NATHANAEL BROUSSARD with another adult he'd be more intimidated to learn as opposed to a parent because then he'd be more comfortable with them and not take anything seriously so it's not a matter of whether he's a trainer or not
Your channel really did something weird for me. I’ve never cared about hockey at all. Not even a little bit. I’m from New Orleans. We don’t have a hockey team or an ice rink anywhere around here. I’ve only been ice skating once in another state and I couldn’t do it at all. I’ve never watched a hockey game, even part of one. At all. The closest I’ve come is highlights from Olympic Games. But your channel made me really into it bc you make it so fun and cute w your son. You’re a great coach and dad. It’s so fun watching mason learn how to skate!
I had my 3 year old on the ice four or five times. This last time, one of the figure skating coaches asked him how a penguin walks and he imitated that on the rubber mat. Then she asked if he wanted to try on the ice. Next thing we know he's doing the penguin walk on the ice without any help and loving it. We do a lot of puck handling and passing on the wooden floor too. That gives him the little successes that keep him motivated. I agree 100% that it should be fun for the little ones. Otherwise, they might not grow to love this great sport. Great video as usual! Looks like you're not just a great hockey player but a great dad too.
Me over 30 years of hockey experience and still absolutely dedicated to that sport. When I started with my son. last winter, he was 3.5 years , no progress, no interesse. Brought him now to „Hockey School“. With other kids and not me as a teacher 😖 he learned to skate within 60min and he likes it. crazy. 🗝 be with other kids 🗝 dont rent skates 🗝 have an „external“ coach who loves the game as much as you do 😀 Hope that helps guys..
Great video Jeremy.. My Daughter was 4 1/2 when I put her on skates.. the second year she went into TimBits hockey. I was on the ice with her. One of the other Dads and I wouldnt take our child in the groups we were working with. We found that eliminated the "I cant do it Daddy" factor. Both our girls did great after that. Once they realized Dad wasnt there to allow them to quit.. they took right off and began to skate and havent looked back. They are 17+ and still live and play the game. My son was 2 1/2 when I put him on skates because he wanted to play hockey like his big sister.. he grew up at the rink. At 3 1/2 he started TimBits. I had him do 3 full years of Timbits.. I didnt push him up to Novice like sime parents did. I found his 3rd year really helped his confidence as he was one of the stronger skaters in his age group. He was still a year too young for Novice anyway.. He was one of the rock stars that year and his confidence helped him in the future years.. Again I didnt Work with him directly the first year.. again avoiding the "I cant do it Dad" factor. He had gone on and played for a OMHA Championship team his second year of Novice, accumulating 66 Total points that year ( 30 goals and 36 assists). He also continues playing and Loving the game..now in his 2nd year Peewee. Enjoy the time, Im sure you will. Cheers
Great video, I was laughing the whole time because it reminded me of my boys. Three points of advice that I would give as well. 1. some times your child responds better to the instruction of someone else. I have coached a lot of kids different sports pretty well and for some reason my oldest just responds better to another adult tell/show/do-ing the exact same thing. Don't get upset, identify it and use it. 2. You are 1,000% correct on having fun. That is the real reason to be doing it anyway right? Some times the fun only lasts 10 minutes, sometimes much longer. 3. Don't underestimate the power or peers and pure play as a teacher. I think that mine improve much more when I just threw them on the ice with a bunch of other kids and they played tag. They had fun(#2, check!), got advice from older kids(#1, check!), and could figure some things out by themselves. Then I could have a beer and watch with a smile.
Lol you’re in Canada dude! Take advantage of their precanskate and canskate program! Let someone else deal with the snow angels! Its actually a pretty good program tho. Cutest kid ever tho!
My nephew just started this season, he’s 2.5. We brought him to his first hockey game. Then I brought him out to skate with us at practice the next day. I think he’s hooked, He loves to get out there! Winwell makes some awesome skate trainers too
100% agree about them having fun. Been teaching my grandkids, 5 and 6. I make sure they don’t get frustrated out on the ice. I put them in full gear so when they fall there are protected. They are loving it so far.
I’ve been a figure skating coach for 8years and the youngest I’ve taught is 2.5. Incredible balance! Make it fun by drawing on the ice and playing games. Bubbles are my favorite. The child is motivated to pop the bubbles so they’ll skating faster and start gliding
The way I learned was “March March glide” (yes I did skate school when I was little) The little hand rail skate trainer things were chairs at the rink I skated at. I started skating at age 3 when I was just learning to speak
Started my kid this year he was 3 years old. What helped a lot was encouragement from his older brother who already plays hockey. I would bring him on the ice and he would be encouraged to copy his bro. Great times ! 😊 Enjoy your videos, keep it up
Not only is this adorable and informative, but also very well produced. You're patient attitude and respect for the kids inspire us. I'd raise a Tim Bit to you, but we don't have Timmy's here (more's the pity). Also, much respect for the matching outfits. So cute.
My son is 2.5 he got on the ice for the first time at 25-26m (January) and he loved it, has been on again a few more times, skates using the training red poles and do well.
What a great Vid. My boys are 3 & 5 and had them in the ice for the first time last winter. Such good tips and advice. I love your perspective. 1 more thing, always quit while their still having fun, don’t let them go til their cold and hurt and frustrated. 👍👍
Just moved to Alaska and got my 3 year old out on an outside rink just a few days before it melted. It was maybe 10 minutes of very wobbly nonsense and giggles but she loved it!
My daughter learned to skate before she was four. We would go out every Sunday for a hour. Just the Two of us ( daddy daughter time) we started out just walking around as she would holding the wall and the other side I was holding her hand. It was slow and the back was killing me. But she learned and now loves hockey. My son is 5 now, and he just started to show interest in skating. I find they have to want to do it.
I can relate to the kid falling and crying and refusing to skate. My son was like that. Stubborn. You do really have to wait till they are ready and not force it. What helped us was getting him hockey equipment because he was so afraid of falling. You have to be willing to fall. We tell him the gear makes him a superhero and he can’t get hurt with it on. Now he’s made tons of progress. But it definitely had to be on his terms!!!
Bach Frog practice skating every chance you get. Also look for pick up games, and join your local hockey club most will be able to place you in a group or teams at your level. Look for hockey for beginners.
Great video, thanks for leaving in some of the challenging times. Trying to teach my son now. A big motivation for him was to bring his friend along who could already skate, he wanted to keep up so he tried a lot harder then when he was just with me and his mom.
Great work Jeremy, both as a dad and coach! I have 2 boys, 1 is 8 and he started skating at 5 and playing hockey 3 seasons ago and with the edge work and conditioning he does he made the tier 1 team this year. My other son is almost 5 and started skating at 2.5 and wanted to learn without a skating aid. After teaching them how to get up, walk like a duck (and quack), we progressed into scooter pushes and gliding. Both boys caught on quickly and linked both turning the foot out and pushing (long stride/ scooter push) and gliding. I found my older son wouldn’t learn from me until this season when I started teaching checking, where my younger son wanted to learn more. They both are solid on their skates. They both learned how to skate before they were given sticks. My almost 5 year is excelling in hockey now able to perform cross overs, skate backwards, stopping, spin-o-ramas and stick handle, 10 points in his last game! Great video!
I started my son just before christmas in 2018 when he was just under 6 years old. He never used an aide, he just got out there and started going. He fell a lot, still does as its only been about 10 times on the ice at this point but he absolutely loves it. He can fly around the rink, loves to do races, and games like duck hunt and sharks and minnows. Stopping on the other hand is something we are still working on.
Our little girl is 2.8 years old and we put her on the ice. Sept 2021. She enjoyed it. Till we had to take her out until mom and dad got vaccine for covid19. Going back Nov 2021. We used the smallest hockey skates that we could find with the eeze skate sports. She just wanted to eat the ice through her helmet. After her 1st time we found figure skates in her size and found that she did better in them then in hockey skates. Plus adding bubbles to the mix got her really moving. Started off being on knees and moved up to being on her feet. Bubbles a great motivator.
My little brother has been on the ice since he approx his 5th birthday(he’s almost 7 now) he has been in and out of hockey and skating lessons and he has just joined his very first house league! It’s amazing to see all of the work he has put in to make him a better player. It has been and still is very important that we only let him play when he wants to. I see a lot of parents screaming at their kids this age to work work work and torturing them to the point they may cry on the ice. If it’s drilled in the kids head they are never going to enjoy the fun that comes with the sport! Skill will come with time and seeing the smile on your kids face is the best part about taking them to play
Coach Jeremy, do you still recommend these skates? I want to get my son (3.5yo) out on the ice. Have tried the quad blade shoe skates, but he's ready for the next step. Just wondering if you still recommend these as it was a few years back. TY
Thanks for making this! I let my little one take some time off because he wasn't in to it, but now at 5, he is in to it a lot more. We are going out once a week just to keep up the pace, and he enjoys it. Also, I set little goals every week for him to achieve. The first goal was standing on his own, and he was so happy and proud of himself when he got it. Thanks to your tips I have a little more direction for teaching him, as I was just making it up as I went along.
I learned to skate when I was 6, I think I skated once or twice prior but I was born with limited to barely any motor-skills I could stand but I couldn’t catch a ball thrown into my hands, I started playing hockey at 13, after a big injury in lacrosse and I love it.
Very helpful information! My son is 2.5 yo and just got him started recently. Tried the bob skates and actual skates but he’s nowhere ready for that. I just want him to have fun
Your points are all essential. My 3 year old daughter just started skating. I could tell by day 2, she got a little tired of pushing the bar to mom and dad. But there happened to be some similar aged skaters there. We just let her meander around the ice with them. She ended up chasing them around and playing with them to the point she was pushing the bar around the ice by herself at the end of the session. And she wants to go back again! The key was, it was fun. I see a lot of parents making their kids do stuff because they want their kids to do it, and IMO that will never be successful.
I actually used a 4 inch grind wheel on my kids skates to make indents on their skates in the front and rear myself just like the Winwell’s they sell. Helped them learn balance and develop their stride a lot quicker.
My kid is three, about to turn four and is taking lessons at the local rec center. The group setting seems to help. She’s also just really motivated to learn because she loves hockey. My in-laws take her to a Capitals game about once a month.
we enrolled our twin boys in a learn to skate program at just around 5 years old. One son took some time getting used to the ice, we rewarded him with M&Ms after the lesson for the first couple of times. They were really nervous about falling. Once they got pads and fell a couple of times they realized it wasn't that bad. I try and take them once a week to be on the ice in the off season. They made their U6 hockey team, and are still learning and struggling, but making improvements.
I started at 4-5 in Texas in the mid 70s. They said I was a natural (I guess for Texas 🤣). By 8 I was going to Howie Meeker school every summer. But, like you said, I always got encouragement and they made it fun. Now, at 52, I can no longer skate after 2 ACL surgeries. But I mess around on a shooting pad-And I’ve learned things from you that I wish I knew 30-40 years ago. I can actually get way more power and height on my slap shot (thanks to you explaining how to load the stick and got the right flex). You are awesome.
One thing we have used that works well is a large ball from Canadian tire/Walmart (beach ball size). When the child is on the skating aide you bump the ball at the 2 bars going down on the front of the aide and they natural push the aide forward and start bumping the ball back to you. It makes them propel forward and gives them a “dangling carrot” to chase around. We then remove the beach ball and use a puck, same principle as they will bump it back and push it towards a net. They can usually bump it hard enough to score when mom, dad or coach play goalie. Progress them away from the skating aide and into a stick shortly after this so they don’t become dependent on the aide. We have done ~300 new skaters every year and this trick has worked well.
Great tip! Been 3 times with my 3.5yr old and she realy took of on the aide this last time. When it time to remove the aide? Just as soon as possible? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--sk-k2fhvMI.html
I have 2 four year old boys who have recently expressed a desire to play hockey. We love in the southern United States so ice is practically none existent. I didn’t play hockey growing up, but managed to find an ice rink with a learn to skate and hockey programs for them. One of the cool features is they’ll let me pay half price for the learn to play hockey for myself so I can also learn and share that experience with my kids. So I’ll be making my hockey debut at 29.
I started my son "skating" last year on the bob skates. he was just 2 years old. As you said this was just to get out and have fun! This winter we have been out a few times on regular Bauer hockey skates. Size 6 super tiny and adorable. He is not yet 3. we just practiced standing up and getting up after falling the first couple times. i found this was useful as it leaves him in control of his balance from the ice up. and even smaller falls when squatting. After a couple tries i would do like you and skate around with him between my legs. back to the fun part. for him not my back. he enjoys jumping over the lines as we go. Today we were out on the ice and i held him between my legs and zig zaged back and forth slowly with him also doing so with his feet as i talked to him about pushing and feeling the edges of his feet. he still enjoyed the motion and had fun. I had no idea if any of it registered as anything to him. back in the middle of the ice we went back to standing up and balance solo. he started small glides forward ( sometimes backward ) before falling, and starting over. couple tries , back to the fun. zig zags and jumping lines. rinse repeat for an hr or so. never letting him get frustrated. also offering treats and bribery. when we left he made it from the centre dot to the edge of the circle without falling. whats that 10 feet? and i was like 1 foot at a time then stop. receive bribe glide forward a little. bribe........ French fries ,hot chocolate, Wild Kratts and candy to follow. All and all a good time is always had. FYI I dont know if this is good or not but im keeping him away from the red skating support things. I feel like it would be a crutch that he would not want to stop using for a while. we shall see how it goes. he is still a young boy and the goal is still fun. thanks for the Vid. cheers
My son is just a little younger than 2 and he’s skating well rollerblading that is. I haven’t had the chance to take him to the ice yet. I started him out on little tikes roller skates when he was 1 so he just got use to walking in them with the wheels locked and occasionally unlock the wheels to pull him around. At about 1.5 his feet were big enough to fit in missions lil ripped adjustable rollerblades. After about 2 weeks of messing around on them he started to propel himself and from there he’s gotten so much better. I’d personally recommend starting out on rollerblades just because you can get so much skating time in until they’re comfortable rather than going to a rink and they be in a bad mood right then. Also my son loves watching your son skate!
Thanks for the vid! Josh here in Ottawa. Bought my 3 yr old his first pair of Bauers for xmas and hopefully hitting the ice tomorrow for the first skate. It was a lot of fun watching you and your boy hit the ice. Now pops is on the hunt for a new pair of skates with the help of your channel. All the best in 2020!
Thanks for sharing your video, Coach Jeremy. Definitely important to emphasize on having fun. Started my son at ~20 months. Just doubled up on the socks and put him in hockey skates. Got my daughter started shortly after she turned 2 last year on Bauer Lil Angels but she’s in hockey skates this year. Started them both with a 5 gallon bucket turned upside down. Seemed to be just the right height at that age to encourage them to bend their knees and the bucket helped them to glide/push with their feet in a V-position.
We are teaching our to skate. She is 3 years old and is about to hit the ice for the second time today. I found this video very useful. We have signed her up for a class as well to get some professional lessons.
Great video. My son is 3 years, 4 months. I've had him on the ice the odd time since before he was 1 (he walked very early). At 3, we started tot and me skating classes. All he wanted to do was fall, then crawl around and knock the cones down. After a few weeks of that, he took skating classes without me on the ice with him and started doing much better. It's still a toss up of if he's gonna participate, or just lay on the ice and eat snow. But he's having fun, and is at least on the ice once a week.
I had my kiddo for the 1st time around age 21/2 it was mostly just me holding him up but then at 31/2 with full hockey gear on just sent him out with his friends and they all learned together by themselves how to skate with a little help from a coach
My daughter was a few weeks shy of her third birthday when we first took her skating. She was frustrated her first couple of times because she always wants to be perfect, but she refused to give up. She’s 15 now, and hockey is her life. BTW, we put her in a pair of those Bauer L´il Champ skates, and they were perfect.
I finally learned properly at 27. Took a beginners hockey League challenge. 10 weeks of skating drills and 10 weeks of an actual season to play against beginners. Went to public skates as often as possible to practice what I learned at the lessons and from RU-vid vids. It's all in the time you put into it!
@@56Tyskie Sounds like a good idea, I've always wanted to play hockey but was never taught how to skate properly (we live like 2 minutes from a rink, don't know why my parents never took me, probably the cost of proper skates)
Great video, absolutely agree with the fun part and those little fun motivators, eg you could see Mason kick into high gear going for the fries ad on the boards. A couple of tricks I’ve used for a 3 year old beginner is 1) walking for a minute or 2 on skates on the rubber mat before she/he goes on the ice 2) while on skates, have the toddler fall down on the rubber floor and get up on her/his own a few times before each skate. Then try that on the ice, ensure he/she has snow pants and mitts on. I’ve found that this reduces a fear of falling (because he knows he can get up) and then helps the child to relax and balance comes easier.
i was 3 when i started skating becuase one of my aunt's at the time where playing in the highest female league for under 20 and i got help from my uncle to get my gear on and on to the ice during one of my aunt's training where i whould try to chase her down. That is how i started my hockey caree that almost lead to a spot on the J20 team for JWC in hockey, just keep it fun and you never know how far it will take you kid no matter what they wanna do
I player as a kid, roller first then ice later. I learned to skate on roller skates then inline hockey before ever stepping foot on ice. I found the transition easy and fun at 10ish years old. My 3 year old stepped on the ice for the first time at around 2.25 years. After a couple months of playing at public skate (thank you for the Mason-patrol video), using the cheater bars etc., we bought the Bauer Lil champs and a small patch of hockey shot synthetic ice. In one week of daily play on the SI, he ran out on the real ice next public skate and hasn't touched the helper bars since. I'm trying to teach/let him discover stopping and finding his edges now... I remind myself that I am Dad, not Coach, and I enjoy it so much. But we do many of things you showed in your video, one thing I'd add, depending on the kid of course, is another kid. One who skates at the same level. That really makes it fun and they look at each other more than their feet == less unintended falling on their faces.
We got the adjustable walkers for ours. That helped the most. The walkers at the rink were too high, so they would lean on them too much, and not do anything. But now they(twins) chase us while using their walkers. I back skate like 10-20 feet, they hit me with their walker, then we do it again. I get "scared" when he is getting close, and try and make it a game. Twin boys - 2y 10m old.
Im 11 and i am gonna learn how to skate this summer, also im gonna go to a HOCKEY CAMP!!! i already and decent on shooting and stickhandling because of street hockey. Im so excited to start! And u motivated me, thanks!
I love this video takes me back when my son was 3 i had him walk around the house with skates on for about a month then took him to skate and he did very good
I started rollerskating when I was 5 or 6 and IT was big fun for me. And when I was 11 I tried ice skating. It was easy, because it's very simular to rollerskating. You need to love that sport. I think little kids have time to decide what they like to do and what makes them happy. Ice skating or hockey, you need to have passion for it.
From a kids pomt of view, well I guess I started a bit late haha I was 16 when I first put my dad's old pair of skates on from the 80's. If it weren't for high school physed I would never have started which I am truly grateful for. Currently I am 17 and starting my second year of hockey. Since I'm a it older my ways of getting on the ice didn't apply to little kids but it really helps living j Alberta where we get enough snow and cold weather for ice, the closest out door rink is 10 minute drive from my house and I always took the bus. For me I started watching hockey videos on RU-vid and found a bunch of really cool channels and followed tutorials and training tips. Again I'm so happy I went to physed haha, started out like a penguin on ice and it left a tone of bumps and bruises but it was probably the most fun I've ever had in my life. At a certain age you begin to appreciate the sport for what it is and how it brings people together, nothing else like a nice cold odr night
I believe I was around 4 when I first skated. But it was with figure skating boots. I still remember putting them on at home and skating on our carpet with them. At like age 7 I had my first hockey skates, but since I was already doing another high-performance sport (3 times per week á 4 hours) I wasn't able to get into hockey and lost my interest over the years. this winter I fell in love with it again (at age 21) and am workiing on my skating skills so I maybe can join a hockey team next year
Great video! I have my 2.5 year old boy who is going to go for his first time and my 4 year old daughter who is going for the 2nd time and this was very helpful!
I got both my little guys on the ice at 3. I kind of dreamed of teaching them hockey stops and edging in the first year...in reality it took about 2 years before they were both ready to learn any sort of drills. We had fun in those 2 years skating around on the ice every week though. Using the skating aids, playing tag (to practice turning), playing Mr Wolf (to practice stopping) and a few other games. I found that having buddies on the ice was great as well as the kids were motivated to bomb around with each other. Kids really get jazzed by the speed of skating, so I made sure to keep them motivated by holding their hands to help them skate fast....yes I did most of the work and they didn't learn much from me holding them as I skated fast, but they loved it and it motivated them to keep trying. I would use the fun games and speed with Daddy as rewards for certain tasks...which started with skating 5 feet ahead of them and having them skate into my arms. I gradually increased the distance until they could do an entire lap of the rink. Sooner or later they could skate fast on their own and no longer needed the speed reward. At this point you can start working on stopping and turning more. I also dressed my boys in knee pads, hockey pants, elbow pads and a helmet with cage. This cut the fear of falling and kept them on the ice longer as they didn't get hurt as often.
My daughter was 10 months old her first time on the ice. It was more of pushing her around and letting her get comfortable with it all. She was able to stand on her skates off ice but She wasnt able to stand alone on the ice til 1. Now at 3 she is asking to play hockey. I told her we need to work on skating better.
Just started taking my 4 y/o daughter out by going to a freeskate by Tim Hortons Day 1 went well few falls few tears but she enjoyed it. I found if the rink was too busy like the 2nd time we went out she was to preoccupied with what the other skaters had (ie. The pvc aid she doesnt have one but has the Skateeze) so she would give up a little more quickly. Had a few falls that day but no tears! Overall I think its been good but it seems to be about taking your time and moving at their pace!
We are doing the same as w/ potty training. No pressure:) We live in Arizona, so rinks are not as easy to come by-I wish we could just flood the nearby tennis courts! We take lots of breaks and just have fun:)
Thanks! Awesome video. Taking my little guy out for the first time tomorrow. He will be 3 in two months. I’ll follow up tomorrow! Lol. Have a feeling it will be snow angels.
