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  • 1-2-2 “Foosball” Forecheck: IN ACTION

    Here’s a great example of the 1-2-2 “Foosball” Forecheck in action The 1-2-2 “Foosball” Forecheck can be a great set-up if you have the right type of team for it. This forecheck requires speed and discipline. If you lack either of those attributes, it’ll probably fall apart for you. Here are the main key points…

  • Product Review: A to Z Guide to Hockey Terms

    A to Z Guide to Hockey Terms By Hockey Science & Technology Inc is now available in the iTunes store.  When I first heard about it, I decided to check it out and see what it was about. Here is the description I found at iTunes: The popular, entertaining, educational, and fun paper back book…

  • Holiday Hockey via Pops Ryan

    Happy Holidays from Weiss Tech Hockey! This poem came to me via Pops Ryan, Head Coach of the Rowan University Women’s Team. It was too good not to share… I know the feeling! If your patience is tested, and your energy diminished, Stay loyal to your team – the season’s only half finished. If your…

  • Weiss Tech Hockey’s Top 5 Most Popular Posts of All Time

    Weiss Tech Hockey Reveals its Top 5 Most Popular Posts of All Time I started this blog a little over 4 years ago… which is a long time in internet years! It started as a bit of an experiment for me. I wanted to try and use web technology to help local coaches with their…

  • Simple Tips to Improve Your Shooting at Home

    I have been working with HockeyShot.com lately to produce a series of hockey training videos. The videos come in two parts, how to perform a certain skill, and another video on how to improve that skill at home. The on-ice videos are on my Youtube channel and the off-ice videos are on the Hockey Shot…

  • Bauer Supreme One Matrix Hockey Stick Review

    While browsing the hockey stick section at my local Source for Sports store I came across a stick that really caught my attention.The stick was not too expensive, but also not the bottom of the barrel, it was light, had a great feel to it, and was a Bauer (my brand of choice when the…

  • Penn State Backchecking Drill

    Got this drill last week and ran it in practice with my team. Drill works really well once you get the timing down. Make sure you have F2 work hard backchecking the inside lane while the D rides F1 off the puck. Penn State Backchecking .

  • Hockeyshare for iPad?

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  • New Goalie Buster Training Course

    Some of you know that I have been working hard to put together an in-depth training course and it is finally finished an online! The course is called the Goalie Buster because it is all about how to beat the goalie. During a game (whether competitive or just for fun) the goalie is the last…

  • 6 Ways to Make your Hockey Practices More Effective

    IHD partner Jeremy Weiss over at Weiss Tech Hockey recently wrote a great article on making your practices more effective.  I couldn’t agree more with his thoughts.  Be sure to read the full article but the 6 points are: 1. Take it Outside 2…