Skating Power
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 at
9:26 pm
Hockey speed is attained by combining Skating Power, and Foot Speed. A player will never achieve his or her full skating potential until both skills have been acquired, and perfected.
As you begin work on skating with your team, begin with power and technique… then add foot speed. As you increase the tempo of your skating drills, don’t let your players sacrifice technique for foot speed. Players must be able to move their feet at full speed while maintaining a technically sound stride!
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Filed under: Individual Skills • Skating
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[..YouTube..] @MiniMelful your lower back should be fairly neutral when skating… not overly arched, but definitely not rounded either. the main thing to worry about is that you’re bending at the knees, not as much at the waist. some people misunderstand “getting lower” as bending more at the waist. doing this will mess up your balance, and throw you forward. hope that helps!
[..YouTube..] @MiniMelful your lower back should be fairly neutral when skating… not overly arched, but definitely not rounded either. the main thing to worry about is that you’re bending at the knees, not as much at the waist. some people misunderstand “getting lower” as bending more at the waist. doing this will mess up your balance, and throw you forward. hope that helps!
[..YouTube..] @MiniMelful your lower back should be fairly neutral when skating… not overly arched, but definitely not rounded either. the main thing to worry about is that you’re bending at the knees, not as much at the waist. some people misunderstand “getting lower” as bending more at the waist. doing this will mess up your balance, and throw you forward. hope that helps!