Hockey Training at Home: The Complete Guide
You don't need ice time to get better. Here's how to set up a home training space and a 25-minute daily routine that improves your shot, hands, and passing.
You don't need ice time to get better. Here's how to set up a home training space and a 25-minute daily routine that improves your shot, hands, and passing.
Five outdoor-rink hockey drills for pond and backyard rink season, plus how to dress for the cold, care for pucks and sticks, and keep it fun.
Win puck battles along the boards with body position and leverage: how to seal off the checker, protect the puck, use your edges, pin, box out and stay safe.
How to be effective at the net front: establish position, screen the goalie, tip shots, win rebounds and be hard to move - with drills.
Master defensive-zone positioning by reading the ice markings - protect the house, cover the slot, and support your teammates before the battle starts.
Learn how to do hockey crossovers on ice - the edges, arm drive, forward and backward technique, common faults and drills to build speed through every turn.
Edge work is the foundation of skating. Learn inside vs outside edges, the key drills - C-cuts, edge circles, one-foot glides - and how to train edges off the ice.