| Hockey players have a hard time to completing their | | | | 1. Make sure that you check the opposing player at the |
| checks because they are not focusing on the proper | | | | hip level with either your shoulders or your lower |
| target. Once a player knows where to focus and | | | | forearm. The reason you want to do the above is |
| what to do, it will enable them to become a master at | | | | because when you target the opposing player's hip |
| checking other players. The usual way that players will | | | | level, he can't move the hips (or center of gravity) in |
| check their opponents is by trying to line up the other | | | | any direction in a rapid movement. If you aim at his |
| player, in such a way, that they can check them with | | | | shoulder level then he can move his shoulders and |
| their shoulder. | | | | upper body fast and avoid the check. But if you aim |
| Another thing the person checking will do (that is | | | | for the hips (center of gravity) then the player can't |
| wrong) is to try and check the other player at the | | | | move his hips very fast because the center of gravity |
| shoulder level. Let me explain why this above items | | | | is always very slow in it's movement. |
| are wrong and how to eliminate these practices so | | | | 2. Also make sure you attack and check the hips |
| that you can master the checking process in the | | | | (center of gravity) because every time you target and |
| proper way. | | | | hit the center of gravity it will throw the player off his |
| If you check the other player at the shoulder level, he | | | | game and will make him lose his balance. We've seen |
| has a better chance of moving his upper body from | | | | this done in such a way that the player being checked |
| side to side to avoid being checked. When this | | | | will lose his balance and fall to the ice. |
| happens the player will sometimes miss his check | | | | Review: |
| because the other player isn't has moved his upper | | | | Make sure you check the opposing player and target |
| body and shoulders in such a position that he can | | | | the level of the hips. Also you can either check him |
| avoid the check. | | | | with your shoulders or with your forearm. |
| Here is exactly what you should do and why: | | | | |