IN-LINE SKATING

Answer: The Hockey Skater’s Thrust and Shoulder Movements

By | September 30, 2021
Answer:  The Hockey Skater’s Thrust and Shoulder Movements

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Agility Ladder Training for Hockey Players

By | September 17, 2021
Agility Ladder Training for Hockey Players

As has been mentioned several times and in several places, I’ll be running a series of videos demonstrating my way of adapting agility ladder training for hockey players.  This post is my aim at helping coaches, parents and adult players to ready for that form of training. First, of course, you’ll need a ladder…  And,…

Dealing With “Gross” Motor Skill Problems

By | September 14, 2021
Dealing With “Gross” Motor Skill Problems

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A Long Range Plan For Improved Skating

By | August 29, 2021
A Long Range Plan For Improved Skating

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Setting Up a Move or Deke

By | August 12, 2021
Setting Up a Move or Deke

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Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #15

By | June 5, 2021
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #15

This program happens to be loaded with great advice about the hockey skating stride.  And, as I’ll so often say, it’s advice you probably won’t find anywhere else. Continuing something I started last month, you might take a look and listen to the YouTube video that caused such a stir:   Ice Hockey – Balance In…

So You Think Your Genes Determine Your Fate In Sports? – Part 2

By | May 31, 2021
So You Think Your Genes Determine Your Fate In Sports? – Part 2

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Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #14

By | May 5, 2021
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast #14

Oh, boy.  A link to the video that caused such an uproar so many years ago is to follow — from before I was able to dig up all the scientific information to really support my thesis.  Take a look and listen, though, and tell me how I’m wrong:    Ice Hockey – Balance In…

Making Long Jump Ropes

By | April 6, 2021
Making Long Jump Ropes

While I studied long ago in the old USSR, I found it interesting that their coaches used a lot of activities for training that we’d have defined as schoolyard or playground games her in the states.  Perhaps what I found most interesting was the fact that we North Americans had abandoned many of those physical…

The Hockey Skater’s Thrust and Shoulder Movements

By | March 28, 2021
The Hockey Skater’s Thrust and Shoulder Movements

Not everyone realizes there are discrepancies in the way various athletes move in a straight line, and it just so happens that there are also differences in the biomechnics applied in the three skating sports. It would be helpful for hockey coaches, parents and adult players to understand a few things — as they plan…