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  • Line-ups 9F and 5D or 8F and 6D

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  • Improve Your Forward Stride: Learn to Skate Episode 5

    The forward stride is the most used movement in hockey, however many players neglect to try to improve it. Many players think that once they can skate and move forwards they are fine, however even PRO hockey players continue to work on their forward stride throughout their entire career! The forward stride is the most…

  • ACHA Select Team Practice Part II

    The other day I posted a few drills the select team used in the warm-up phase of their practice. Here are a few of the drills they used during the skill assessment portion of the practice over the three days. As I said in the earlier post, the coaches also ran a number of 3×3…

  • ACHA Select Team Practice

    On December 26th and 27th I had the opportunity to watch the ACHA Select team practice in Albany, NY in preparation for their trip to Europe to play in the ACHA Challenge. My 22 year old son was fortunate enough to be selected to be a part of this team as one of the defensemen…

  • 5 Balance Drills for Hockey Players – Learn to Skate Series

    If you are dedicated to improving your skating, shooting and stickhandling then balance drills and edge work drills are going to give you the biggest results. You might be asking why would a skating drill help improve my shooting and stickhandling? I am glad you asked Drills that help a hockey player improve balance will…

  • Extreme Passer Pro – Full Review

    Want to work on your dangles, shooting and passing? The Extreme Passer Pro could be the perfect training aid for you! With this new rebounder from HockeyShot.com you can work on a number of different skills off-ice or on the ice What is the Extreme Passer Pro? Unlike the new Extreme Passing Kit – which…

  • Understanding Your Edges: 6 Edge Work drills to Improve Balance and Control

    In order to be a great skater you need good balance. New hockey players are usually off balance, bow-legged, stutter stepping and some look like they just finished riding a horse for 6 hours. Why do new hockey players look so out of place on the ice? Because they don’t have good edge control. Learning…

  • 1 v 1 Drill Section Added to Site

    From time to time you need to run 1v1 drills to work on those skills. Every player needs to know how to defend the 1v1 and how to create offense during the 1v1. Here is a selection of drills that I use throughout the course of the year to work on the 1v1 skills. As…

  • Using your Edges in Dekes – NHL Examples

    When you you get a chance to go one on one with a goalie you want to make sure you use all the tools in your tool box in order to be more deceptive. It seems many hockey players forget about their skating and edge-work when they try to beat the goalie. Sure it’s important…