Hockey Player Magazine

Tag: Shooting

  • How to Beat the Goalie

    As a coach and player I see this scenario all too often. A player gets a clean break, one on one with the goalie. They look down at their stick and shoot, or completely freeze up and then get too close to the goalie to do anything and jam the puck right into his pads…

  • Holiday Hockey Camp in Toronto with NHL shooting coach Tim Turk

    If you’re looking for a hockey camp in Toronto for December 2015 this give Tim Turk a call. I will be joining Tim on Dec 21st, 22nd, and 23rd at the Powerade centre in Brampton, Ontario. Tim is an NHL shooting coach with over 20 years experience helping hockey players improve their shooting. If you’re…

  • “Automatic Learning” in Hockey Drills

    This is a guest post from Jason from Training2point0 Hey How to Hockey Readers,   I wanted to share with How To Hockey followers the concept of “Automatic Learning”. Imagine doing a drill that makes it impossible for you to fail. Imagine a drill that doesn’t require any thinking or cues or demonstration. Imagine a…

  • NHL Shot Breakdown with Lance Bouma

    I had the chance to be on the ice with a couple NHL players this summer. I took the chance to record a lot of videos which I am slowly editing and will be releasing soon. A lot of the videos will be on TurksSnipers.com first, as I’m helping NHL shooting coach Tim Turk create…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Skate and Tip

    Drill:1. Players start at blue line and skate toward puck2. Once they get to the puck and the take a slap slot (SS)3. Next they skate to the front of the net looking and get position4. Look for a deflection or rebound of shot from the Coach (C)Focus:1….

  • Skate and Tip

    Drill:1. Players start at blue line and skate toward puck2. Once they get to the puck and the take a slap slot (SS)3. Next they skate to the front of the net looking and get position4. Look for a deflection or rebound of shot from the Coach (C)Focus:1….

  • Skate and Tip

    Drill:1. Players start at blue line and skate toward puck2. Once they get to the puck and the take a slap slot (SS)3. Next they skate to the front of the net looking and get position4. Look for a deflection or rebound of shot from the Coach (C)Focus:1….