New year, new practice setup for u9/u7

Time to have more fun

I get it, people need to mix things up to bring a little excitement every now and then. There are so many coaches and programs out there crushing station-based practice models for u7 and u9 it’s very inspiring to see and hear about!

For the remainder of the season, I want to challenge you to incorporate creative ways to play more games, races or competitions within your practice sessions for the kids. You can do things like further divide the kids according to skills, your in-house coaches can hold a fun draft and create new teams within your teams, or simply add some of these games into your existing stations.

Here are four different ways to divide your ice for game-play in the last half of your season