Last week we covered the basics of receiving a body check properly – this week, we’ve reversed the roles and are covering how to properly…
This week’s video covers a hot-button topic in the game right now – body checking. In this video, we cover key teaching points, technique examples, and practice drills.
Here are a couple quick drills to run while practicing the Backward Quick Starts.
For our first video of 2011, we wanted to go over a topic we covered at one of our recent holiday camps – backward quick starts. The backward quick start is an often overlooked skill essential for both defensemen and forwards.
We put together a new video featuring three of our favorite off-ice agility ladder drills to help players develop their quickness and foot speed.
Shoot the Duck is a hockey power skating drill that works on balance, edgework, and leg strength. In this video, we show you forward and backward progressions for teaching.
We’ve been getting a lot of requests lately to put together a video covering the fundamentals of stickhandling. In this week’s video, we cover the fundamental techniques, basic practice points, and on/off-ice drills to improve your stickhandling.
The Circle Pass Pivot Drill is along the same lines as the Figure 8 Passing Drill in terms of skill focus. It’s a great drill to develop individual skill in agility, body control, passing/receiving, and controlling the puck at awkward body angles.
We’re back this week with a quick skill development drill video. The Figure 8 Passing drill is an excellent drill to work on agility, passing in awkward positions, and always being ready for a pass.
Skating transitions are a big factor in races to the puck. Being able to efficiently transition from forward to backward and vice versa is a skill every player should master. In this week’s video, we take a look at the heel to heel backward to forward transition.