Line-to-Line Lateral Crossovers
Age: U7+
Type: Skating
Duration: 8
Players: 5+
A skating drill for lateral crossovers in both directions. Players face the coach at one end the whole way: lateral crossovers up the blue line, stride along the boards, lateral crossovers back down the red line, stride, then up the far blue line.
Setup:
• One line at the near blue line, by the bottom boards.
• The next player goes when the one ahead reaches the top boards.
Progressions:
• Add a puck (lateral crossovers with the puck).
• Coach points: players switch direction on the whistle.
Progressions
- Start — the drill as shown above
- With a puck — Same pattern carrying a puck: keep facing the coach, puck out in front through the crossovers.
Open it in the builder or a practice plan to watch every step play in order.
