I'm Ryan and you have stumbled upon a channel all about hockey. I will be taking yo with me on my journey to explore all things this beautiful sport has to offer. We will do anything from hockey tournaments to product reviews. But the most importantly thing we do here is get out and PLAY SOME HOCKEY!!
Never played hockey. Have a pretty weird schedule and wasn't even able to sign up for a class. I can skate though. So here I am, a complete newbie playing in local league at the age of 40. Now, all I can think about is hockey, hockey, hockey. I lived for 40 years not even considered myself as a hockey player, and I found my true passion and love. Can't wait for my next game tomorrow!!!
I came from ice hockey. I see huge difference in grip. I'm ~70kg and installed soft wheels (74A) however I feel how skates are drifting in each turn (not even sharp enough). How can I improve the contact of the wheel with groud? I'm playing on poloshed concrete surface...
I feel like it’s too late to start hockey at age 12 female. If I start now do I have a chance to play professionally when I’m older? And is it too late to start?
Im a teen and I wasn't to sure about joining Hockey like I really wanted to I was scared because I had so many questions but after watching this im definitely gonna join 😁
Positioning. Be square to the puck, not the shooter. The shooter is not where the puck is. Butterfly. Your pads can overlap until they are on the ground. The second you are overlapping in the butterfly, you are covering less of the bottom of the goal. It also makes it harder to push off as needed as your compact and can push. Also, while butterfly is the default now, you need to be able to kick your leg out to the side when standing. Side to side. Rocking is a solid way to move yourself in and out and side to side. Gives you easy pivot points for facing shooters. There’s one thing you did not mention which is extremely important. Don’t follow the puck with your eyes. Follow it with your face. You want your eyes on the puck, but you want your head to be what is following it. Also, learn to read players. Most people are going to behave similarly. Obviously on breakaways it’s a lot of skill based things, but hockey, like most other things, is about behaviors. Also also, tell your D what the hell you want them to do. I prefer the D to pressure the puck carrier because it forces them to do something with the puck. You might want the shot and for them to cover the pass. You just need to tell them so you both aren’t bitching at each other about failures.
Positioning. Be square to the puck, not the shooter. The shooter is not where the puck is. Butterfly. Your pads can overlap until they are on the ground. The second you are overlapping in the butterfly, you are covering less of the bottom of the goal. It also makes it harder to push off as needed as your compact and can push. Also, while butterfly is the default now, you need to be able to kick your leg out to the side when standing. Side to side. Rocking is a solid way to move yourself in and out and side to side. Gives you easy pivot points for facing shooters. There’s one thing you did not mention which is extremely important. Don’t follow the puck with your eyes. Follow it with your face. You want your eyes on the puck, but you want your head to be what is following it. Also, learn to read players. Most people are going to behave similarly. Obviously on breakaways it’s a lot of skill based things, but hockey, like most other things, is about behaviors. Also also, tell your D what the hell you want them to do. I prefer the D to pressure the puck carrier because it forces them to do something with the puck. You might want the shot and for them to cover the pass. You just need to tell them so you both aren’t bitching at each other about failures.
So there's some good drill information here, but the basics he completely missed it. No never wrists on hips EVER Hands out in front for movement, wrists move, you cant move your wrist properly when its tucked against your hip, nor can you shoot properly receive a pass or have your stick in the proper position. You only roll top wrist not both wrists to stick handle. People if you're watching these videos these are not basic fundamentals just a guy who plays inline hockey. If you want proper instruction find A USA Hockey or Hockey Canada video. If you're going to learn it might as well learn it correctly at least in terms of body geometry and skills that transition forward to other improved skills. These techniques will limit your playing right off the bat and a coach will have to unteach these. But he's right in that go have fun.
Bro thank you for the tips and I'll be sure to practice them whenever I have free time at practice. This is a huge halo for me as I was wanting to go from basics to intermediate for a bit now.
Everything you’ve said is 100% true. I started playing at 26, and hockey completely changed my life for the better. Now at 52, I don’t play any more due to physical issues, but my daughter plays semi-pro hockey and I gave up financial consulting to work in a hockey pro shop. Even at my best, I was never very good at playing. But it was all about having fun and being with the team.
i grew up on inline skates from around 1992 when they started to get popular and played roller hockey starting around that time, got into aggressive inline skating around 1996 and continued playing roller hockey until the early 2000s. switched to ice around 07 and havent played inline since. now im here trying to learn how to stop again. its more fear than anyhting else. the grip is not somehting im used to anymore and i have this fear that im gonna roll an ankle or something. especially because i am used to tying my skates a with the top loose on ice, but this feels weird for inline.
I think something that will help the butterfly is having your knees under you more than infront. If your upper body is more above your knees youll have better recovery and ability to move where you want too afterwards.
Glove and blocker positioning in butterfly should not be this high, they should be coming down to close the gaps above the pads and the stick in front at an angle in order to have the puck come up into your stomach area, you’ll get better control of your stick when deflecting shots in either corner. You’ll get beat inbetween your arms if they don’t come down immediately. Just a tip, as a comment mentioned above, keeping your legs underneath you is essential for a good butterfly and important for recovery
I have the hardest time when talented guys enter my zone and then cross over the middle. In contact you'd hit them but in no contact hockey how do I stop them without a bodycheck? These are always guys who have big toe drags so I can't easily get the puck.
