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Tag: skating

  • Backwards Skating Tips

    In order to play defense in hockey, you’ve got to be able to confidently skate backwards. Switching from forward skating to backwards and back again is crucial. Stance: Knees and ankles REALLY bent Skates shoulder-width apart Back straight and eyes lo…

  • Backwards Skating Tips

    In order to play defense in hockey, you’ve got to be able to confidently skate backwards. Switching from forward skating to backwards and back again is crucial. Stance: Knees and ankles REALLY bent Skates shoulder-width apart Back straight and eyes lo…

  • Backwards Skating Tips

    In order to play defense in hockey, you’ve got to be able to confidently skate backwards. Switching from forward skating to backwards and back again is crucial. Stance: Knees and ankles REALLY bent Skates shoulder-width apart Back straight and eyes lo…

  • Skating skills to look for

    Skating skills to look for By 1994 Nov 5, 2001, 20:01   From time to time we like to discuss the skating strengths of current NHL players. We do this to give you a different perspective while watching these players perform, one that will help you improve your own skating by better understanding what makes…

  • 1-1 Sprints (Half Rink)

    Drill: 1. On whistle, Defense starts skating backward and Offense carries the puck in the zone 2. Offense tries to beat the D down the wall 3. Defense tries to cut off O and steal the puck Focus: 1. Defense needs to realize when to make move and push …

  • Skating Tips: Speed Kills

    Skating Fast is Crucial to Your Game. There’s nothing worse than getting beaten in a race for the puck, or having a back-checker catch you from behind on a break-away. I’m always looking for every ounce of speed I can get. There’s no better way to imp…

  • Skating Tips: Speed Kills

    Skating Fast is Crucial to Your Game. There’s nothing worse than getting beaten in a race for the puck, or having a back-checker catch you from behind on a break-away. I’m always looking for every ounce of speed I can get. There’s no better way to imp…

  • Skating Tips: Speed Kills

    Skating Fast is Crucial to Your Game. There’s nothing worse than getting beaten in a race for the puck, or having a back-checker catch you from behind on a break-away. I’m always looking for every ounce of speed I can get. There’s no better way to imp…

  • Steve Duchesne’s Skating Secrets

    Steve Duchesne’s skating secrets By Robby Glantz Oct 31, 2001, 16:39   I have had the honor and pleasure of coaching Power Skating to some great players, including all-star defensemen Steve Duchesne and Rob Blake, and one-time all-world forward Mats Naslund, as well as other top-level professionals. And I discovered that all these great players…

  • 1 on 1 Sprints

    Drill: 1. Line up 1 D at the blue line 2. Line up 1 F at the top of the circle 3. On the whistle, D breaks backwards, F skates forward with the puck trying to beat the D Focus: 1. Forwards concentrate on beating the D 2. Defense works on quick backwar…