30May 2011 by Jeremy Weiss 1 Comment

Shooting: Professional Shooting Pad

Coaches' Corner, Hockey Equipment, Off-ice Training, Skills, Useful Products
The HockeyShot Professional Shooting Pad is a Must-Have if You Plan to Work on Your Shot from Home! This product is a no-brainer. If you want to work on your shot off the ice, you need a good shooting pad. Otherwise you'll wreck your stick, and the pucks won't slide with the same feel as real ice. HockeyShot's Professional Shooting Pad is a great choice. I've used quite a few "makeshift" shooting pads over the years. Some of these worked ok, some not as well. None has compared to the experience I've had with the Professional Shooting Pad. There are a few key features that make this a "must-have" item: 30" by 60" surface area, which is larger than most of the pads I've used in the past. This makes…
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26May 2011 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments

Shooting: Shooter Tutor Review

Coaches' Corner, Hockey Equipment, Off-ice Training, Skills, Useful Products
The Shooter Tutor is one of my All-time Favorite Hockey Shooting Aids! I first began using the Shooter Tutor when I was about 10 years old back in Toronto. My dad used to keep one in the trunk incase we had ever had a goalie "no-show" us for practice. During high school (about 6 years later), I kept that same Shooter Tutor strapped to a full-sized goal in our side yard. I left it up through rain and shine, and shot anywhere from 50 to 100 pucks a day during the summers. Needless to say, it saw its fair share of abuse from me! Years later, when I began running my own skill development camps, the first thing I invested in were two Shooter Tutors. There's nothing worse than showing…
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25May 2011 by Jeremy Weiss 1 Comment

Shooting: EZ Goal Review

Coaches' Corner, Hockey Equipment, Off-ice Training, Skills, Useful Products
The EZ Goal and Backstop combo is a durable, versatile, and inexpensive way work on your shot from home! One of the highest priorities in my Home Hockey Training Center was to have a solid shooting station. The first step is to have a good goal that you can shoot real pucks at. I chose the EZ Goal and Backstop because it is a full sized, durable, and portable piece of equipment. The design is very cool, and it can actually fold up for easy storage. Assembling the EZ Goal frame was very simple. It took me about 35 minutes to build both the net and backstop. Most of it snaps together with spring-loaded pins. The few tools that were needed actually came with the net (other than a phillips…
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23May 2011 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments

Introduction: Objectives and Considerations

Coaches' Corner, Hockey Equipment, Off-ice Training, Skills, Useful Products
Home Hockey Training Objectives and Considerations This is the 3rd of 3 intro videos for the Home Hockey Training Center. Check out the first two videos before moving on to this one. Here are the links to videos 1 and 2: Video 1: Course Overview Video 2: Skill Development Strategy Before you start putting together your Home Hockey Training Center, it's important to have a game plan. Here's an example of the things I thought were important considerations for my situation. I think this list is a good start, but I'm sure there are other considerations that might fit different scenarios: Age: older players are bigger and stronger, which may have implications on how sturdy the equipment needs to be, and how much space you'll need Ability: more advanced players…
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23May 2011 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments

Introduction: Skill Development Strategy

Coaches' Corner, Hockey Equipment, Off-ice Training, Skills, Useful Products
Off-Ice Skill Development Strategy This is the 2nd of 3 intro videos for the Home Hockey Training Center. Check out the first video before watching this one. Here are the links to videos 1 and 3: Video 1: Course Overview Video 3: Objectives and Considerations There are certain hockey skills that can very realistically be developed away from the rink, and then there are some that don't work quite as well. You can gain an advantage over your opponent by practicing as many skills as possible off the ice. This video breaks down which skills can (and should) be worked on away from the rink, and gives a quick overview of how you might want to strategize your off-ice training plans. The main hockey skills that can be developed at…
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