Players line up at the beginning of the course. Players follow the course with one hand on the stick. Practice taking corners without watching the ring while concentrating on keeping enough pressure on the stick.

Players line up at opposite ends of the ice. Player 1 begins with the ring and must skate through pylon course controlling the stick and ring with one hand. Player 1 then passes to player 2 who goes back through, passing the ring next to player 3 and so on.

Divide the two groups in half, one at each corner. Move nets into the hash marks to allow plenty of room. On whistle, P1 skates to the near blue line and back to the start. When they are done, P2 does the same thing from their end. P1 then skates to the red line and back to the start while P2 does the same. Far blue line and back, go around the far net to the far blue line and back, go around the far net to the red line and back, go around the far net to the near blue line and back, and go around the far net to the goal line where you started and back around. This drill is great for endurance and speed bursts because it allows sufficient skating and rest periods. This is a favourite drill of NHL player Peter Zezel. Variation: Backwards