Small area gameby Hockey without Borders
A hockey game covers a lot of space, however, the small area game might be where you want to focus. It's the trenches of hockey, it's a win or lose battle. Drills and exercises can help players maximize their ability to win small area games.
Hockey drills in small areas are competitive games played in a smaller area than usual. They can take place on cross-ice, neutral ice, corners, or anything else depending on what is being taught by the coaches.
In this course, Coach Chris Laperle talks about his upbringing and introduction to hockey. He focuses on the small area game, the close space battles that can make or break a game. He also demonstrates drills he incorporates into his team to help improve your tight space game.
Simply click the ‘Book This Course’ button at the top right of this page, place your order, and you’ll immediately be logged into the training with full access. Take Coach Chris Laperle’s tips and techniques to develop your small area game today!
Chris Laperle joined the coaching staff as a video coordinator at McGill University in 2010-11 and in his first two seasons, the Redmen hockey team reached the gold medal game of the CIS championship tournament, which McGill won in 2011-12. It marked the fourth national title for Laperle, who was an assistant coach at Middlebury College in Vermont when they won back-to-back NCAA Division III national championships in 2004-05 and 2005-06. He was also a volunteer assistant hockey coach for the University of Denver in 2003-04 when the Pioneers won the NCAA Division I national championship.
LaPerle previously served as head coach and general manager for Cleveland Barons midget major AAA hockey club in Cleveland, Ohio, and was the head coach of the Senior Boys Spartans at Stanstead College.