| No. |
Micro |
Key Focus Points |
| 1. |
Forward Stride |
Knee bend - no head bobbing |
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Stride angle - 45º to the side |
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Full extension - recoil |
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| 2. |
Stationary Stickhandling |
Knee bend |
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Proper hand spacing (about a forearm’s
length), with top hand controling movement |
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Weight transfer |
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| 3. |
Stickhandling while
Skating Forward |
Same keys as stationary stickhandling |
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Eyes up |
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Hands away from body |
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| 4. |
Inside Edges |
Knee bend |
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Extend hands away from body |
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Don’t drag back foot |
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| 5. |
Outside Edges |
Knee bend |
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Extend hands away from body |
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Don’t drag back foot |
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| 6. |
Forward Crossovers |
Knee bend |
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Outside foot crosses over |
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Inside foot extends under - full extension
with toe snap |
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| 7. |
5-Step Crossovers
(Drive Skating) |
Explosive speed with high knees |
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Puck protection |
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Consistent rhythm - don’t gallop |
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| 8. |
Power Turns |
Knee bend |
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Legs open front to back like scissors
(inside foot forward); outside leg is power leg, inside leg
is steering leg |
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Tuck the puck |
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| 9. |
Stationary Passing
(Cushion & Sweep; Forehand & Backhand) |
Knee bend |
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Stick square to the puck |
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Cushion when receiving, sweep when delivering |
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| 10. |
Passing while Skating
(Cushion & Sweep; Forehand & Backhand) |
Knee bend |
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Receive on outside foot |
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Deliver on inside foot |
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| 11. |
Stationary Passing
(Touch Pass) |
Knee bend |
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Top hand out to make blade cupped |
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Execute pass with cross checking motion |
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| 12. |
Passing while Skating
(Touch Pass) |
Knee bend |
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Adjust hands to make blade cupped |
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Execute pass with cross checking motion |
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| 13. |
Stationary Passing
(Saucer Pass) |
Knee bend |
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Puck starts at heel of blade; blade
open |
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Release puck, let it spin from heel
to toe |
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| 14. |
Passing while Skating
(Saucer Pass) |
Knee bend |
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Puck starts at heel of blade; blade
open |
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Release puck, let it spin from heel
to toe |
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| 15. |
Bank Pass |
Sweep pass |
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Hit yellow dasher for best bounce |
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Learn angles |
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| 16. |
Drop Pass |
Pull defender with you |
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Drop puck so it stops in an area |
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Learn team’s attack patterns |
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| 17. |
Area Passing |
Pass to area not player |
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Timing is responsibility of receiver |
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Better to be late and speeding up, than
early and slowing down |
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| 18. |
Crossover Start |
Knee bend |
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Cross over while staying low - stick
stays down |
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Explode! |
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| 19. |
V-Start |
Knee bend |
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Feet in a “V” - heels together |
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Explode; first 6 strides are running,
then low, smooth strides |
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| 20. |
2-Foot Inside Edge Stops |
Knee bend |
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Front foot digs in, back foot drags
(feet stay parallel with each other, on both inside edges) |
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Two hands on stick |
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| 21. |
Hockey Stops |
Knee bend |
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Feet open front to back like scissors
- back foot forward |
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Both feet dig in |
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| 22. |
1-Foot Outside Edge Stops |
Knee bend |
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Back foot stops on outside edge |
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Front foot crosses over the back foot
as you come to a stop |
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| 23. |
1-Foot Inside Edge Stops |
Knee bend |
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Front foot stops on inside edge |
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Back foot lifts and prepares to go opposite
direction |
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| 24. |
Crossover Stops |
Knee bend |
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Back foot stops on outside edge |
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Front foot crosses over the back foot
as you explode in the opposite direction |
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| 25. |
Backward C-Cuts |
Butt down, chest up |
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Weight on heels; heels stay on the ice;
eyes up |
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Upper body loose but compact; hands
at hips; no arm pumping |
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| 26. |
Backward Crossunders |
Butt down, chest up |
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Outside foot ccuts, inside foot pushes
under (full extension with toe snap), inside foot steps back
out |
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Outside foot doesn’t leave the ice |
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| 27. |
Backward 3-Step Crossunders |
Butt down, chest up |
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Hands at hips |
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"C-cut, crossunder, step out” alternating
legs |
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| 28. |
Stickhandling while
Skating Backward |
Butt down, chest up |
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Hands and feet work independently |
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Eyes up |
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| 29. |
Pivots (Forward to
Backward) |
Knee bend |
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Step, glide, step |
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No head bobbing |
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| 30. |
Pivots (Backward to
Forward) |
Knee bend |
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Open and turn - no crossover pivots |
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No head bobbing |
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| 31. |
Pivots (Inside Reverse) |
Knee bend |
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No head bobbing |
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Explosive crossovers to change direction
quickly, then backward crossunders |
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| 32. |
Backward Stops & Starts |
Two step crossover starts |
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Backward crossunders once speed is up |
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V stops |
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| 33. |
Giving & Receiving
Passes while Skating Backward |
Butt down, chest up |
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Hands and feet work independently |
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Learn where to aim |
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| 34. |
Mohawks |
Knee bend |
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Heel to heel |
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Weight transfer |
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| 35. |
Deking |
Learn to “sell” the move |
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Get comfortable handling puck farther
from body |
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Start move early enough to have space |
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| 36. |
Toe Drag |
Knee bend |
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Push puck out, pull puck in with toe
of blade |
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Learn to execute from different angles |
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| 37. |
Explosiveness |
Knee bend |
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Quick feet |
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Powerful stride |
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| 38. |
Wrist Shot |
Load up back leg |
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Stick blade square to target |
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Explode from back foot to front foot
while snapping wrists |
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| 39. |
Snap Shot |
Knee bend |
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Drive stick into ice and snap puck -
stick flex generates power |
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Nose out in front of toes for max stick
flex |
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| 40. |
Slap Shot |
Knee bend and forward lean |
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Full wind up |
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Drive stick into ice and slap puck -
stick flex generates power |
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| 41. |
Backhand Shot |
Load up back leg |
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Stick blade square to target |
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Explode from back foot to front foot
while snapping wrists |
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| 42. |
OneTimer Shots |
Knee bend |
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Same mechanics as slap or snap shot |
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Timing |
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| 43. |
Flip Shot (for DumpIns) |
Knee bend |
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Flip puck high using wrists |
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Aim for area where your team can get
to the puck first |
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| 44. |
Deflections |
Positioning in front of net (either
in close, or further out, depending on your strategy) |
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Face shooter |
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If shot is high, knock it down; if low,
tip it up; if left, tip it right; if right, tip it left (then
jump on the rebound!) |
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| 45. |
Rebounding |
Net front positioning - stay further
away from goalie so the rebound doesn’t bounce past you |
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Time arrival to net |
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Shoot high - usually goalie is down
after a save |
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| 46. |
Crashing the Net |
Drive net hard for onetimer shots,
tips, and rebounds |
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Be ready to be hit |
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Don’t skate past the rebound |
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| 47. |
Checking |
Knee bend for stability |
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Time the hit |
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Separate man from puck |
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| 48. |
Pinning & “Legal Picks” |
Use to open up time and space |
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Hit and pin, but release quickly |
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Use body positioning to make opponent’s
route to puck longer |
