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Rocket Man (and Asymmetrics)
In the event you didn’t yet see the following video, let me first introduce the so-called “Rocket Man”… Well, you’re there now — at the described link, and I’m about to tell you more… Now, I believe I came across the term “asymmetric” (as in movements) in something I read or heard from the late, great hockey analyst, Howie Meeker. It was sometime during the early 1970s, I believe, when he used that term to describe the reasoning behind a drill the old Soviets were doing during their on-ice warmups. I don’t think he was sure at first glance, but…
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This may be one of the most information packed podcasts I’ve ever produced. There’s tons here, including: A description of my “bunker” A continuation of Daniel Coyle’s study of the Russians’ tennis program, along with some ideas for adapting his observations to the development of our young hockey players A better idea for off-ice warmups A hint at our “Goaler’s Dance”
More Insight into Russian Hockey Training
The source of this Russian hockey training information comes by way of a long ago LinkedIn friend, Elena Segal, who happens to be a Ballet Trainer for athletes in the Anaheim, California area. I’d actually met Elena quite some time ago, but I was reminded of her unique background and current work when she entered a hockey forum where a batch of us hockey coaches were discussing the possibilities of instilling offensive creativity in young players. With that, here are some snippets from Elena’s contribution to that discussion…” “I’m sure he (a former Russian player) did ballet training. Its normal…
Troubleshooting Hockey Shooting Problems
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From the above photo you can probably already guess that I’m talking about my players learning to tap the puck out of the air and into the goal. And, you might also guess that I use the “bunting” tag because I want the kids to think of the movement as a rather short rap at the puck, not a wild swing. Also, you might notice from the way I set-up this drill (and numerous others) that I like to have control. In other words, players needn’t be moving all around or dealing with pucks that aren’t placed right in a…
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