Coach Tim Whitehead shares 15 hockey drills with multiple variations designed to let players work alone or with a partner. These drills incorporate basic skill development in the following areas: skating agility, quick starts, speed, passing, puck protection, tight turn protection, balance under duress, pivoting, wall situations, angling and checking, puck handling, puck control, shooting accuracy and hand-eye coordination. Whitehead offers specific drill objectives, clear and thorough instruction, and follows with on-ice demonstrations of each drill. Excellent!

37 minutes. 2004.

In this creative hockey coaching DVD, Coach Tim Whitehead incorporates essential skill development into fun, competitive team games. The objectives and benefits of the hockey games include: learning quick transition, maximizing movement, improved communication, quicker decision-making, and improved shooting, passing, and defending. Along with team essentials, these games are designed to incorporate behavioral attributes that include individual accountability, attentiveness, and communication. Coach Whitehead includes both full-ice and cross-ice games that are designed to mirror actual game situations. Each game is explained and fully diagramed on a marker board followed by a narrated, on-ice demonstration. Excellent!

36 minutes. 2004.

In 15 Competitive Shooting Games & Drills, Coach Tim Whitehead incorporates shooting into chaotic, game-like situations through a series of intense (and fun) competitive hockey games. Specific shooting skills included in these games are: wraps and stuffs, corner shots, quick release shots, wrist shots, slap shots and single touch shots. Whitehead builds game-like situations into these drills including: 1-on-1, 2-on-1, 3-on-1, breakaways, wide angles, rebounds, deflections and clearing the front of the net. The games also include other critical skill-related areas: player attentiveness, quick decision making, speed, transition, defense, goalie play, forward play, passing, communication, playing rebounds and deaks. While Whitehead explains the structure, purpose, and benefits to be derived from each of the games, he adds in marker board diagrams and on-ice demonstrations for added emphasis and instruction.

35 minutes. 2004.

Puck Possession has become a predominant topic in hockey due to rule changes that greatly restrict players' ability to slow the game. To succeed, teams must put an emphasis on speeding the play. Coach Carlson shares drills and strategies that enhance speed and put a premium on gaining more puck possessions. Carlson feels that there are three keys to puck possession: positioning, support and work ethic and these keys are prominent in the drills that he presents. Each drill and drill variation is diagrammed on a marker board before an on-ice demonstration. Carlson also shares work ethic intangibles for assisting your team to value puck possession, both individually and as a team.

51 minutes. 2008.

Improving hockey sense with intense read and reaction drills is the focus of this impressive nine-drill DVD. Coach Leaman believes that all players in practice can improve their thinking with and without the puck everywhere on the ice. This cerebral approach will improve team and individual skills and increase on ice IQ, as well as push players to go hard, finish hits and compete at game speed. To enhance knowledge, Leaman explains and diagrams each drill. To stimulate the flow of play, players are allowed time to work through the drills. The nine drills are:

• 3-on-0 Read and Reach Warm-up drill with three phases.
• Gap Recovery, is a challenging 1-on-1 drill for defensemen, which requires good stick position.
• Breakout Gap 1-on-1 Drill. Pressure is put on the defense to close a large gap.
• Forecheck/Breakout Drill keys on forwards reading the offense and defense and creates demanding situations for defensemen that handle the pressure of breakouts.
• Situations from the Neutral Zone is a rush drill that forces defensemen to read and react and requires communication and lateral reads.
• 2-on-2 Plus 1 Drill starts with two forwards and two defenders then adds a backchecker to back pressure the puck.
• Neutral Zone Attack Drill includes two phases and works on rush and forechecking position.
• LSSU Backcheck Drill,
• Ferris 3-on-1 Neutral Zone Play Drill

40 minutes. 2006.