Designed to assist youth hockey coaches through a complete season of improvement, enjoyment and fun:

• Complete practice plans for an entire season 
  
• 48 half ice practice plans easily adapted to full ice
  
• Based on 2 practices/week over 6 month season
  
• Practice Focus: Age appropriate skills, competition, and team tactics
  
• 5 minute skating warm up
  
• 3 skating stations
  
• 3 puck skills stations
  
• At least one team system drill
  
• A small area game

The 6 skating and puck skill stations have been designed according to a skills curriculum designed for each specific age group:

• Stations each use 1/3 of the ice during a half ice practice
  
• Easily adapted to 1/3 of a full sheet
  
• We encourage coaches to add levels of competition to each drill appropriate for their team
  
• Curriculum based on approximately 10 skills per month over a 6 month hockey season
  
• Each set of 10 skills contains both skating and puck skills 

Team systems have also been included in the Complete Season. It is our belief that team systems should be taught off-ice. This way, teams can begin practicing the team systems on the ice without a lot of standing and waiting. Ice time can be very expensive. It is important to come to the rink with a plan and to make the best use of ice time.
We encourage Coaches to use this manual. Players learn and improve through fun, competitive practices involving skating, skills, tactics, and small area games.  This manual will keep practices competitive as players stay engaged, improve and have fun.