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Top Practices, Small Area Games, Drills & Videos of 2023

Top Practices, Small Area Games, Drills & Videos of 2023

The Team at IHS would like to thank you for all of your support in 2023. We are so very grateful to all of our members, associations, contributors, and partners.

Our objective at IHS is to create content and tools that inspire coaches and players around the world. Below is a list of the most popular practice plans, small area games, drills, coaching clips, coach education videos, tools, and updates from the past year.

Top Practice Plans of 2023

We have unlocked our top 15 practice plans of 2023 for all coaches to have access to and to draw inspiration from. Please keep in mind that the practices span a wide range of ages and skill levels. You can use the content as a starting point and we always encourage you to add/remove constraints to fit your team depending on age/skill level. These are meant to spark creativity, not to replace it.

  1. 1 v 1 Stations
  2. Puck Support in 2 v 1 Situations
  3. Playing with Pace
  4. Backchecking Practice (Full Ice)
  5. Net Front and Down Low Play
  6. Competitive Station Games With No Goalies
  7. Cutting Hands and 1 v 1 Net Drives
  8. D-Zone Concepts
  9. Retrieval Stations
  10. Passing & Playmaking
  11. Body Contact & Checking Practice # 1 of 5
  12. Give & Go's (Pass & Move)
  13. Breakout Stations
  14. Puck Protection Stations
  15. Body Contact & Checking Practice # 4 of 5

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Top Small Area Games of 2023

  1. Ramsay 3 v 3 Race from Jason Lammers
  2. 4 v 2 Rondo to 4 v 2 Quick Attack from Alyssa Gagliardi
  3. Hit The Tire Passing Game With No Goalie from Global Hockey Network
  4. Pass Through The Cones 2 v 2 Game from Global Hockey Network - Members Only
  5. 2 v 2 Rim Game from Jeff Meredith
  6. Oreo from Jason Lammers
  7. The Box Game from Brad Flynn
  8. Sticks In Lanes Game from Topher Scott
  9. The Breakout Game from Jason Lammers - Members Only
  10. Go Go from TJ Manastersky - Members Only
  11. 2 v 2 Tire Pass Game With Support from Global Hockey Network - Members Only
  12. Davos Game from Wes Wolfe
  13. 4 v 2 Down Low Game from Kendall Coyne Schofield - Members Only
  14. Nobles 2 v 2 Transition Game from Global Hockey Network - Members Only
  15. Angling Through The Circles Progression - Global Hockey Network - Members Only

View all 195+ Small Area Games

Top Hockey Drills of 2023

  1. Pioneer 2 v 2 Rush from TJ Manastersky
  2. Pit Chaos Handling With Passes from Global Hockey Network
  3. 3 v 1 Keep Away from Battery Hockey Academy
  4. The Chicago 5 Puck from TJ Manastersky
  5. Paint Scoring from NewEdge Hockey
  6. Red Wing 2 v 1 With Backchecker from TJ Manastersky
  7. Circle Puck Protect from John Dean
  8. Chute Angling 1 v 1 from Global Hockey Network
  9. D-Zone Coverage Tire Drill from Tyler Bielby
  10. Ferrari 3 on 2 from Steve Wiedler
  11. Forecheck Angling from Mark Zarbo Hockey - Members Only
  12. 1, 2, 3, Forecheck Drill from Nik Passero
  13. Net Drive & Angle Drill from Mark Zarbo Hockey - Members Only
  14. Cross-Fire Passing from Global Hockey Network- Members Only
  15. Continuous 1 on 1 Puck Retrieval Drill from Mark Zarbo Hockey - Members Only

View all 800+ Hockey Drills

Top Coaching Clip Categories of 2023

IHS secured a license allowing us to enhance our platform with hundreds of coaching clips from the NHL. Below are the 15 most viewed coaching clip categories (out of a total of 120 categories). Click on the links below to view both free & members only clips.

  1. Breakouts
  2. Down Low Play - Defensive
  3. Power Play 5 on 4
  4. Backchecking
  5. Net Front - Defensive
  6. 3 vs 2
  7. Defensive Zone Faceoffs
  8. Offensive Zone Faceoffs
  9. 2-1-2 Forecheck
  10. Angling
  11. Penalty Kill 4 on 5
  12. Compete Level
  13. Sacrifice
  14. Gap Control
  15. 1 vs 1 - Defensive

View all Coaching Clips in 120 categories

Top Coach Education Videos of 2023

IHS was proud to expand our coach education resources in 2023. We worked with Topher Scott & Alyssa Gagliardi on Season Launch Events and with TJ Manastersky on the Brock University High Performance Hockey Seminar. The collaborations brought in a a wide range of topics & speakers. The most popular coach education videos from the past year are shown below. 

  1. U14 Season Launch Presentation & Materials - Members Only
  2. Adding Decisions & Cues To Practice - Free Short Video from Alyssa Gagliardi & Ben Eaves
  3. Bench Management from Jason Lammers - Members Only
  4. U16 - U18 Season Launch Presentation & Materials - Members Only
  5. Teaching Offensive Creativity Through Systems from John Dean - Members Only
  6. U8 - U10 Season Launch Presentation & Materials - Members Only
  7. Practicing & Developing The Penalty Kill from Steve Wiedler - Members Only
  8. U12 Season Launch Presentation & Materials - Members Only
  9. 8 Important Hockey Habits from Topher Scott - Free
  10. Developing Hockey IQ from Wes Wolfe - Members Only
  11. 10 Offensive Zone Faceoff Plays - Free
  12. Developing Defensive Zone Habits from Alyssa Gagliardi - Members Only
  13. Developing On Ice Speed from Vicki Bendus - Members Only
  14. Practice to Game Transfer - Skill Development from Brad Flynn - Members Only
  15. 12 Fun Hockey Drills & Games to Shake Up Practice - Free

View all 100+ Coach Education Videos

Most Popular IHS Coaching Tools of 2023

  1. IHS Drawing Tool - our digital drawing tool that allows coaches to easily draw drills & systems. Coaches without a membership can download images & PDFs for free. IHS Members can save their drawings in a drill library, add video, add the drills to a practice plans, and easily share the content with players, parents & coaches.
  2. IHS Practice Planner - create engaging practice plans & share them with coaches, players & parents. Members Only
  3. IHS For Associations - IHS for your whole association. Allows for easy collaboration between coaches. Members Only
  4. Save & Share Coaching Clips - Coaches can save & share coaching clips with their team. Members Only
  5. IHS Game Planner - plan out your game day roster & game strategy. Members Only
  6. Adding Team Logo to Content - add your team logo to drills, practices & more. Members Only

Top IHS Updates of 2023

  1. The Launch of Licensed Categorized Coaching Clips
  2. IHS Acquires The Global Hockey Network
  3. Season Launch Guides Live Events with Topher Scott & Alyssa Gagliardi
  4. Brock University High Performance Hockey Seminar
  5. Intro to Body Contact Course with 5 Practice Plans from Mark Zarbo Hockey
  6. Season # 2 of The Weekly Edge Newsletter
  7. New Contributors Added to IHS

Look back at previous year recaps: 202220212020, 2019.

The Team at IHS would like to wish you all a Happy 2024!

Thank you so much for being part of the IHS Coaching Community. We really appreciate you being here and allowing us to be part of your coaching journey.

Please contact us anytime with any questions or suggestions. We would love to hear what you would like to see from us in 2024, what we can improve upon, or just reach out to say hi! We love hearing from our members and truly appreciate every message and suggestion that we receive.