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Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:19 |
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By Diane Ness
As we get into the deep stretch of our winter season, practices can get difficult. The excitement of the beginning of the season has passed and holiday tournaments have already played out. We still have a few weeks before district tournament games and even longer before end of the year Mite tournaments.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:25 |
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The load, the push, the extension |
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Thursday, 09 February 2012 10:06 |
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By Diane Ness
I have come across some great photos of young Wild skaters while we were working on their stride during a summer session. While looking at the pictures, it should give you a better understanding of the three main elements that go into a stride. The load, the push and the extension. Although there is more that goes into a stride than that, I would like to revisit these three main components.
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The most underrated skating skill |
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 10:36 |
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By Diane Ness
One of the most underrated skating skills used is a basic inside edge shuffle. If you watch a college or pro game you will notice a lot of times skaters are mostly gliding or trying to maintain their speed.
This is when the inside edge shuffle is useful. It is a skill that is not really understood or practiced regularly and yet it is used constantly throughout every shift on the ice.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 February 2012 10:43 |
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Being balanced while skating backward |
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Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:02 |
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By Diane Ness
Recently one of the areas that I have noticed is a real struggle for young skaters is backward skating. I always tell my students anything you can do forward you should be able to do backward.
When we look at professional and college defensemen we see that their backward skating is so good that they can match any forward’s forward skating at top speed. That is the key if you are a defenseman and want to keep moving up levels. The game gets fast and forwards get even faster. The question is can the D keep up?
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The progression of skating |
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 09:55 |
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We recently had our first day of our Learn to Skate program for the new winter session. For this program, we see all types of ages and abilities. The basic fact is that it still comes back to understanding that skating development is a progression.
One of the classes in particular sticks out in my mind. It was a beginner class filled with 3- and 4-year-olds in which this was their first time being on the ice. Our first lesson at this level starts from the beginning, learning how to fall down and get up, learning how to march with hands “on the table” out in front of them, and if they are really advanced, trying to touch their toes as they march.
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