Rising Stars – “Learn to Play” - Ages 5 & 6

Basic Practice Structure

Young kids are comfortable with repetition and like familiarity in the drills that they are asked to perform. Similar drills are rotated down t he progression from practice to practice. This give each practice a slightly different look a nd feel without changing too much. Every practice should be run twice in a row. The basic 6U Mite practice structure is for a 60 mi nute hour block of ice as this is common across the country.


6U Practice: 1 & 2

Theme / Goals: Skill Development/Fun Equipment Required / Set-up: Borders, cones, tires & ringette rings Ice Time: 50 Minutes


6U: Practice 3 &4

Theme / Goals: Skill Development/Fun Equipment Required / Set-up: Borders, cones, tires, hockey balls, soccer balls Ice Time: 50 Minutes


6U: Practice 5 & 6

Theme / Goals: Skill Development/Fun Equipment Required / Set-up: Borders, cones, tires, extra sticks, Soccer balls Ice Time: 50 Minutes


6U: Practice 7 & 8

Theme / Goals: Skill Development/Fun Equipment Required / Set-up: Borders, cones, tires, hockey balls, rings Ice Time: 50 Minutes


6U: Practice 9 & 10

Theme / Goals: Skill Development/Fun Equipment Required / Set-up: Borders, cones, sticks Ice Time: 50 Minutes


6U: Practice 11 & 12

Theme/Goals: Fun and Skill development | Equipment: Borders, Nets, Cones, Ringettes, Tires & Toy Bag | Ice Time: 60 minutes


6U: Practice 13 & 14

Theme/Goals: Fun/Skill development | Equipment: Borders, Nets, Cones, Tires & Toy Bag | Ice Time: 60 minutes


6U: Practice 15 & 16

Theme/Goals: Fun/Skill development | Equipment: Borders, nets, cones, tires & toy bag | Ice Time: 60 minutes


6U: Practice 17 & 18

Theme/Goals: Fun/Skill development | Equipment: Borders, nets, cones, tires & toy bag | Ice Time: 60 minutes


6U: Practice 19 & 20

Theme/Goals: Fun/Skill development | Equipment: Borders, nets, cones, tires & toy bag | Ice Time: 60 minutes