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You’re not low enough which isn’t allowing your leg to be fully extended and lock out to have a toe flick at the end of your stride, you’re not swinging your arms to full extension, plus your swinging your arms side to side, along with not bringing your feet back underneath the center of your body (rail road skater) then after your stride, you’re kicking your heals up when you bring your feet back together. you’re missing 66% of your speed with your current skating technique.
These combines are really only applicable to the NFL in my opinion… and even then you can find plenty of exceptions to the rule. But that’s a sport where your physical speed & strength being tested makes much more sense.
@hockeytraining is it just me or do you play with a short stick? Where does your stick hit standing up straight? Trying to figure out if I should shorten my stick a bit to speed up hands.
I’m going to implement some of these routines into my small workout regimen. I like doing the military press with free weights for strengthening of the shoulders. I’ve noticed overpowering opponents with my stick strength now.
I love skating. Unfortunately due to ankle injuries playing football I do not have the flexibility to Mohawk and transition properly. I have been skating for a few years now and struggling playing roller hockey and ice hockey. Non the less I still love skating and hockey.
wouldn’t it be better if the weak leg skate wasn’t dragging in a lot of the movements? somebody told me the best skaters never drag their blades. i don’t know if that’s true or not but it makes sense because dragging is robbing you of speed. either way this guy is still a really strong skater.
thank you for this video! Im a former basketball player who just started ice skating. Im a big guy 6'8'' and 250lbs and I struggled with my ankle strenght and stability... I just bought a brand new Bauer Supreme M5s (my friend's recommendation), 1 size smaller than my regular shoe size... I will do this challenge day by day for 30 days and I will let you know the results :) I need a LOT of work with my body and it will be slow grind for me... but I will get there! Thank you for the inspiration!
I use to do the US developmental camps and would score the lowest on every test except for sprints. I still destroyed everyone at the regional and state levels, hockey IQ is much more valuable than athleticism.
This is great for fighters as well i like to study athletes from different athletic backgrounds i like learning from hockey because they prioritize this stuff
It is to get an idea of all aspects of the prospects athleticism but in hockey skill can beat speed and strength sometimes. Lots more of average-ish built nhl players than football. Those guys are specimens
NHL trying to be like football so bad. fitness tests barely translate compared to football. There are some Hall of Famers that would absolutely suck at this. Most of the freak guys talk about on their team weren’t anything more than guys with extreme endurance. The yoked up gym mutants can carve out good careers for themselves, Some even become stars, but testing high draft picks like this, like it has any bearing on what they are able to do out there is silly.
Hockey is a game of skill. Football is a game of almost pure athleticism. Someone could walk into football late if they are a good enough athlete. That is impossible in hockey. You pretty much have to start playing at five or six years old or you'll never catch up.
Your time is better spent doing something more sport-specific than ladders. Just skate more. The only people hockey players with 'weak ankles' I've ever seen are rank novices.
