Hockey Skater Development
Long-range athletic development in hockey is significantly different than in figure skating.
Hockey skaters often have a different coach each year and are exposed to various coaches through camps and clinics. Exposure to so many coaches adds to the player’s experience base.
However, long-term goals, multi-year plans, and continuity of technique are often overlooked.
Hockey team coaches may promote a philosophy that team play and the team’s record are more important than individual skill development. This may be especially detrimental to skater skill development in the younger divisions.
You can overcome this by working with a professional skating coach!
I can help you initiate a two-fold training program that includes consistent skating lessons coupled with long-range goals and individualized off-ice training programs.
How I Can Help You:
Wingers (Forwards)
Wingers (Forwards)
Wingers (Forwards)
You're constantly moving laterally, accelerating off the boards, and trying to create separation from defenders. You're also weaving and changing lanes constantly to create frequent opportunities.
So, your top priority should be quick bursts of acceleration with edge control from both standing starts and with speed.
I will help you to dev
You're constantly moving laterally, accelerating off the boards, and trying to create separation from defenders. You're also weaving and changing lanes constantly to create frequent opportunities.
So, your top priority should be quick bursts of acceleration with edge control from both standing starts and with speed.
I will help you to develop proper mechanics and teach you to find that “next gear,” accelerating at speed, by working on your stroke frequency, timing, and rhythm using superior edge control in tight areas both around the net and the corners so that you can move efficiently with strength even under pressure. This will also assist you in your ability to change direction quickly and handle the puck smoothly.
Defensemen
Wingers (Forwards)
Wingers (Forwards)
You spend most of the game with the play in front of you. So, you need to be able to skate backward and transition
smoothly to retrieve pucks, play one-on-one situations, and make outlet passes.
Backward starts are critical!
You must accelerate backward
to defend rushes on almost every shift.
I can show you how to square up your hips quickly
You spend most of the game with the play in front of you. So, you need to be able to skate backward and transition
smoothly to retrieve pucks, play one-on-one situations, and make outlet passes.
Backward starts are critical!
You must accelerate backward
to defend rushes on almost every shift.
I can show you how to square up your hips quickly to avoid getting twisted up by oncoming forwards. I will also show you how to use both feet evenly and avoid crossovers in one-on-one situations. While improving transitions with as few unnecessary movements for more efficient footwork to eliminate defensive breakdowns..
Centers
Wingers (Forwards)
Centers
You're often referred to as the third defensemen in the defensive zone and the third forward in the offensive zone. It is not uncommon for a center to touch all four corners of the rink during a shift. You really need to do everything well!
You have so many
responsibilities, so it's critical for you to be extremely proficient skaters.
I wil
You're often referred to as the third defensemen in the defensive zone and the third forward in the offensive zone. It is not uncommon for a center to touch all four corners of the rink during a shift. You really need to do everything well!
You have so many
responsibilities, so it's critical for you to be extremely proficient skaters.
I will help you to improve your overall skating efficiency such as having a long, powerful stride to forecheck and backcheck more effectively.
I will also train you for efficient stopping, starting, and transitions.
Goalies
Wingers (Forwards)
Centers
You are perhaps the most under-valued skaters on the team! In reality, you need to be just as strong (if not stronger!)
then every other player!
You have two major disadvantages when it comes to skating:
- Extra cumbersome equipment.
- Your skates.
This means that you must have different techniques
to skate smoothly.
I can help you with goalie-s
You are perhaps the most under-valued skaters on the team! In reality, you need to be just as strong (if not stronger!)
then every other player!
You have two major disadvantages when it comes to skating:
- Extra cumbersome equipment.
- Your skates.
This means that you must have different techniques
to skate smoothly.
I can help you with goalie-specific skating skills such as T-pushes, shuffle pushes, and butterfly pushes. But I will ask you not to wear your leg
pads for lessons so that we can
focus on edges, turns, and other skating skills that will enhance your overall agility and
quickness on the ice.