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Russian Circles
Contributor: Ace Reporter Jim Iovino
Emphasis: Skating agility.
Age Level: All
Drill begins with player in right corner. Blue is forward skating, red is backward skating (see diagram below).
Description: Players skate individually around each circle on the ice, but always face the opposite end. If there is a
scoreboard or flag at the other end, tell the players to always face that. Players skate aroundto the top of the faceoff circle,
pivot and skate backward around the other half of it. Once they get down to the bottom, they skate forward back up to the top.
At the top, pivot again and skate backward to the bottom of the next faceoff circle, and so on.
The objective is to get players to use their edges and get used to turning from forward skating to backward skating quickly.
Variations:
Once players get the hang of it, let them skate the drill with pucks.
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