The hockey crossover is an essential part of any hockey player’s skating arsenal. In this video, we break down the crossover into easy teaching points and give ideas on how to coach your players into using better technique.
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Crossovers – In Depth [Video]
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Creative Ways to Divide the Ice
There’s no doubt, one of the easiest ways to keep our game affordable is to increase the number of skaters on the ice at any given time. The major governing bodies are pushing to get more kids on the ice simultaneously to make the most out of costly ice time. Below I’ve included some different ways of splitting up the ice I have found to be effective over the years. In my opinion, the key to deciding how to split your ice depends on the goals of your practice session and how many skaters you have on the ice.
Lateral Movement & Creativity
Minnesota Hockey posted a video with Ludek Bukac about creativity and lateral movement. Many of you may recognize the name from the Variable Goal Training DVD Bukac has put out. The concept is to use extra nets on the ice to force skaters to move laterally and be creative in small areas. If you aren’t familiar with this type of training, the video below is definitely worth a look.
2010-11 NiceRink/HockeyShare Fantasy Hockey Contest
The NiceRink/HockeyShare Fantasy Hockey Contest is back for another season! Have some fun and win some cool prizes. Contest entry is free – just click the link below (or the “Fantasy Hockey” link in the top navigation) and create your team (it will take you less than 5 minutes from start to finish). Each month new winners will be selected for prizes. Entry deadline is October 20th – after that, the only thing allowed is trash-talking! More Info/Signup: http://www.hockeyshare.com/nr_hs_fantasy_hockey.php
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Connecting & Communicating with Players
In order for a coach to be effective, he/she must be able to communicate effectively with his/her players. Coaches need to know who they’re coaching – not just names and faces, but also personalities, goals, and desires. When a coach begins to understand the “why’s” of his/her players, then the lines of clear and effective communication can begin.
Qualities Coaches & Scouts Look For
Here’s an article from Minnesota Hockey outlining some key points coaches and scouts look for in hockey players: Download the PDF from Minnesota Hockey Certainly some great points for players to take into their tryouts!
10,000 Pucks – Final Results
The results are in for the 10,000 Pucks 2010 contest. In this year’s contest, we had 527 players logging shots from around the world. The total shot tally for this season was an impressive: 1,922,853. Not only did we surpass our goal of seeing 1 million shots logged, we almost broke the 2 million mark! Now, the moment everyone’s been waiting for….the player results.
NHL Proposed Rule Changes
In Mid-August the NHL held a camp for prospects where the league tried out lots of new rule adjustments. Lots of hockey people have very strong opinions about the league messing with the rules, but I think there are some very legitimate ideas proposed at the camp which could benefit the game .
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Greater Good: Wadena Hockey Club
Tags: donations, greater good, tornado, wadena hockey
We all work hard to keep kids involved in the great game of hockey. Unfortunately for the approximately 4,000 people in the small Minnesota town of Wadena, this task was made much more difficult when a tornado ripped through their rink in June. With all the devastation, their Zamboni, floor, and compressors managed to survive the storm. Take a look at the YouTube video below to see some of the photos from the arena.
HockeyShare.com has made a donation to the Wadena Hockey Club, and would like to encourage anyone in the position to give even a small donation visit their club page and/or donation link.
Wadena Hockey Club Page: http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=wadenahockeyclub
Donation Page: http://wadenahockey.3dcartstores.com/