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Pre-shift reset routine
Arrive on the ice with one clear job instead of five worries.
- 1Breathe out longer than you breathe in, four cycles.
- 2Name one job for the shift out loud.
- 3Name the first read you expect to make.
What you need
- Venue: Home / driveway
- People: Just you
- Gear: None
- Contact: Non-contact
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Scan count shifts
Build the habit of scanning before the puck arrives.
- 1During any small-area game, count your own scans per possession.
- 2Target two scans before every reception.
- 3Report the number to a partner after each shift.
What you need
- Venue: Ice
- People: 5 others (Coach, Teammates)
- Gear: Full gear, Pucks
- Contact: Non-contact · coach-supervised
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Stick fit and lie audit
Check whether your gear is making a skill harder than it needs to be.
- 1Check blade wear pattern: toe-only or heel-only wear signals lie mismatch.
- 2In skates, the stick should reach chin to nose for most players.
- 3Test a puck-reception rep and note where the blade sits.
What you need
- Venue: Home / driveway
- People: Just you
- Gear: Your stick, Skates or shoes
- Contact: Non-contact
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Stick-in-lane shadow reps
Default your stick to the passing lane, not to the puck.
- 1Set two cones as the pass lane and one as the puck carrier.
- 2Shuffle laterally keeping the blade inside the lane the entire time.
- 3Stop and check blade position every ten seconds.
What you need
- Venue: Home / driveway
- People: Just you
- Gear: Stick, Ball or puck
- Contact: Non-contact
Progressions add requirements: step 3 — Adds a partner as the puck carrier.
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Gap mirror skate
Keep a one-stick gap through speed changes without opening hips early.
- 1Attacker skates the neutral zone with tempo changes.
- 2Defender mirrors backward, holding one stick length.
- 3Attacker stops; defender must stop the gap, not overshoot.
What you need
- Venue: Ice
- People: 1 other (Partner)
- Gear: Full gear, Pucks
- Contact: Non-contact
Progressions add requirements: step 3 — Adds full-speed entries (light contact).
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Angling funnel to the wall
Take away ice with your route before you use your stick.
- 1Attacker starts on a wide lane toward the net.
- 2Approach on an arc that removes the inside lane first.
- 3Finish with stick on puck, body sealing the wall.
What you need
- Venue: Ice
- People: 1 other (Puck carrier)
- Gear: Full gear, Pucks
- Contact: Light contact · coach-supervised
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Escape turn circuit
Escape pressure with one edge instead of three strides.
- 1Set four cones as pressure points.
- 2Attack each cone, then escape with a single inside-edge turn.
- 3Leave every escape with the puck on the far side of your body.
What you need
- Venue: Ice
- People: Just you
- Gear: Full gear, Pucks
- Contact: Non-contact
Progressions add requirements: step 3 — Adds a passive checker.
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Retrieval with pre-scan
Buy information before the puck arrives so the exit is decided early.
- 1Partner rims a puck from the neutral zone to the corner.
- 2Scan over the inside shoulder twice before the puck reaches you.
- 3Call the exit out loud before your first touch: rim, up, or reverse.
What you need
- Venue: Ice
- People: 1 other (Partner)
- Gear: Full gear, Pucks
- Contact: Non-contact
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Pinch or bail decision reps
Make the pinch a decision with criteria, not a habit or a fear.
- 1Coach dumps a puck along the wall in the offensive zone.
- 2Say the criteria out loud: support behind me, puck slowed, I arrive first.
- 3Pinch only when all three are true; otherwise retreat to the middle.
What you need
- Venue: Ice
- People: 5 others (Coach, Puck carrier, Support forward)
- Gear: Full gear, Pucks
- Contact: Light contact · coach-supervised
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Support triangle timing
Arrive as an option a half-second before the carrier needs one.
- 1Three players keep a triangle while the puck moves in a corner.
- 2The non-puck players must always show one wall and one middle option.
- 3Rotate roles after each possession.
What you need
- Venue: Ice
- People: 5 others (Coach, Teammates)
- Gear: Full gear, Pucks
- Contact: Non-contact · coach-supervised
Progressions add requirements: step 3 — Adds live defenders.
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Wall possession under contact
Protect the puck on the wall and exit with a purpose, not just a chip.
- 1Start puck on the wall with a defender on your hip.
- 2Establish body position, then find the escape lane.
- 3Exit with a chip, a spin, or a hard interior pass.
What you need
- Venue: Ice
- People: 1 other (Partner of similar size)
- Gear: Full gear, Pucks
- Contact: Full contact · coach-supervised
Progressions add requirements: step 2 — Adds a second body — supervision required.
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Hip and ankle prep block
Own the joint range that deep edges and low stances demand.
- 190/90 hip switches, controlled, two minutes.
- 2Half-kneeling ankle rocks, both sides.
- 3Lateral hip airplanes for single-leg control.
What you need
- Venue: Home / driveway
- People: Just you
- Gear: Floor space
- Contact: Non-contact
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First-pass window ladder
Deliver the first pass to the correct window rather than the closest teammate.
- 1Three receivers set: strong-side wall, middle support, weak-side D.
- 2Coach calls a forecheck shape after the retrieval starts.
- 3Pass to the window that the forecheck just opened.
What you need
- Venue: Ice
- People: 5 others (Coach, Teammates)
- Gear: Full gear, Pucks
- Contact: Non-contact · coach-supervised
Confirm the intended learning outcome above before logging — Atlas never guesses what a rep was evidence for.
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