The Zone
Get Your Team Excited for Practice with these Drills
Date:07/30/2015 Source:The Zone
SCRIMMAGE Scrimmaging is a great way to develop teamwork. These scrimmages can take place with any number of players on each side. (3 on 3, 5 on 5 etc) To further develop skills like passing, speed and teamwork, try playing cross ice 3 on 3. SHOOTOUT Option 1: Your standard player going in on his/her own against the goalie. The shootout helps to develop breakaway skills al...
Fool the Defensemen with this Deke
Date:07/22/2015 Source:The Zone
IN THIS VIDEO Here are a few tips from the video for those of you who like to read To prepare for this deke either deke to the outside to get the defensemen to make a move and sweep at you with his stick, or leave the puck out to the side like you are going to skate past him on the outside and then pull the puck across and under his stick You have to avoid the stick and the skates, to avoid...
Get creative on a breakaway with these moves
Date:07/16/2015 Source:The Zone
In the video below, Jeremy shows 5 ways to pick the puck up from the ice. There are even more possibilities than the ones shown (you can use the knob!) but these 5 should keep you busy when you want to play around a little. ...
Are you Finishing your Shot?
Date:06/30/2015 Source:The Zone
A common problem I see with newer hockey players is something I call “not finishing your shot”. In hockey it’s common knowledge that to get more power, you need good weight transfer, but that’s how you start your shot, so how do you finish it? Finishing your shot requires a “snap” motion at the end. It happens in the wristshot,snapshot, and backh...
STICKHANDLING TIPS THAT EVERY HOCKEY PLAYER SHOULD KNOW
Date:06/24/2015 Source:The Zone
Stickhandling is very important in hockey, many young players may think they know how to stickhandle, but you may be surprised what you are doing wrong! I used to think I was pretty good with the puck, I could get around players, I could deke and I could score goals. I lived by this notion until I was about 16 years old, and wanted to score even more. I started looking around for information abou...
Workouts to Improve Your Shot
Date:06/24/2015 Source:The Zone
A lot of the power from a shot comes from rotating your body with speed. In this video, Jeremy teaches simple workouts you can do to improve your rotary and core strength. What you need: Medicine ball Workout partner Resistance band Hockey Stick var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; (function() { var gads = document...
Learn how to Stickhandle like Datsyuk
Date:06/24/2015 Source:The Zone
Check out this video to learn how to stickhandle like Datsyuk: This video is for all the players that know how to stickhandle but want an extra edge over other players. Jeremy explains the benefits of stickhandling with a weighted stick and goes over several drills to help your on ice game. var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; (functi...
Got a pair of Rollerblades? Improve your Edge Control!
Date:06/24/2015 Source:The Zone
Use your rollerblades this summer to improve your edge control. In this video, Jeremy goes over Inside edge control Where to point your shoulders and stick placement. Forward to backward transitions Backward to Forward transitions var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; (function() { var gads = document...
