Skating coaches often talk about quickness being your first gear and speed being your second, third, fourth and fifth gears. Most players can develop good skating technique at slow to…
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Will Not Only… Contribute to a player’s balance but more importantly, it will ensure their stability, and improve their power and speed! Posture and stance are the first things that…
Crossovers are used in many ways – for lateral movement, in a running motion to accelerate, with shoulders facing in, with shoulders facing out, from a side start, from a…
In forward skating most of the speed comes from the lower body. The upper body only assists with the momentum. Other than a sprinter type arm motion, the upper body…
Wear your skate guards…. and you won’t need to get your skates sharpened as often! Most players get their skates sharpened too often. Sometimes out of necessity because of nicks in…
Skate Sharpening and the Importance of a Good One! The radius of hollow (ROH) is the technical term to describe the depth of the hollow between the inside and outside…
It is not recommended to wrap the laces around the ankle of the skate boot as this can inhibit ankle mobility. Taping around the ankle of the boot is also…
