Correction and Apply Passing Drill
Coachability
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Build coachability by training players to receive a technical correction and apply it on the very next repetition.
What you need
- hockey stick
- puck
- ice
Your focus
The gap between receiving feedback and applying it is where coachability lives. Players who nod at corrections but don't implement them cost their teams development time. Structuring the drill so the next rep immediately follows feedback creates a direct practice loop that builds the habit of rapid application.
Players practice a stationary passing drill in pairs.
After every 3 passes, coach stops one player and gives a specific, single technical correction ('shift your bottom hand down,' 'follow through to your partner's chest').
Player must immediately perform the next 3 passes attempting to implement the correction.
Coach acknowledges improvement and moves to the next pair.
Helpful cues
- One correction at a time, make that change right now
- Don't defend the mistake, fix it
- Say it back to me so I know you heard it
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Coach demonstrates the correction physically before the player attempts it
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Add the next challenge
Coach gives correction mid-drill without stopping; player must apply while maintaining drill flowNo account needed
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