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By Henrike Elvira. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 13:38:45 PM.

USA Hockey strongly discourages checking from behind but if it should happen while you′re facing the boards get your stick and gloves up to spread out the area of impact. Use your arms as shock absorbers.

By Adrienne Christiane. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 13:38:26 PM.

The learning doesn't stop on the ice. Over the course of the year we'll bring in guest speakers such as police or firemen military service members or other professionals to talk to our players about things that are not directly related to the Xs and Os of the game. It's

By Avdotya Klara. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 13:38:32 PM.

HAND SKILLS With the advancement of the butterfly save in the early to mid-1990s goaltenders started perfecting their on-ice coverage and the use of their hands was a bit forgotten. Catching a puck means possession for your team and rebounds off your blocker are steered to the corner. In warmup

By Henrike Elvira. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 13:38:07 PM.

This shot uses the same technique as a wrist shot only done on the backhand. Start with the puck on the heel of the blade and as you transfer your weight forward from your back foot to the front roll your wrists over and release the puck while pointing at

By Cecilia Erica. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 13:38:01 PM.

SKATING SKILLS The foundation of goaltending is based on balance and edges. The better skater you are the better goaltender you will be. Before every practice and every game your warmup should consist of simple skating drills: T-pushes shuffles and slides. You use a T-push for long crease movements. Push

By Cecilia Erica. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 13:38:39 PM.

Everybody loves to skate with the puck and stickhandle through the opposition defenses on the way to the net. Still it′s much more effective if you let the puck do the work for you. Passing is without a doubt the best way to move the puck.

By Adrienne Christiane. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 13:37:47 PM.

Players must learn to protect themselves especially along the boards. When going into the corner use some fakes with your body stick or skates to avoid being a stationary target. Keep your skates parallel to the boards rather than pointing toward the boards. As soon as you pick up the

By Regina Dania. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 13:38:51 PM.

WORK ETHIC AND FITNESS You need to be the hardest worker and most fit player on your team. New York Rangers goalie Mike Richter won the fitness award every year. Hall of Famer Ed Belfour used to run triathlons. St. Louis′ Brian Elliott is the hardest-working goalie I′ve ever coached.

By Regina Dania. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 13:38:15 PM.

Blocker. Proper blocker sizing will allow a goaltender to control the face of the blocker. This will lead to better rebound control and protection. Similar to fitting for a glove from the end of the finger channels to the tips of a goaltender's fingers there should be no more than

By Avdotya Klara. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 13:37:53 PM.

Repetitions without being repetitive. We are all guilty of relying on our favorite tried-and-true drills to work on specific skills. A coach should not lose sight of the importance of continuing to promote skill development but mixing in different drills and small area games with new objectives can go a