Looked in my drill book as well and only found Russian Circles, but
this is a Russian "cross ice" drill....

BYH COACHING DRILL OF THE WEEK
THINK CROSS ICE TRAINING IS FOR MITES ONLY?
Guess again. One of my favorite drills for my Junior teams was the
Russian Any-Net Drill. This drill is fun for all ages, and increases
speed,quickness, close quarter skills, tap passing, stick handling
and is great for goaltender conditioning. Here is how you run the
drill:

Use cross ice in one end of rink (blue line to boards). Place two
nets back to back in the center of the zone. Place one goalie in one
of the nets, but advise him that he is responsible for both nets.
Line up your skaters along the blue line of the zone you are using.
Separate them into two evengroups, one on each side of the ice. On
the whistle, the coach sends one puck into the zone and three players
from each group in after it. The players must NOT SKATE WITH THE
PUCK, rather they must tap pass constantly. Players play three
against three. Players can not stop moving their feet, must stay in
constant motion, and can shoot on either net. The goalie must
defend both nets. If one team scores, the coach immediately sends
another puck in. If a puck leaves the zone, the coach sends another
one in. The drill should last 30 seconds. After 30 seconds, the
coach blows his whistle and the next group of six skaters and one
goalie replace the first six and original goalie. You must emphasize
tap passing, moving of the feet, quick transition from O to D, and
staying in constant motion. Run this drill for at least ten minutes
at the end of your practice. Players will have fun, increase skills,
and leave the ice gasping for air. Try it!

-shipley


--- In heartlandhockey_alumni@yahoogroups.com, robertjm1
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Glad it was of help. So where did you hear about the Russian Cross
> drill? Was it from Steve? I looked through several search engines
> for someone called a Russian Cross hockey drill and couldn't find
> anything. That's why I was assuming you maybe meant Russian Circles.
>
> Later,
>
> Robert
>
> --- In heartlandhockey_alumni@yahoogroups.com, "ciaran_2001"
> <ciaran_2001@y...> wrote:
> > Thank you for website - they don't have the russian cross but the
> > other drills they had look challenging - thank you!
> >
> > --- In heartlandhockey_alumni@yahoogroups.com, robertjm1
> > <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > > Never heard of Russian Cross drill. Were you thinking of the
> > Russian
> > > Circles drill by chance?
> > >
> > > Here's a website that has animated hockey drill diagrams for
> people
> > > to look at:
> > >
> > > http://www.jes-hockey.com/animated/dskatingrussiancircles.html
> > >
> > > Robert Marshall
> > >
> > > --- In heartlandhockey_alumni@yahoogroups.com, "ciaran_2001"
> > > <ciaran_2001@y...> wrote:
> > > > Anyone familiar with the Russian Cross drill? I've heard it's
> a
> > > good
> > > > one but haven't found anything to explain it. Thanks kindly!