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I’m half joking about the above title. I mean, you probably don’t believe we should have to get very technical about how to hold a stick blade when readying for a pass. Yet, I find passes being muffed so often that I feel compelled to get into this subject pretty deeply. In fact, once or…
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Searching for ways to gain more repetition with a given skill (just to avoid doing the same old drills over and over again), I especially like substituting “hand passing” — with a beanbag, a ball or a puck — as a way of reinforcing basic passing skills. And, the reason I KNOW this form of…
A lack of passing strength isn’t only common to defensemen but, it’s with my younger blueliners that problem usually jumps right out at me… Before going on, let me suggest that very firm, flat passes are best for advancing the puck out of our own zone. And, from my point of view, I’d rather an…
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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,…
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Here’s something just right for the times: something on the order of a stick sock, or a cover for stick blades primarily to be used away from the ice and on floors… – If you take this link — to “Hockey Sockey” — you’ll find that product and it’s options and a more. – I…