07Jul 2011 by Jeremy Weiss 2 Comments

Stickhandling: SmartHockey Ball Review

Coaches' Corner, Hockey Drills, Hockey Equipment, Individual Skill Drills, Individual Skills, Off-ice Training, Puckhandling, Skills, Stickhandling, Useful Products
The SmartHockey Stickhandling Ball is Something Every Hockey Player Should Have in His or Her Bag! Every once in a while a hockey product comes along that just makes sense. The SmartHockey Stickhandling Ball is one of those products. I've been using the Smart Ball for about 7 years now, and I've really enjoyed it. There are a few reasons why the Smart Ball is such an effective stickhandling tool. Versatility and Durability Since it's a ball, the Smart Ball can be used on many different surfaces. You can take it inside and use it on carpet, bring it to the rink and use it on the rubber flooring there (I keep a Smart Ball in my bag to use for warming up my hands before games), or you can…
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27Jun 2011 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments

Stickhandling: FlyPuck Review

Coaches' Corner, Hockey Equipment, Individual Skills, Off-ice Training, Puckhandling, Skills, Useful Products
The FlyPuck is a Great Tool for Achieving an "On-ice" Feel, While Off the Ice! Over the past few years, a number of off-ice hockey pucks have made their way onto the scene. Initially, most of these pucks were designed to be used for roller hockey, with the intent of using them on a SportCourt surface. Some of these pucks worked ok, some of them not as well... but at the end of the day none of them REALLY did what we needed them to do. Requirements For an off-ice puck to be an effective tool for stickhandling development, it has to have the same weight and feel as a real puck does on the ice, and it also has to behave like a real puck does on the ice.…
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01Jun 2011 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments

Shooting: Extreme Passer for 1-Timers

Coaches' Corner, Hockey Equipment, Off-ice Training, Skills, Useful Products
The Extreme Passer is an Awesome Tool for Working on your One-Timer! Every once in a while, a product comes along that just makes sense. The Extreme Passer is one of them. This device is simple, but very versatile in how it can be used. The Extreme Passer clamps or screws onto any shooting pad synthetic ice surface, and can then be used as a "passing buddy" to feed you passes for one-time shots (as we're demonstrating in this post), or as a rebounder to actually practice your passing technique (as we'll show in an upcoming post). When you open up your Extreme Passer, the first thing you'll notice is that it is super heavy duty. It's thick enough that will stay stable as you fire passes off it. Set-up…
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