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Tag: skating

  • Windmills

    Drill: 1. Line players up in opposite corners 2. Place a coach at each wall on the blue lines (4 coaches) 3. Players start by making a pass to the opposite side of the blue and the skate the middle 4. Player receives return pass and passes to the next …

  • Raw Speed vs. All-Around Skating

    Raw speed vs. all-around skating By Robby Glantz Oct 30, 2001, 17:45   I mentioned to a few friends the other day how I thought the Kings were going to miss Luc Robitaille, now of the Pittsburgh Penguins. One of the guys responded by praising Luc’s scoring gifts, but tagging him as “a slow skater.”…

  • Skate 8 and Deflect

    Drill:1. Line 3 Defenseman up at the points (D location is based on skill level of players and how far they can shoot.2. Forward passes puck to point man and skates around first circle and then stops in front of net looking for a deflection from the D …

  • Skate, Stop and Pass

    Drill: 1. Put players in groups of 2 starting at the goal line 2. Player 1 skates 4 strides, stops and looks for a pass from Player 2 3. Player 2 passes back to Player 2, then skates stops and looks for a pass 4. Continue this to the Blue line 5. Repea…

  • Iron Cross

    Drill:Players start at the bottom of the circle and skate to the topThen they skate backward to the side of the circleNext they do side-steps to the other side of the circleThen backwards to the bottom of the other circleSkate to other circle and repea…

  • Best Drills for Power Skating

    Best Drills for Power Skating One of the best power skating drills to practice is called sculling. This drill helps you increase the power of your stride. Start this drill by getting low into a hockey stance, dig in with your heels, and push all the …

  • Best Drills for Power Skating

    Best Drills for Power Skating One of the best power skating drills to practice is called sculling. This drill helps you increase the power of your stride. Start this drill by getting low into a hockey stance, dig in with your heels, and push all the …

  • Best Drills for Power Skating

    Best Drills for Power Skating One of the best power skating drills to practice is called sculling. This drill helps you increase the power of your stride. Start this drill by getting low into a hockey stance, dig in with your heels, and push all the …