Small Area Ice Skating Drills

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: March 11, 2026

Summary

There are many options outside of regular team practices to work on your skating skills.

I spent a ton of time at public skating when I was a kid, and I see a lot of players out there nowadays as well. There's just one problem: it can get pretty darned packed out on the ice. No linear crossover, no long strides, no top speed: it just gets too dangerous. However, there is often a small strip of ice somewhere in the corner where the recreational skaters aren't crowding the entire time; a small area where you can still work on your skills amongst the crowd. In this video I block off a really small piece of my backyard rink, and show you some drills that require no material and hardly any space, but will still really improve your skating. Have fun trying them out!

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Time Stamps:

00:00 Intro 00:58 Hockey Stop Variations 03:41 Blade Diggers 06:19 Tight Turn Variations 09:09 Backward Starts and Transitions 11:57 Outro

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