I’m an overweight washed up beer leaguer now, tried these techniques in warm ups thinking I could get my legs Back from my junior days. I was winded after 3 explosive strides.
Completely understand. This guy is in great cardio shape! He’s a great coach and These kids are so lucky to be at his camps. He’s putting Okanagan to shame
Mastering weight shifts, edge control (particularly of your outside edges) & lateral agility is INFINITELY more impactful to your game than the forward stride. I mean look at Kucherov, Kane, Tavares, Pavelski, Robertson, Matthews, etc. I can assure you there are dozens of 4th line NHLers (+ hundreds of AHL/ECHL players) who are MUCH faster in a straight line. So why do the "fast" guys make $750,000 while the "slow" guys make $7.5MM...maybe bc the forward stride is almost useless? 🤷🏽♂️😂 To be clear, I used to teach at Laura Stamm so I'm beyond familiar with the toe start, forward/back arm swing, etc. Sadly, both cues are extremely dumb & wrong. They're simply not evidence-based teaching & ignore basic laws of physics. The fact is the fastest players in the NHL don't start on their toes, arm swing should be side to side (I'd explain the physics of horizontal force & how arm swing helps your weight transfer but I'm too lazy right now) & TBH the forward stride is maybe the least important skating component to work on. NHL players use the forward stride in less than 10% of their time on the ice, as straight line skating makes it easy for defenders.
My son started skating at 6 years old...hes the smallest kid in his team at 11 years old...hes on the select team and works hard...ive shown him jump squats and take him running up hills to help with that explosiveness and speed that a i see the tri As do...he moves like butter as his peripheral sense of other players is great thanks to soccer...but soon his head up has to be inlcuded as hitting is coming up...im nervous as a father...he loves playing and hes got a great bunch of friends. This side speed shuffle looks good to show him...thanks...any other tips to help with increasing speed would help...thanks
Why are you stomping your feet? Loud doesn’t mean fast. You want your recovery to come back all the way not keeping your feet wide like ur on a train track.
This is wrong, to generate more speed you want to focus on pushing your legs out to the side rather than behind you. This generates more kinetic energy and produces a more explosive skater. The best example is Jack Eichel, one of the fastest skaters in the league but his legs are not moving very fast
He also moves his arms forward & back which is a ridiculous & outdated power skating technique. Bottom line, if the fastest players in the world DON'T skate how a coach is teaching you to skate, you KNOW it's wrong. IDK about you but if I had 2 options to choose from, one being "skate exactly like a textbook says you should skate" while the other option was "skate like the guys making $10 million dollars/year from their skating", I'd choose the second option 🤷🏽♂️
Strength in the stride can do a lot too. I can generate a faster speed with less strides than a guy going quick with weak strides. I'm not sure if I like that side to side drill, I don't think it would do a lot thinking about it. I'd rather focus on stride form and general skating drills working on edge work. I'd also throw in some dry land ability drills to improve quickness but thats for when kids are 6th grade and older. Younger kids, just get them in other sports and doing things to stay active.
I agree with you, but I think the side to side drill was meant for quick lateral movement and an initial step over, not power strides to get to full speed. So the puck goes down ice and you've got to step over to change/adjust your direction and then go into full speed.
I love these tips, but I do wonder if these could apply to speed skating on rollerblades, and if not, if there is any you know that could help with that
This guy can skate better than I can walk 😭
Same
Get off the couch
I mean I can skate better than I walk
i definitely skate better than i walk
I tried this in my shoes and tripped and fell
As a running sprinter; swinging the arms is the magic that makes the legs move! Very true!
Was literally about to say this, especially when you run the 400m it's all in the arms baby. You'll see sprinters shoulders are huge because of this.
@@markwatson6644 haha I fall under the same 400m category, last 100 you only have arms since the feeling in the legs is far gone 😂
@@Spirit_Matters.Arthur hahaha exactly, know the feeling all to well.
Best hockey skills coach ever
I’m an overweight washed up beer leaguer now, tried these techniques in warm ups thinking I could get my legs Back from my junior days. I was winded after 3 explosive strides.
Completely understand. This guy is in great cardio shape! He’s a great coach and These kids are so lucky to be at his camps. He’s putting Okanagan to shame
Mastering weight shifts, edge control (particularly of your outside edges) & lateral agility is INFINITELY more impactful to your game than the forward stride. I mean look at Kucherov, Kane, Tavares, Pavelski, Robertson, Matthews, etc.
I can assure you there are dozens of 4th line NHLers (+ hundreds of AHL/ECHL players) who are MUCH faster in a straight line. So why do the "fast" guys make $750,000 while the "slow" guys make $7.5MM...maybe bc the forward stride is almost useless? 🤷🏽♂️😂
To be clear, I used to teach at Laura Stamm so I'm beyond familiar with the toe start, forward/back arm swing, etc. Sadly, both cues are extremely dumb & wrong. They're simply not evidence-based teaching & ignore basic laws of physics.
The fact is the fastest players in the NHL don't start on their toes, arm swing should be side to side (I'd explain the physics of horizontal force & how arm swing helps your weight transfer but I'm too lazy right now) & TBH the forward stride is maybe the least important skating component to work on. NHL players use the forward stride in less than 10% of their time on the ice, as straight line skating makes it easy for defenders.
Good lord! If half of the coaches for u14 & under were as good as this coach! Imagine the skill level in ten years!
I wish my coaches are this good.
this is so goofy to watch but the over exaggerated strides are probably really good to teach kids 😂
Keegan-Micheal Key is a phenomenal coach!!
Ya done messed up, A-A-Ron
I play 16u hockey and i'm 14. so these videos have helped me a lot to keep up with the faster pace.
Hell ya! Keep it up!
Dude did these drills so effortlessly
Because they’re easy?
he is too good at the rink the rink is literally learning from him itself
My son started skating at 6 years old...hes the smallest kid in his team at 11 years old...hes on the select team and works hard...ive shown him jump squats and take him running up hills to help with that explosiveness and speed that a i see the tri As do...he moves like butter as his peripheral sense of other players is great thanks to soccer...but soon his head up has to be inlcuded as hitting is coming up...im nervous as a father...he loves playing and hes got a great bunch of friends. This side speed shuffle looks good to show him...thanks...any other tips to help with increasing speed would help...thanks
Why are you stomping your feet? Loud doesn’t mean fast. You want your recovery to come back all the way not keeping your feet wide like ur on a train track.
I haven't played hockey since I was a child but I want to skate because of this guy
Effing brilliant explanation to the youth on fundamentals of excellence in technique. Precision of physical execution conveyed. Well done.
Guy looks sloppy
This guy skates better than 95 percent of nhlers im sure.
Bud just tell them to try Speed Skating...
People pay this guy to train their kids lol?! 😅
oh man....train2.0 people. this is so funny
He has a totally different voice at the end...
these kids are like, can i have pizza now?
Lol
This is wrong, to generate more speed you want to focus on pushing your legs out to the side rather than behind you. This generates more kinetic energy and produces a more explosive skater.
The best example is Jack Eichel, one of the fastest skaters in the league but his legs are not moving very fast
Thought I was the only one who noticed. Same with McDavid, looks totally different than this
You still lunge, that’s the point.
He also moves his arms forward & back which is a ridiculous & outdated power skating technique. Bottom line, if the fastest players in the world DON'T skate how a coach is teaching you to skate, you KNOW it's wrong.
IDK about you but if I had 2 options to choose from, one being "skate exactly like a textbook says you should skate" while the other option was "skate like the guys making $10 million dollars/year from their skating", I'd choose the second option 🤷🏽♂️
Strength in the stride can do a lot too. I can generate a faster speed with less strides than a guy going quick with weak strides. I'm not sure if I like that side to side drill, I don't think it would do a lot thinking about it. I'd rather focus on stride form and general skating drills working on edge work. I'd also throw in some dry land ability drills to improve quickness but thats for when kids are 6th grade and older. Younger kids, just get them in other sports and doing things to stay active.
I agree with you, but I think the side to side drill was meant for quick lateral movement and an initial step over, not power strides to get to full speed. So the puck goes down ice and you've got to step over to change/adjust your direction and then go into full speed.
Of course bro has the bauer ag5nt too
Do you train goalies as well?
GODAM his step overs go crazy WTF!!! No look quick steps and stops wtf!!!
Wtf is this guy talking about
I love these tips, but I do wonder if these could apply to speed skating on rollerblades, and if not, if there is any you know that could help with that
God I wish I started as a kid
Buddy, would have loved to have done a camp when I was younger...
Under rated is how loud he talks. So many coaches low key whisper it seems. He actually wants the players to hear him
Been watching for a while your content is awesome from U9 rep coach
Круто молодец!
We need more of these guys teaching our children how to play hockey
I'm not much of a hockey fan. But I really enjoy watching these.
I think you might need a bigger fan than you think
shit your yallers
What’s that jacket
The best teacher skating 💪
Holly rec center
This guy can skate better than Michael Jordan.
This guy looks like he trained Connor Bernard.
See you can actually skate, like me , I like your videos
I lnow
So good
true
You should do a video of switching over from forward to back
you mean pivoting.
@@WILLIAMS45 yeah
This guy is the man 😎
if you cut the video at "who wants to get Fu..."
I use this for short track. Thank you!
This is great but I’m tired after the first rep
Daniel Toah needs to do just one more episode
Man, you're really good at this stuff
You never seen Coffey or Messier choppy
First way to get faster, get lighter.
God dang he is good 👍🏼
Very very impressive
Plz come to Alaska
I wish i had this man as my coach as a young man
Nice Ag5nt
I wish I can skate as well as his "bad" examples!
I’m gonna stick with ping pong. 🏓
Also weight room will help