Backwards inside edges are sometimes the most difficult to control but the “easiest to push into” Katrina says. Using the blue line as a guide, Katrina...
Backwards inside edges are sometimes the most difficult to control but the “easiest to push into” Katrina says. Using the blue line as a guide, Katrina...
Kathleen gives a private lesson that focuses on a “J” start with crossovers into a stride. First without a puck then with one, the skater starts with one...
From day one, hockey skaters should learn the mohawk! This is Amy’s first piece of advice. Mohawks help with transitioning from forward to backward as fast as...
In this short video, Jackie discusses two things. First, the benefit of heavily training hockey skating during the summer. It’s harder during the season to focus...
Diane Ness leads a group of advanced skaters in a challenge to get as low as they possibly can while striding. She states that skaters are never as low as they think...
Joe has his elite level skater work on push-unders while skating on a circle. She had previously worked on them with another coach, but he reminds her to keep her...
In a private lesson with a young skater, Avery has her student work on outside edges while skating cross strokes. She’s looking for a push on the pinky toe during...
In a private lesson with a young student, Renae has her student use an exercise band around his ankles while he skates ‘baby’ swizzles. She has him start out small so he...
Kalli introduces a move that is excellent for quick transitions. It combines a hockey stop and snow plow stop. While skating forward, Kalli drags her back foot and then...
Elizabeth works with a hockey goalie in an off ice change of direction training. Elizabeth is drawing inspiration from Les Spellman, an expert in speed. She starts with...