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Kevin Yellowaga,
You can tell Laura she did a good job with me as I was rated 3rd fastest skater in the Western Hockey League. She was great and I love everything that she teaches.”
Kevin Yellowaga,
Hockey Coach and Director of Hockey Operations
PUCK SMART INC.
Mike Bossy talks Concussion Safety
The Alzheimer Society of Lanark County will be hosting a Concussion Awareness and Safety Event in Smiths Falls, Ontario on Monday, September 26th, 2011 from 6-9pm at the new Smiths Falls Community Memorial Centre. We are very pleased to announce that we have two amazing guest speakers: former NHL star Mike Bossy and University of Toronto Assistant Professor of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy and head of the BrainFit Lab Dr. Michelle Keightley.(More)
Backward Crossover Video mini lesson by Instructor Team Leader Alan Noble.
The crossovers shown are best used for gaining acceleration and lateral mobility and should not be done in a one on one situation.
Also players shouldn't do the "reach in" technique until they have already mastered normal backward crossovers powerfully and to full extension. When players try to do the reach in and have not fully grasped the technique of the normal crossovers, it tends to make the crossovers worse rather than better. It would be like adding in a puck to the forward stride before the player has the normal stride down, its just too much to think about right off the bat and should be built up to in a progression.
Tip: The Pivot (Tight Turn)
One of the most important agility moves in hockey is the pivot or tight turn. Wayne Gretzky was a master of this move. He used it magically to escape defenders and accelerate into open ice with the puck.
The pivot is a forward skating move in which the player executes a tight turn and emerges from it still skating forward, but in a new direction. It is an extremely important hockey move because it gives the player numerous options.
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STEVE DUCHESNE :
"Her system was the boost that helped me make it
to the NHL."
Catch or Be Caught
How do you know if someone is a fast skater? The best way to find out is always by having a race. And the type of race that most often stands out in a game is the race between a skater on a break away and one back checking.
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by Alan Noble, Instructor