Wednesday 1/10 I did a Power Skating only session with our Wolves EHLP team (in addition to our team practice). Above are some clips of the drills and concepts we incorporated.
Here are some concepts to look at if you want to use some of these drills:
Adding a cutback to your circles- Cutbacks (using the outside edge with your inside foot to sharpen and tighten your tight turns) are an essential skill in quick turns. Once kids get good at this helps with puck protection and keep the puck in tight spaces.
Shrinking the space and adding a race- Even older kids want competition and to make it accountable!
If you want your players to be faster incorporate transitions!!! Hockey is not a straight line game.
Enjoy
