Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Hockey Blogs

  • Inline Hockey Coaching Position

    Inline Hockey Coaching Position:We have 5 affiliated clubs in the country accommodating close to 500 players. These players range in age from 5 years to 70 years. Te teams play in different age groups and we are currently playing a league system, 5 league tournaments a year and the top 4 teams progress to the…

  • 5 ways to pick the puck up off the ice

    Even though I’ve done a video on this before, I still get requests to explain it. I have a detailed video here on the ice, but I thought it would be fun to update the video and add some more possibilities. In the video below I show 5 ways to pick the puck up from…

  • Don’t Shoot the Puck!

    I work with a lot of hockey players and I’m always trying to figure out common errors in their shots so they can progress as quickly as possible. A common trend I notice with players is their tendency to try to shoot the puck. This can happen with the slapshot, wristshot and snapshot. This video…

  • How To Make Your Own Stickhandling Balls

    Improving your stickhandling is something every hockey player can do at home. It only takes about 20 minutes of focused practice each day to make notable improvements. If you start now, and stick with it, you will vastly improve by time the next season starts. The only problem is that good stickhandling products can be…

  • A Look at Verbero Hockey

    It’s not often that a new company pops up and starts making high end hockey equipment. Most companies that start in the market begin with affordable equipment, and hope to get some sales and then work their way up. It seems that Verbero likes to do things a little differently. When it comes to hockey…

  • Breaking down the moving slapshot

    Our friend Matt from WinnPro Hockey has been contributing videos to our Hockey Movement channel for a while now and we are happy to feature his latest video on how to take a slapshot while moving. Matt also focuses on how the stick impacts the puck, his break down is very clear and detailed. In…

  • What is your shot missing?

    Every shot in hockey is not just one motion, but a combination of many subtle movements. Every part of your body is working together to generate power, accuracy, lift and control of the puck. If one part of your shot is lacking, or incomplete this will result in less power and accuracy. In this video,…

  • Keys to Dealing with “The End” in Hockey

    This is a really well written and thought out article on how to deal with the end of your playing career by Jamie McKinven, from the site GlassAndOut.com Typically, I like to post information for ice practice, but this is something that we all can help our players deal with each season. I’ve seen it…

  • 1 on 1 Battles – Backchecking & Beat your Man

    Drill:This drill runs 2 separate drills on each half of the rink.Left side is a 1 on 1 battle (defense strong)Defense starts at the Blue line and Offense starts about 5 steps inside the bluelineOn whistle, O is using speed and body position to beat the…

  • 1 on 1 Battles – Backchecking & Beat your Man

    Drill:This drill runs 2 separate drills on each half of the rink.Left side is a 1 on 1 battle (defense strong)Defense starts at the Blue line and Offense starts about 5 steps inside the bluelineOn whistle, O is using speed and body position to beat the…