Ice Hockey Skills Finnish Warm Up Skills Series

In this video Ben Eaves explains and demonstrates a hockey skills warm up series used in Finland from their U8 to professional levels. In this video Ben demonstrates 26 skill variations using the same setup. As you will see it is great for all levels because you can make it as simple or complex as you like. The main idea behind this is to get players working on basic fundamentals early on in practice. As you repeat these skills in your practices then you can increase the complexity or difficulty level as the players improve. Here is a list of the skills demonstrated in this video: Inside edges with puck Outside edges with puck Tight control turns with puck protection Pivoting facing one direction Pivoting facing opposite direction Inside out pivoting Mohawk turns Forehand only puck control Expansion of reach (long reach) Single shift fake left pull right Single shift fake right pull left Backhand to forehand puck flip Forehand puck flip