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The winter season might be over, but the work is just beginning. From identifying your biggest weaknesses to setting up a pro-level home skill zone with hockey training tiles, here are five recommendations to help you get the most out of offseason clinics so you can prepare to crush it next year.

If you want to become an elite hockey player, learn by watching the pre-game routines of some of the best. See how NHL players warm up their hands prior to the game, focusing on top hand control, vision training, and developing puck feel. See how you can build elite hands at home in your dryland training space.

Planning a home hockey room? Learn how many dryland hockey tiles you actually need, why tiles are better than concrete, how to compare brands, and our other tips for building an outstanding home hockey training room for your rising star on any budget.

Trying to build hands, shots, and confidence by training at home—but not sure where to start? Use this no-BS checklist to pick dryland hockey tiles that actually perform, so you can invest once and train harder all off-season.

The end of the winter hockey season in Minnesota marks the beginning of the greatest hockey events as well...the State High School Hockey Tournament! The top teams from both small schools and big schools, metro area and rural MN, boys and girls, will battle for top honors in front of 18,001 fans at the Xcel Energy Center! In this week's article, we discuss the tournament in greater detail and what makes this such an awesome event. 

“Keep your head up” is an important, yet over-used expression heard in every rink, literally everywhere. But what does it really mean and why do players continue to hear it over and over, practice after practice, season after season? There are many reasons, and we’ll cover a couple of the top lessons in this article, which will give you the know-how to become a better hockey player, with better on-ice vision and awareness, by keeping your head up.

Soccer ball games are great for team building, but they won't get your body game-ready. Discover why dynamic warm-ups are the secret to peak performance and injury prevention on the ice.

When it comes to hockey tryout season, everyone gets a little bit nervous and wondering what they need to make the team. In this week's article, Coach Lance shares 10 tips to help your player get noticed during tryouts so they can make the team that's right for him or her.

In this week's article, Coach Lance shares some of his useful hacks from being a long-time coach and player for how young players can increase skating speed just by making a few small adjustments to skating mechanics. 

Ever feel like you’re skating into a brick wall? Learn the four pillars of the perfect deke—Set-Up, Fake, Lateral Separation, and Acceleration. We break down the top moves the pros love and show you the exact training gear, from SweetHands to dryland hockey tiles, you need to leave defenders in your wake. It's time to stop coasting and start dangling.

Everyone wants to score, but few prepare for the moment. From maximizing shooting volume on dryland hockey tiles to the "Russian Rocket" Pavel Bure's mindset, here are three essential tips to transform your game and start lighting the lamp more often.