10U Q-and-A: Skating drills for goalies?

  The battle worth fighting at 10U  
 
Congratulations, hockey parent. You've made it through the beginner years of 8U hockey and watched your child get better thanks to a lot of skill development drills and cross-ice games. Now it's time for 10U hockey, which means … a lot more of the same? You might be thinking: Wait. Wasn't all that just for the little kids? Aren't we done with that? Not really.
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  Q: Should our goalies do skating drills with the "players?"

A: This is one of the most frequently asked questions there is at this level, and the answer is twofold: First, goalies are players too, and second, yes!

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Half-Ice Practice
Cross–ice hard dividers are not just for 8U hockey. They can create a great learning environment for players at any age. Watch this example of a 12U team using the half–ice format in practice, focusing on offensive and defensive positional play.
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