How can I become a better ice hockey player?
Abcde #8 asked:
I really want to get better, last year was my first year in hockey and I want to practice this summer so I can better because my team isn′t going o be as good next year because we lost our six (seniors) best players and our two main coaches. Please give me some advice on how I can get better. Thanks.
I really want to get better, last year was my first year in hockey and I want to practice this summer so I can better because my team isn′t going o be as good next year because we lost our six (seniors) best players and our two main coaches. Please give me some advice on how I can get better. Thanks.
just always practice practice practice……practice makes perfect
Practice skating and handling the puck.
practice a lot
Stop eating Tuna Fish and start eating Tuna and hope that it’s fish.
Really..
Chin Ups
Speed skating
Yoga
Uphill running_
Uphill Biking_
Ankle-weight skating_
Calf-raises
**********DO NOT*********Inline skate***********
Trust me and disreguard the dweeb below…. Inline skating will destroy your game faster than anything.
I disagree with the answer above. Do in line skate.
You can’t do as many things on Rollerblades, but it’s good to keep the skills sharp.
I’m also in a similar situation. What I have been doing is the following:
Get yourself a white board. It doesn’t have to be huge.
Then, find an open area and something you can hit pucks against. I’m doing it in my basement.
In this way you can work on your wrist shot, snap shot, slap shot, etc. I also have a ‘goal’ which is a square fashioned out of tape on the basement wall.
You will also need to keep in top shape. Jog, blade, whatever.
Do something that will help you work on your endurance.
Then, hit the gym. Work the entire body, as hockey is a sport that is demanding on the entire body. Not just the legs.
Eat healthy!
You can also get some blades on and practice your stick handling (moving) on the street or in a parking lot. I look rather silly doing it but I set up chairs in this small parking lot near my house and stick handle a roller hockey puck around them and through them.
Have fun next season! I can’t wait!
Edit:
Think about it logically. How could in line blading ruin your game? The weight placement is different, and so is the terrain but it does not ‘ruin’ your ice skating. The hoser above me obviously has no game and likes to blame his shortcomings on rollerblading.
Also, above answerer, the burden of proof is not on me. It’s on you. Please, back up how ‘in line’ skating ruins one’s game with facts from a source other than yourself.
Also, it’s spelled disregard*. It’s quite obvious you’re not educated, so please don’t give people advise on things you’re not informed on. K? Thanks.
Well, since you can skate with confidence, you’re better than me, lol. Practice a lot, work on your shots, remember which penalties you tend to get and try not to do them, and just don’t give up.
To clarify a point: Rollerblading uses slightly different muscles than ice skating. Odd, but it does. Also rollerblading tends to shift your mechanics a little as you have to adjust to different heights, and angles, etc.
However, the fundamentals are the same. Head up and on a swivel. The cardio workout is good for the heart and lungs.
Everyone has emphasized practice, someone mentioned diet.
So to be slightly different, exercise the brain. Read a few books on hockey. Understand how and why things work.
Its great to practice how to shoot. But it helps to understand the stick shooting angle in relation to the goalie.
There are lots of skill building books that will have this information, and they are not very expensive. They might even have them at the local library.
If you can, watch hockey games, and try to study the events. Its all about cause and effect. Watch some teams long enough, and you can predict what they are going to do.
this off season, stick handle with a golf ball, and play another sport(soccer will help, so will running, baseball, any sport can only help)
Thebest thing you can do is practice your skating. If you can’t skate then no other skills will be useful. You can rollerblade and hope that that helps, but there are two good ways to improve your skating. Forst, use a slide board. A slide board is a long piece of wood with some type of glossy, slippery covering. It is usually around 8′ long by 4′ wide. There is a block of wood on each side. You use some kind of wax for the board and then you push off from one side to the other. You can drill multiple positions for the ppush-off blocks, so as you become better you can move the blocks further apart. This drill really helps to increase your stride length. Another drill is to make a rope ladder and practice running through it on your tiptoes. This will help to improve your agility and will also give you a quicker start on your skates.
Here is a link on how to build a slide board
you could also buy one
Here’s a good picture of a rope ladder
You just lay it on the ground and run back and forth through it.
You need to get your skating down FIRST! Skating is the most important part to becoming a better hockey player. You need to be as good, if not better at skating as you are at walking. You go about this the same way you learned to walk, PRACTICE. You don’t neccessarilly need to get a trainer, but it would greatly help, learning the right form will make a big difference. If you can’t do that, then at least get on the ice for at least 100hrs before the next season. If you can get 100hrs in, you will be alot better. Once you have become a perfect skater, the other parts of the game will be easier to learn. One thing that you need to be a good hockey player is “hockey sense”. Hockey Sense is the ability to know where people are on the ice at all times, and know what you are supposed to do immediatly at any time. The only way to develope Hockey Sense is to play play play. You can’t just learn the game of hockey overnight, it will take years to perfect your game. Hockey is the greatest game on earth, and if you stick with it, you will become good. Have fun, that is all that really matters. Good Luck!