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Striding Forward Inline
Striding forward inline By Robby Glantz Nov 6, 2001, 19:50 Summer training is a vital element in improving on-ice performance. I am a firm believer in the benefits of dry-land activities such as plyometrics (spring-coil exercises), sprints, slideboards, bungee cords and in-line skating. An off-season program incorporating these activities will allow you to strengthen…
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Defending a Summer Love
Defending a summer love By Janet Del Tufo Dec 1, 2006, 07:49 Janet Del Tufo As Roller Hockey Interna-tional’s third season comes to a close, attendance seems to be an on-going problem for the league. Hockey fans throughout North America continue to show resistance toward the roller form of the game. “They say it’s…
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Hot Wheel Info and Basics
Hot wheel info and basics By Wayne Anderson Oct 30, 2001, 11:57 I’m often asked questions about skate wheels, so this month I thought I’d address this ever-changing topic in detail. Our look at wheels starts with some of the important terminology that applies. A short glossary: Size. This refers to the circumference, the…
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10 Reasons to Get Inline
10 Reasons to get inline By Quint Randle Oct 30, 2001, 08:01 (Courtesy: Bauer) If you’re one of those people who thinks that hockey season ends when the Stanley Cup is awarded, then you obviously haven’t discovered inline skates. You may call yourself a hockey “purist,” or be afraid of injury because concrete is…
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Roller Hockey Reffing
Roller hockey reffing By Ken Brody Oct 29, 2001, 21:00 In the past—say four or five years ago—ice hockey and roller hockey were very different games. Most players played one or the other, but few played both. With or without body checking, ice hockey was—and remains—a fast, forceful game. Roller hockey, on the quad…
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Beginners: How to excel — and have more fun!
By Wayne Anderson Oct 29, 2001, 19:44 The beginning roller hockey player often falls prey to some basic mistakes that not only hamper him or her in excelling at the game but, more important, in their enjoyment of the game. While I said “beginner,” all players can benefit by reading through this column and seeing…
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Tactical and strategic differences
By Paul Chapey Oct 29, 2001, 19:21 Technically, roller hockey isn’t much different than ice hockey. While we’ve talked about the differences between skating on blades and on wheels, the fact is that shooting, stickhandling, stick checking and most of the other technical hockey skills are the same for roller and ice hockey. Tactically…
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The perfect skating surface
By Wayne Anderson In the ever-expanding world of roller hockey, we’re not only still looking for the perfect wheel and the perfect puck, we’re also looking for that perfect skating surface. Of the several different types of surfaces out there, each has advantages and disadvantages. And a critical part of evaluating a surface is taking…
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The word on converting to wheels
By Paul Chapey Paul Chapey John Black coached the RHI Portland Rage to a second- place finish last year, but is moving on to coach the Sac-ramento River Rats. That means he’ll be going from the second-best team in the league to the second-worst. Last season he had to teach all his recruits from the…
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Roller hockey face-offs
By Wayne Anderson If goaltending is a coach’s most forgotten aspect of the game when running a practice, face-offs are the second most neglected. Face-offs happen throughout the game, giving coaches a stoppage of play and time to organize a plan of attack. So why do we so often forget about this important item during…