12U Practice Plans

12U players are at a crucial development age, the “Golden Age of Skill Development”. Hockey sense and individual skills should make up 90% of practices. That focus on fundamental skills and teaching concepts through small area games. While positions are become more defined, players should are encouraged to continue to developing as a complete hockey player not to fill a specific role. The work to rest ratio increases to a 1:2 ratio as players start to exert themselves more during drills.