Week #4 100 pucks per day / 5 days (500 Pucks total) • Backhand shots only Top corners only – Midway through your shot, begin to open the stick blade and follow through will end with an open blade rather than a straight or closed blade. Week #5 100 pucks per day / 5 days (500 Pucks total) • Mite and Squirt Regular wrist shots only (All corners) – Peewee through Midget Snap shots only – 250 to lower corners & 250 to upper corners To perform the snap shot, remember that the line for shooting needs to be closer to the body than a wrist shot. The snap shot is performed quickly and can be effective in catching a goalie off guard. Follow the instructions below for correct procedure: In the wind up, position the stick 10-14 inches behind the puck and 4-5 inches off the surface • (ice or floor) with the blade centered on the puck. Rotate your wrists to make the blade of the stick parallel to the floor. Your weight should be on • your back foot at this point. As you transfer your weight forward while making the shot, snap through the puck hitting the • surface a few inches before the puck. Follow through will be the same as the wrist shot. • Eyes should always be on the target, not on the puck • Week #6 100 pucks per day / 5 days (500 Pucks total) • Regular wrist shots only - All corners Back foot should be on a bench or bucket equal to knee high 250 to lower corners & 250 to upper corners All weight should be on front foot and extra snap of the wrists will help generate more power to • the net. Eyes should always be on the target, not on the puck • Week #7 100 pucks per day / 5 days (500 Pucks total) • Backhand shots only - All corners The backhand shot is maybe the most difficult for a goalie to save, and probably the most • difficult to master. Practice it as much as possible you will score from it! As with all shots, the key element is • – form. Refer to Week #3 for technique tips. Week #8 100 pucks per day / 5 days (500 Pucks total) • Mite and Squirt Wrist shots only – 50 on the front foot (as in week #6) - 50 both feet with step at net /per day Peewee through Midget Slap shots only - Lower corners only. –
Week #4 • 100 pucks per day / 5 days (500 Pucks total) Backhand shots only – Top corners only Midway through your shot, begin to open the stick blade and follow through will end with an open blade rather than a straight or closed blade. Week #5 • 100 pucks per day / 5 days (500 Pucks total) Mite and Squirt – Regular wrist shots only (All corners) Peewee through Midget – Snap shots only 250 to lower corners & 250 to upper corners To perform the snap shot, remember that the line for shooting needs to be closer to the body than a wrist shot. The snap shot is performed quickly and can be effective in catching a goalie off guard. Follow the instructions below for correct procedure: • In the wind up, position the stick 10-14 inches behind the puck and 4-5 inches off the surface (ice or floor) with the blade centered on the puck. • Rotate your wrists to make the blade of the stick parallel to the floor. Your weight should be on your back foot at this point. • As you transfer your weight forward while making the shot, snap through the puck hitting the surface a few inches before the puck. • Follow through will be the same as the wrist shot. • Eyes should always be on the target, not on the puck Week #6 • 100 pucks per day / 5 days (500 Pucks total) Regular wrist shots only - All corners Back foot should be on a bench or bucket equal to knee high 250 to lower corners & 250 to upper corners • All weight should be on front foot and extra snap of the wrists will help generate more power to the net. • Eyes should always be on the target, not on the puck Week #7 • 100 pucks per day / 5 days (500 Pucks total) Backhand shots only - All corners • The backhand shot is maybe the most difficult for a goalie to save, and probably the most difficult to master. • Practice it as much as possible – you will score from it! As with all shots, the key element is form. Refer to Week #3 for technique tips. Week #8 • 100 pucks per day / 5 days (500 Pucks total) Mite and Squirt – Wrist shots only 50 on the front foot (as in week #6) - 50 both feet with step at net /per day Peewee through Midget – Slap shots only - Lower corners only.