Stickhandling
Stickhandling at home.
10 minutes a day.
Heroskills is the stickhandling app for ice-hockey kids aged 8 to 16: 27 drills with pictures and instructions, for 3×3 m of floor, a stick and a softball.
In short
What is a stickhandling app?
Stickhandling means moving the puck – at home a softball – with the stick: tight, fast and with your head up. It is the base for dribbling, deking, passing and shooting.
A stickhandling app gives your kid ready-made drills every day: which drill, how long, what to watch for. Heroskills mixes them fresh every day, adapts them to three age levels (8–10, 11–13, 14–16) and keeps count.
It does not replace ice time with the club. It fills the days in between: 10 minutes a day add up to more than 60 hours of extra skill training a year.
The drills
Stickhandling drills in the app.
A selection of 27 drills. Tap one to see it the way your kid sees it in the app.
Technique
What matters in stickhandling.
Head up
Feel the ball, don’t watch it. Kids who look up see teammates and gaps in a game.
Ball close to the blade
Small, quick moves with soft hands keep the ball under control.
Clean first, then fast
Do every drill slowly and cleanly first. Speed comes with repetition.
Practice at home
How your kid practices stickhandling at home.
- Make some space3×3 m of smooth floor is enough: basement, garage, bedroom or driveway.
- Get the gear readyHockey stick, softball, two cones and a bit of tape.
- 10 minutes, every dayThe app picks the drills, starts the timer and keeps count. Short and daily beats rare and long.
- See the progressPersonal bests, streak and badges show what is getting better. Parents see streak, progress and badges in the parent dashboard.
Can you practice stickhandling at home?
Yes. With a hockey stick and a softball on 3×3 m of floor, no ice needed. The softball is easy on floors and walls.
Which stickhandling drills are good for kids?
To start: tight figure eight, wide figure eight and half-circle dribble. Then toe drag, short-short-long and slaloms forwards and backwards. For advanced kids: between the legs, stick juggling and the stick marathon.
What age is the app for?
For kids aged 8 to 16. Every drill has three levels (8–10, 11–13, 14–16) with their own target and duration.
How often should my kid practice stickhandling?
Short and daily works best. Heroskills plans 10 minutes a day, with stickhandling drills on most days.
Does the app work on phones and tablets?
Yes, in the browser on phone, tablet and computer. No App Store download needed.
What does the stickhandling app cost?
Heroskills is free during beta, until further notice. Your kid needs no account of their own, just a code.
Let’s go
Start stickhandling today.
Parents create the account, the kid gets a code and trains the first session today.