Hockey practice plan
75-Minute High School Hockey Practice Plan
An in-season practice that sharpens breakouts and forecheck systems, adds special teams, and finishes with competitive battle drills.
75 minutesHigh schoolFocus: Breakouts, forechecking and special teamsGame-like
Warm-upDrillWater breakCompetitionConditioning
Equipment
Pucks · Cones · Nets · Pinnies · WhiteboardThe plan, block by block
1. Warm-up
Warm-up skate and passing
10 min0:00 - 10:00
- Flow skating
- Two-line passing
Coaching points
- Tape to tape
2. Drill
Breakout drill
15 min10:00 - 25:00
- D retrieves, wingers on the wall, center swings low
- Add a forechecker after a few reps
Coaching points
- Head up before you get the puck
- Communicate early
3. Drill
Forecheck system
12 min25:00 - 37:00
- 1-2-2 forecheck against a breakout group
- Rotate forward lines
Coaching points
- F1 takes away time and space
4. Water break
Water break
2 min37:00 - 39:00
5. Drill
Power play and penalty kill
18 min39:00 - 57:00
- 5v4 entries and setup
- Penalty kill box rotations
Coaching points
- Move the puck quickly
- PK: sticks in lanes
6. Competition
Battle drills
13 min57:00 - 70:00
- 1v1 corner battles
- 2v2 down low to the net
Coaching points
- Win the puck, win the game
7. Conditioning
Conditioning skate
5 min70:00 - 75:00
- Blue line to blue line sprints
Coaching points
- Full effort, short reps
Coach's notes
Show the system on a whiteboard first, then walk it on the ice before going full speed.How to adapt this plan
- Day after a game: lighter skate, more skill work.
- Use video of your last game to pick the focus.