Okay, this post is going to be specifically about the drills on 7/10/13. If you want my reactions of players' performances, you'll have to wait. Sorry.
The first session in the morning was the forwards. These were the drills they did:
1. Stickhandle from goal line to goal line, sometimes changing to backhand then back to forehand.
2. Stickhandle around a pylon in the face off dot. Shoot the puck. Receive a pass in the slot and shoot the puck. Skate around the opposite face-off dot, receive a pass and shoot the puck. Basically they were practicing shooting from their natural wing, the slot, and their off wing.
3. Carry the puck in and shoot
4. They set up a broken "V"... so it looks like a \ / with the wide end open towards the net. There were two red markers just a bit before the narrow end and about as wide. There was also a pylon at the opposing blue line. The players, from behind the goal line, had to carry the puck out to the opposing blueline, around the pylon, and carry the puck back towards the goal. The player had to skate between the red markers, but keep the puck outside the red markers, then carry the puck to the outside of the broken V and shoot. I know this sounds complicated, but I can't think of a better way to describe it.
5. Figure 8, skating forward with the puck to one blue line, skating back to the other blue line in a large "8" pattern, then skate forward again, carry the puck on net and shoot.
6. Hard hockey stops in all directions while in the face-off circle at one end of the ice, then just carry the puck in to shoot.
The next session in the morning was the defensemen. These were their drills:
1. Coach dumps the puck in the corner, defenseman retrieves it and passes it out on the same side of the ice.
2. 2 defensemen battle for the puck; one is the fore-checker and one is the back-checker.
3. Same as drill #1, except when the defenseman passes it out to the point, there's another defenseman who walks the line with the puck and shoots.
4. Similar to Drill #5 with the forwards, skate from bluelne to blueline, then backskate to the first blueline and pass, go to the other side of the ice and repeat, before skating in to shoot.
The final session in the morning was for the goalies.
1. Lateral movement, and movement around the crease, followed with a quick look over the shoulder
2. Same as drill #1, except they fall down to their knees, practice kick saves, then move along the ice.
3. Practicing rebound control; invited guests would either shoot at the glove or the blocker. The goalie either had to catch the puck to hold on (if shot glove) or steer the puck away to a safe area (if shot blocker)
4. Shots from the point
5. Shots from the point, except there were two nets and four goalies... what did one goalie on each side do? Put his stick aside and act as a screen for the goalie trying to block the shot. On one side of the ice, the screening goalie was higher up in the slot. On the other side, the screening goalie was pretty much in the face of the defending goalie.
Finally, there was the afternoon session, with all three groups:
1. Stickhandle the puck from goal line to goal line.
2. Skate in and shoot
3. Dump the puck in, the puck would then be carried to the blue line, before the players turned around to make a 3-on-1.
4. Dump the puck in, then do a 2-on-1 breakout.
5. Dump the puck, breakout pass to the opposite blueline, then the defender at the opposite blueline would pass the puck forward to create a 2-on-1 (practicing transition game)
6. 3-on-2 attacks, with a #3 forward rushing back to break up the odd-man rush
7. 3-on-3 scrimmage
