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Youth hockey skills and drills.

Free for coaches and parents. 30 skills, 156 drills and a printable evaluation form. Plus the app that tracks it all for you.

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The Hockey Skill Set

What UpLVL tracks
in hockey.

The 30 skills a hockey player needs, in four groups. Pick any skill to get free drills for it. Some skills split in two as your player gets better. Skating becomes Edge Control & Crossovers and Backward Skating & Pivots.

Technical 5 Tactical 5 Physical 6 Mental 14 All 30
Hockey Skills By Level

What to work on
at each level.

Find your player's level and pick a skill. Each one has a drill to start with. The ages are a guide. Go by what your player can do today.

Skill
BeginnerTypical ages 6 to 13 · 66 drills
IntermediateTypical ages 10 to 18 · 61 drills
AdvancedTypical ages 14 to 18 · 29 drills
Technical
Skating
BeginnerForward Stride Basics
IntermediateCrossover Circle Drill
AdvancedFull-Speed Skating Efficiency Test
Puck Handling
BeginnerStationary Stickhandling Figure-8
IntermediateSpeed Deke Circuit
AdvancedFull-Speed Puck Protection and Score
Passing
BeginnerStationary Tape-to-Tape Pass
IntermediateSeam Pass Drill
AdvancedOne-Timer Passing Setup Drill
Shooting
BeginnerStationary Wrist Shot Mechanics
IntermediateSnap Shot Circuit
AdvancedOne-Timer Shooting Drill
CheckingBody checking: boys 14U and up. Never in girls hockey.
BeginnerAngling the Puck Carrier
IntermediateBoard Battle Drill
AdvancedForechecking Pressure Trap
Tactical
Positioning
BeginnerZone Color Positioning Game
IntermediateDefensive Zone Coverage Drill
AdvancedNeutral Zone Positioning and Trap Read
Puck Support
BeginnerTriangle Support Skate
IntermediateNet-Front Support Drill
Advanced3-Zone Support Awareness Scrimmage
Defense
BeginnerDefensive Stick Position Basics
IntermediateDefensive Zone Coverage Rotation
AdvancedDefensive Box and Collapse
Clearing
BeginnerRim the Puck Around the Boards
IntermediatePenalty Kill Clearing Drill
AdvancedIcing Avoidance and Smart Clear
Decision-Making
BeginnerStop-and-Choose Skating Read
IntermediateOdd-Man Rush Decision Tree
AdvancedScrimmage Decision Debrief Protocol

Pick any drill to see the steps and the diagram.

Free Hockey Drills

156 hockey drills.
Every one with a diagram.

No videos to scrub. No account needed. Pick what you want to practice and the plan builder puts a full session together. Share it, print it, or email it.

Full-Speed Skating Efficiency Test hockey drill diagramFull-Speed Skating Efficiency TestSkating Tight Space Puck Control Drill hockey drill diagramTight Space Puck Control DrillPuck Handling Breakout Pass Under Pressure hockey drill diagramBreakout Pass Under PressurePassing Snap Shot Circuit hockey drill diagramSnap Shot CircuitShooting Forechecking Pressure Trap hockey drill diagramForechecking Pressure TrapChecking
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The UpLVL App

Speak. Score. Send.

UpLVL rates the same hockey skills from your voice. Walk around practice and say what you see, 15 seconds a player. By the time practice ends, every report is ready to send.

  • SpeakSay what you see while the drill is running. No typing.
  • ScoreUpLVL finds the hockey skills in your note and rates them. Change any rating with one tap.
  • SendYou check it first. Then the parent gets a report as a link.
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Coach
Liam North
1 of 16 · U14 Hockey
strong edges on the turns.need to keep the head up.good gap on the rush.
Liam, your edges were strong on the turns today. Good edges let you keep your speed. Next, keep your head up with the puck. You’ll see the pass sooner. Your gap on the rush was good. You gave the puck carrier no room.
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strong edges on the turns.need to keep the head up.good gap on the rush.
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From your note3 skills
Skating
Standout · up 0.3
−8.6+
strong edges on the turns×
Puck Handling
Standout · work on
−8.1+
need to keep the head up×
Defense
Advanced · up 0.2
−9.1+
good gap on the rush×
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The Parent Report

What a hockey
parent gets.

This is a real UpLVL report for a hockey player. Parents open it from a link. No app and no account.

  • Ready when practice endsThe coach speaks notes during practice, checks the report, and sends it.
  • Growth over the seasonParents see each skill move through the season.
  • A drill for homeEach report gives the player one drill to do at home.
Sample hockey report
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Free Hockey Player Evaluation Form

Not ready for the app? Start with the form.

Rate all 30 hockey skills on paper. Free to print. UpLVL uses the same skills, so nothing is wasted when you switch.

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Use it in 15.

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Hockey FAQ

Questions hockey
coaches and parents ask.

Rate specific skills one at a time, on one scale for every player. Rate what holds up at game speed. Then name one strength and one skill to work on next. Repeat it through the season so the ratings show growth. UpLVL tracks 30 hockey skills this way.
UpLVL rates every player in four areas. Technical, such as skating, puck handling, passing and shooting. Tactical, such as positioning, puck support and defense. Physical, such as speed & acceleration, agility & change of direction and athleticism. Mental, such as attitude, coachability and communication.
Young players start with a few broad skills. Each one splits in two as they improve. Skating splits into Edge Control & Crossovers and Backward Skating & Pivots. Puck Handling splits into Stickhandling and Puck Protection. Passing splits into Pass Accuracy and One-Touch & Advanced Passing. Shooting splits into Wrist Shot and Slap Shot & Power Shots. Defense splits into Gap Control & 1v1 and Defensive Zone Coverage.
Under USA Hockey rules, body checking is prohibited at 12 and under and below, and in all girls and women's age groups. Body contact, angling and stick checks stay legal. UpLVL follows these rules for each team's age group.
Start with these drills: Forward Stride Basics (skating), Stationary Stickhandling Figure-8 (puck handling), Stationary Tape-to-Tape Pass (passing), Stationary Wrist Shot Mechanics (shooting), Angling the Puck Carrier (checking). All of them are free and each has a diagram.
Ratings on specific skills in four areas: technical, tactical, physical and mental. Add one strength, one skill to work on next, and a drill for it. The free UpLVL evaluation form covers all 30 hockey skills.
As often as the coach has 15 seconds. The coach speaks a short note during practice. By the end of practice the report is ready to review and send. Parents open a link in their browser with no app and no account, and they never pay.
Yes. All 156 hockey drills are free. Each one has a diagram and clear steps, and no account is needed. The practice plan builder is free too.
Free for up to 5 players with full app access and no credit card. After that it is $2.00 per player per month for 6 to 60 players, $1.80 for 61 to 150, and $1.50 for 151 or more. Billing is monthly on active players with no annual contract.

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