| If you're going to have a team that is going to rule on | | | | to the first player's jersey. Then the first player will |
| the ice, it's important that their skating is amazing. The | | | | need to skate to the red line pulling the other player |
| technique and performance of your skaters must be | | | | along behind. This is great for working on those starts |
| great or your entire team is going to fail. Of course | | | | and building up power in each of your players. |
| there are some things that can be done to improve | | | | Chasing the Wind Exercise |
| the way your team is on the ice. Hockey skating drills | | | | Another great exercise to use for your team, the |
| can be used to help improve the way your team is | | | | Chasing the Wind drill is going to help your players |
| skating so they can go on to win victories on the ice. | | | | improve their cardio fitness and it will also help them |
| So, here are a few excellent drills to use to improve | | | | with starting and stopping as well. Start out with all the |
| your team. | | | | players on the blue line and then blow the whistle. At |
| Snow Cone | | | | this point, the skaters must go to the 2nd blue line and |
| You'll find these hockey skating drills are excellent for | | | | quickly stop. With the next whistle blow they then go |
| everyone and they will improve speed and stopping. | | | | on to the red line and stop. The last whistle blow |
| Divide up your team into two different groups and put | | | | should take them back to the original blue when where |
| them in two different corners of the ice. Then take a | | | | they first began. You can make this exercise go faster |
| cone and put it right on the blue line. Then all the | | | | and faster by decreasing the amount of time that they |
| players in each team must skate as fast as they can | | | | stop. |
| to the blue line, stop hard, pivot around, and then skate | | | | Of course there are many great exercises that can |
| back as fast as possible. | | | | help improve the skating of your team. However, |
| Power Starts | | | | these are some great hockey skating drills that will |
| If you want to work on powerful starts with your | | | | really make a difference in the way that your team |
| hockey skating drills, the Power Start exercise will | | | | skates. Use them enough and you'll see a drastic |
| work. To do this exercise, you'll have one player in the | | | | improve in the way your teams performs out there on |
| front, and then have a second player behind holding on | | | | the ice. |