| Hockey players will usually make a fool out of | | | | them to react appropriately. |
| opposing players by using their fancy and deceptive | | | | The following information is crucial to learn and apply |
| stick handling and body movements that enable then | | | | for any hockey player: |
| to out maneuver opposing players with ease. Learn | | | | |
| how to overcome this by using a simple and | | | | 1. Instead of focusing on the puck or stick handling, |
| easy-to-use technique that you can learn a few | | | | focus on the opposing players hips. |
| minutes. | | | | 2. The reason I say to focus on the hips and that the |
| Usually for defenseman it's really hard at times to | | | | hips is where the center of gravity is located. |
| stops or neutralize the opposing players barreling down | | | | 3. The center of gravity or hips are the slowest and |
| the ice. Now it's their job to stop this opposing player | | | | most predictable part of the body. |
| from attaining the net. | | | | Explanation: |
| The big problem comes in when these defenseman | | | | By looking the at the hips then it will give you all kinds |
| players will be focused on the puck and stick handling | | | | of time to act or react to the opposing player because |
| and this is totally wrong. Every time you focus on the | | | | you're just focusing on a slow moving target. |
| puck, you'll have a 95% chance of being out played by | | | | Review: |
| opposing players. | | | | Just focus and look at the opposing hockey players' |
| Let me explain what I mean... | | | | hips and you will have no problem in stopping him |
| If you focus on the puck or stick handling this focus will | | | | because the hips are slow moving and you'll always |
| have to be done by the defenseman in a rapid way | | | | know in the exact direction that the player will be going |
| and by the time they adjust or react to the | | | | by doing this practice. |
| movements of the puck or stick, it will be too late for | | | | |