Under-7 (U7) Practice
PRACTICE SETUPS
The most effective way to teach basic skills of hockey is to divide your total group of players up into smaller manageable groups. The number of smaller groups you will be able to use depends upon:
- The total number of players (Try to divide them evenly).
- The different levels of skills of the players.
- The number of assistant instructors you have working with you.
- The number of different skills or components of each skill you intend to teach and the amount of ice available for your use.
Hockey Canada U7 PRACTICE PLANS
The following diagrams are suggestions for dividing the ice into suitable areas for skills instructions, depending on the number of groups you have.
Rink Dividers
Hockey Saskatchewan is NOT making Cross-Ice dividers mandatory for associations to purchase, but they can be very useful and come in many different forms. They are used to help stop pucks from crossing into different “zones”. They also form a barrier that defines where kids should be concentrating their efforts.
If associations are looking to purchase dividers or mini-nets, Hockey Saskatchewan can provide a list of approved vendors.
Dividers:
- Standard size is 85’.
- Each set contains 9 sections. (8 @ 10’ and 1 @ 5’)
- Made from a flexible non-tear tarpaulin material.
- High-density polyurethane foam padding.
- Velcro on each end to connect the sections together.
- Available in these colors; Black, Red, Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Kelley Green, Light Charcoal Grey
Options:
- Advertising pockets
- Custom sizes
- Individual sections
- Volume discounts
Mini-Nets:
- 36" x 24" x 12"
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