

(arm

s ou

t lik

e wi

ngs)

to d

estin

atio

n. P

erfo

rm a

rm c

ircle

s fo

rwar

d an

d ba

ckwa

rds

while

mov

ing.

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 2:

T-PU

SH

WIT

H 2

FO

OT

GLI

DE &

SC

OO

TIN

G

Part

1: R

azor

Sco

oter

: Hav

e pl

ayer

s pe

rform

T-P

ush

& Tw

o Fo

ot G

lide

exer

cises

pr

eten

ding

they

are

ridi

ng a

sco

oter

on

the

ice. P

lace

the

left

skat

e be

hind

the

right

sk

ate,

form

ing

a “T

”. Be

nd k

nees

, pus

h do

wn a

nd o

ut w

ith th

e le

ft sk

ate,

glid

ing

as fa

r po

ssib

le o

n th

e bo

th s

kate

s. R

epea

t pus

hing

with

righ

t ska

te. A

rms

are

out p

rete

ndin

g to

hol

d on

to h

andl

ebar

s.

Part

2: R

epea

t pus

h-re

cove

ry c

ycle

(Sco

otin

g) a

s fa

st a

s po

ssib

le-s

witc

h le

gs w

hen

they

reac

h th

e sid

e bo

ards

.

Adva

nced

: Hav

e pl

ayer

s Sc

oot a

roun

d a

circ

le k

eepi

ng in

side

leg

on ic

e at

all

times

. O

utsid

e le

g do

es th

e wo

rk w

hile

insid

e le

g re

mai

ns o

n th

e ice

. Sta

y lo

w an

d ke

ep th

e gl

ide

leg

knee

ben

t. Ch

ange

dire

ctio

ns a

nd re

peat

.

Have

pla

yers

try

to c

atch

the

play

er in

fron

t of t

hem

. Cha

nge

dire

ctio

n an

d re

peat

.

L2S1 P

LAN

#4

8 M

INU

TES

8 M

INU

TES

Hand

Bal

l Soc

cer:

Use

socc

er b

alls

or te

nnis

balls

. Divi

de p

laye

rs in

to tw

o te

ams.

Mak

e th

ree

goal

s wi

th c

ones

. St

art w

ith th

ree

balls

in p

lay

and

add

mor

e if

you

have

mor

e th

an s

ix pl

ayer

s. O

ne b

all p

er e

very

two

play

ers.

Play

er d

ribbl

es b

all b

y pu

shin

g ba

ll on

ice w

ith h

ands

. Pl

ayer

s sc

ore

by d

ribbl

ing

the

ball t

hrou

gh tw

o co

nes.

L2S1 P

LAN

#4

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 3:

AB

C’s

Swiz

zles

: Pu

t hee

ls to

geth

er to

form

a V

pos

ition.

Usin

g In

side

Edg

es, p

ush

toes

out

ward

, the

n to

es in

ward

mak

ing

toes

touc

h.

Mak

e th

e sh

ape

of a

Fis

h. R

epea

t cre

atin

g Fi

shes

forw

ard

from

goa

l line

to b

lue

line.

Perfo

rm F

ishe

s ba

ckwa

rds.

Sta

rts w

ith to

es to

geth

er u

sing

Insi

de E

dges

mov

e he

els

outw

ard,

then

inwa

rd u

ntil h

eels

touc

h.Re

peat

cre

atin

g Fi

shes

bac

kwar

d fro

m g

oal li

ne to

blu

e lin

e.

Rock

ing

Hors

e: P

erfo

rm o

ne F

ish

forw

ard

then

one

Fis

h ba

ckwa

rds.

Crea

te F

ishe

s ar

ound

5 s

mal

l con

es, s

kate

har

d ar

ound

con

e an

d re

turn

to lin

e. R

epea

t.

L2S1 P

LAN

#4

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 4:

INSID

E E

DG

ES

8 M

INU

TES

L2S1 P

LAN

#4

STA

TIO

N/D

RIL

L 5:

FOR

WA

RD

STR

IDE &

STO

PPIN

G8 M

INU

TES

Coac

hing

Poi

nts:

Beg

in in

a H

ocke

y St

ance

, sli

ghtly

to th

e sid

e, p

ush

down

and

to th

e sid

e pr

essin

g th

e in

side

edge

bla

de in

to th

e ice

. Ext

end

leg

com

plet

ely.

Reco

ver b

ack

leg

to fr

ont l

eg a

ligni

ng th

e kn

ees

back

into

a H

ocke

y St

ance

.

Forw

ard

Strid

e al

tern

atin

g le

gs to

blu

e lin

e en

ding

with

a ri

ght f

oot S

now

Plo

w S

top.

Forw

ard

Strid

e ba

ck to

goa

l line

end

ing

with

a le

ft fo

ot S

now

Plo

w S

top.

Repe

at.

End

with

follo

w th

e le

ader

(coa

ch).

FOR

WA

RD

STR

IDE

SN

OW

PLO

W S

TOP

L2S1 P

LAN

#4

GA

ME:

RED

LIG

HT

GR

EEN

LIG

HT

10 M

INU

TES

Play

ers

star

t on

side

boar

ds.

Play

ers

skat

e to

ward

s ce

nter

ice

wher

e th

e po

licem

an (c

oach

) is

hold

ing

a re

d pa

inte

d pu

ck a

nd a

gre

en p

aint

ed p

uck.

Coa

ch

can

also

use

a c

ross

ing

guar

d sig

n.

If co

ach

hold

s up

a re

d pa

inte

d pu

ck p

laye

r mus

t sto

p m

ovin

g - w

orkin

g on

Sno

w P

low

Sto

ps. R

etur

n to

sid

e bo

ards

and

st

art a

gain

.

If pl

ayer

is c

augh

t mov

ing

on a

Red

Lig

ht th

ey m

ust r

etur

n to

sta

rt. F

irst p

laye

r to

polic

eman

(coa

ch) i

s th

e wi

nner

.