Ice Hockey Skills - Finnish Warm Up Skills Series

In this video Ben Eaves explains and demonstrates a hockey skills warm up series used in Finland from their U8 to professional levels. In this video Ben demonstrates 26 skill variations using the same setup. As you will see it is great for all levels because you can make it as simple or complex as you like.

The main idea behind this is to get players working on basic fundamentals early on in practice. As you repeat these skills in your practices then you can increase the complexity or difficulty level as the players improve.

Here is a list of the skills demonstrated in this video:
-Inside edges with puck
-Outside edges with puck
-Tight control turns with puck protection
-Pivoting facing one direction
-Pivoting facing opposite direction
-Inside out pivoting
-Mohawk turns
-Forehand only puck control
-Expansion of reach (long reach)
-Single shift - fake left pull right
-Single shift - fake right pull left
-Backhand to forehand puck flip
-Forehand puck flip
-Push and pull puck
-Backward skating - forehand only
-Backward skating - backhand only
-Backward skating - cradling and underhandling puck
-Between legs around tires
-Scooting 360 degrees around tires
-Tight turn Russian touch
-Tight turn Russian touch one hand off stick
-Backward to forward pivoting figure eights
-Edgework stickhandle
-Howie Hips (puck to opposite side of tire)
-Fake shot - forehand
-Lateral pull around
-Mohawk skating and puck protection

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[tylerschultz]

Great series of skills and progression with and without pucks. To minimize players waiting in line and keep them interested, after the last tire we have them skate the puck into the zone for a shot on net each turn.

[SlayPlenty]

Every backward to forward pivoting exercise is gorgeous.

[RustyIronloins]

A few of these drills, depending on your players' development level, should be the first 15 minutes of every practice!

[hockeydragon]

This is a top notch teaching tool for coaches to use with young players. My Squirts will be doing this EVERY practice. Thanks for filming this.

[johnbarbera]

Thank you for posting. I'll be using some of these with my Mini Mite team and almost all of them with my PW team

[Seve]

I run this all year, as a 3rd skill station. Thanks IHS!

[kristianpoulsen]

This is great, we'll try a few of those later on today!

[Naavy]

Thanks!!!! It helps me very much to improve muy level!!

[myhaulasilvervideos]

00:24 Inside Edge
00:32 Outside Edge
00:41 Tight Control Turns with Puck Protection
01:25 Forehand only puck control
01:42 Fake Left, Pull Right
01:51 Fake Right, Pull Left
02:01 Backhand to Forehand Puck Flip

[TheTeamdom]

Been there, done that 🇫🇮😉 Good video and skating!

[Generationstrengthbarbellclub]

New hockey parent here. What are the objects he is skating around called? I have seen them for my sons practice, do they have a special name?

[michaelst.george]

none of that is at game speed so in my opinion it's a waste of time. If you practice at half speed you are going to play at half speed