I just started skating back in November at 32 years old. I reference your videos often to get better. You really break it down to the basics! Thank you.
Thank you Jeremy!!!!! Thanks to you yesterday at the rink I was able to gain speed like never before. I thank u for making these videos helping out the hockey community. Also thank you for helping me understand my edges !
Hey Jeremy,I just want to say thank you! I have been playing hockey for only three years.I am always watching videos and practicing trying to be the best player i can.Your videos have been so helpful.I honestly don't think i would be as good of a player if i didn't watch your videos! Im sure you put alot of hard work in your videos,And we can tell. We love your videos alot! Thank you so much!!!! -Austin
HowToHockey has helped me go from starting ice hockey sophomore year to almost (23 seniors in my class play out of 54 total in the program) making varsity senior year. Thanks man you and chell have me living the dream on JV!
agree with you, when you look at biomechanics fast shorter strides at the beginning makes you faster. I think thats because you can bring your mass inertia a little bit better(easier) forward and full strides would take to long ,after acceleration the strides have to be wider so can use full power of your legs, it doesnt matter if your strides need more time, youre already gained some speed. sorry if my english isnt that great ;) your biomechanic from Austria
I think the crossover would be, is seems like you can get more of a push from it. Watch the NHL Skills comp and see how those guys start during the fastest skater, should give you an idea of which one is faster.
Your best bet would be to get an old tire and rig up a way to pull it. Go hard for about 10-20 steps, for more resistance pull it up a hill. I am adding a bunch of drills to an article, I will put it in the video description
i want to thank you guys for giving me tips here and there especially the dekes of the week and also for supplying me with the tools to become better. :D
I mean the one I showed, getting your heels in the air and feet close together, you wouldn't normally be in that position. You use a form of it, especially if you are skating backwards, stop, and then go forwards.
I agree, the first three steps will be shorter than when you get to full speed but the reason I think they are smaller is because you are going slow and there is no glide. If you watch the NHL fastest skater competitions those guys still have a good knee bend and full extension. I prefer to teach three "fast" steps instead of three "small" steps, just to ensure players don't get in the habit of intentionally taking small steps.
I explain it a bit in the video. It teaches you to turn your feet and have a quick stride recovery. If your stride recovery is too slow you will fall flat on your face. Also if you try to run on the ice you will fall.
in the future, can you tell us which work outs will help build the muscles that will assist in these tutorials. like other than the basics and other than just doing drills
You definitely use the v start or some form of it in a game. As a defenseman and I see the puck squirt loose behind a forward I have to use a form of the v start to get quick acceleration and get to the puck. It would probably be better to say you use both forms of starts.
Hey Jeremy is there any good skating drills that I could practice on inline or roller blades that would actually be useful? Thx so much for the tutorials, they are very detailed and helpful
My brother is a D-man and I'm a goalie, whenever we are on the ice we race and I've figured out because I have flatter blades I can't hit the ice like a speed skater and blitz by him. Pisses him off to no end lol (out of gear btw)
In my opinion, the crossover start isn't used in a game situation as much as a V start, because you should always keep skating. You start with crossovers if your not skating. But it pretty much depends on the situation.
I found skating at the benches at first to help. Practice right after you sharpen your skates too... Look closely at your skates, they are shaped like this: |_| They have 2 edges, an inside and outside. If you're skating forward and stop with your left foot forward first, you want the inside blade to stop, and your right foot outside of the blade to stop. Hold onto the boards and practice until you're comfortable to hockey stop without it.
I\'m not sure but ,if anyone else is searching for dryland hockey try Skyarza Hockey Coaching Star ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my work buddy got great success with it.
When i skate i am always on pressure so the angle of my skates are not correct,that is when i concentrate to much on my target,i need to concentrate too on my skates,i only become faster when i am playing with friends,maybe cuz' not much pressure?
The toe digging in is wrong. What you want to do is keep your feet flat . Cause with your toes digging its like when your bike and your pedaling at running speed and then you try to use your feet to ecelerate and your feet just stop but if you keep your feet flat you can ecelerate and glide. This is something Barry and bo Karn from Karn skating dynamics and they've worked with 30 nhl teams
Petr Vanvoorhis - not sure exactly what you mean. Played hockey for 50 years and always start on my toes - blades flat to the ice is for later strides.
He just wants you to make sure you're using your toes to really dig into the ice. Because first he stated he didn't want you just running on the ice. Really get those legs into it. I found once I got a deeper sharpen on my skates that really helped too.
I never believed in v starts, this is because you are just starting like you are always suppose to skate also, it is more quick and fast to do the crossover start, that's my opinion
