Power Skating: Fundamentals for Enhanced Hockey Performance

In my experience, most power skating programs are actually conditioning programs. While conditioning is an important aspect of hockey training, it, by itself, d

Hockey Stick Handling: The Two-Handed Grip - Is It Right?

For 27 years I have been battling hockey people who maintain, Two Hands on the Stick, Two Hands on the Stick. The battle still looms large, because too many coa

Improve Skating Speed & Agility: Quick Starts & Turns

One way people judge how fast you are is by how quickly you maneuver. Your speed is based on how quick you are on the puck, and how quickly you change directio

Power Skating Training: Achieving Long-Term Skill Development

Through the years I have noticed that only a relatively small percentage of players enroll in power skating courses on a continuing basis. The belief, I fear, i

Hockey Skates: Finding the Right Stiffness for Your Game

For years Ive been arguing against ultra stiff skates. They have been marketed to the hockey playing public with the reasoning that if pros like their skates to

Optimal Skate Lacing: Balance Support and Comfort for Skaters

How many players tie their skates real tight, all the way to the top? And tape the ankles as well?How many players tie them so loosely that the feet wobble aro

Understanding Skate Blades: Edges, Flats, and Functionality

Every skate blade has an inside and outside edge and a groove between the edges, called the flat of the blade.The sole function of the flat of the blade is to g

Evaluating Skating Speed: Breakaway vs. Backcheck Races

How do you know if someone is a fast skater? The best way to find out is always by having a race. And the type of race that most often stands out in a game is t

The Universal Principles of Athletic Power: How All Sports Are Connected

Hockey, baseball, football, basketball, tennis, golf, swimming, running - What Ever - all sports are the same! What I mean by this is that all sports share the