1. Re: Skating Backwards
I was recently watching peewees do skill testing. One of the drills was 100' straight backward skating. After wathching several good skaters have slow starts because of poor cross overs, I asked a senior coach that I was standing by what he thought of cross over starts. He ...
by Al Takle on 11/07 12:07PM - Forum - 0 Hits

2. Skating Backwards
I have a question on how to start skating backwards, such as the D leaving the blue line. Should you do a cross over start or just take off using C cuts? I believe that cross overs generally don't help you gain much more speed and ...
by Al Takle on 10/18 01:20PM - Forum - 4,465 Hits

3. Re: U Tube Coaching clips by Wally Kozak
I took the time to watch "Pylons Puck Control" and "Small Area Progressive practice". They are both excellent. Normally I don't like to use props in pratice but the pylon puck control is an excellent use of cones. I would probably use extra nets for the Small ...
by Al Takle on 06/07 06:39PM - Forum - 0 Hits

4. Hockey Coaching ABCs - Book 2
Hockey Coaching ABC's: A program to develop the complete player by Juhani Wahlsten and Tom Molloy This is the second book by Juhani Wahlsten and Tom Molloy and it completes their first book which was for beginner coaches and players. In the book they show coaches for ...
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5. Hockey Coaching ABCs - Book 1
The ABC's of International Hockey by Juhani Wahlsten and Tom Molloy. Presented and prepared for the IIHF World Championship, this program combines methods from Europe and Canada in a program that progresses from level 0 to level 6. Excellence through participation, this learn-by-doing method uses drills ...
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