Subscribe to M2 Hockey on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\nKey Teaching Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Stance\n
\n- Feet just over shoulder width apart<\/li>\n
- Knees bent<\/li>\n
- Head Up<\/li>\n
- Chest Up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Absorbing Impact\n
\n- Feet parallel to the boards<\/li>\n
- Absorb the impact with more than just your shoulder – hips, upper leg, forearm, and shoulder<\/li>\n
- Get next to the boards, don’t stay in the danger zone 2-5 feet from the boards<\/li>\n
- Shoulders need to stay square on impact to keep head away from wall<\/li>\n
- Head stays up<\/li>\n
- Protect the puck<\/li>\n
- Skate through the check<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Teaching\n
\n- Needs to be continual – not just at peewee level<\/li>\n
- Review<\/li>\n
- When you see errors – stop, address, correct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I hope you find this content helpful. \u00a0If you have questions or comments, please leave them below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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