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Hockey Shooting Tips: How to Practice Bad Angle Shots
When practicing your hockey skills, try to use the same slogan that Apple uses,“Think Different.” Most players think of scoring a highlight reel goal, coming downthe slot and sniping top...
How to Hold a Hockey Stick - 5 Stickhandling Mistakes to Avoid
There are five common mistakes that I regularly see when training youth hockey players. Luckily, if they are identified early they can be corrected and allow players to reach their full...
1 Minute to Go, Down 3 Goals – No Problem
If I look back at the last three decades, both as a player and coach, I’ve witnessed some unbelievable comebacks in games. Some of the games we won, and there...
Four Types of Hockey Shots
If you asked a hockey player to list the four types of shots they use, most would rattle off the wrist shot, snap shot, slap shot and backhand. Yes, you...
How to Tips: Putting More Power into Your Backhand
It’s amazing to me how skilled the game of hockey has gotten over the last decade. Watch the NHL Network any given night, and you regularly see highlight reel hockey...
Off-Ice Hockey Training: Essential Training Tools
The start of school not only means that summer is over, but also that the hockey season has begun or will soon be beginning. For a lot of players, this...
What Makes a Player Stand Out in the Game of Hockey
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When it comes to the game of hockey, there are a few distinguishing factors that the top players have acquired over the years that makes them leaders and not followers. |
Vision Training for Hockey
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Coaches are looking for something called “split vision.” It means bringing your eyes up far enough so you can see what’s around you, but more importantly, still being able to see the puck out of the corner of your eyes. |
Mistakes that are Good in Hockey
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The biggest difference between players who reach the highest levels and play on the best teams, compared to average hockey players, is their connection with practice. |
How to Saucer Pass in Ice Hockey
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There are hundreds of ice hockey drills that involve passing, but very few are designed to work on mastering the saucer pass, which is a passing technique where... |
Invest in Your Hockey Self
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Do your coaches have the same commitment to achieving your dream as you do? In most cases, the answer is no. |
