-Pay attention to face the game (ice hockey/opposing player) when sliding forward and reversing gears. When turning, push the skates obliquely backward to drive the legs, grab the ground with both feet, turn your body around with the strength of your waist and legs, and keep your body facing the game after completing the action.
Tips: At the beginning, young players can separate their feet, bend their knees and lower their center of gravity, and practice 360-degree steering in situ.
Advanced mode:
-The basic mode is easy to use, but the disadvantage is that skates always rub on the ice when turning, resulting in greater resistance and slowing down the speed. In order to keep the fast skating in the competition, coach Scott provided another advanced mode: when turning, the skates with both legs are slightly off the ice, and the skates with balanced legs grab the ground in front and stand on tiptoe in the back. After turning, the skates also grabbed the ground in front, and finally stood on the ice with their feet. The advantage of advanced mode is that the contact surface between the skates and the ice surface is greatly reduced when turning, and the center of gravity is consistent with the front of the skates, so the sliding speed can be maintained as much as possible.
Please watch the video below.
Tips: At the beginning, young players can practice the monkey walk demonstrated by coach Scott in the video first, so as to master the correct posture of skates when turning and how to control the center of gravity when turning.
Monkey walking
The martial arts in the world are fast and unbreakable! In the ice hockey game, this well-known martial arts drama is the most appropriate. No matter which action, simple or complex, needs a lot of practice to improve.
English keywords:
Facing the drama: similar to reading the drama, facing the drama literally means facing the game. In fact, it is to focus on the game scene and always face your game object.
Monkey Walking: Monkey Walking, the skates with both feet are separated by 180 degrees, with toes (front of the skates) pointing outward and heels (back of the skates) approaching and pointing inward. Bend your knees to lower your center of gravity, and then practice alternating your left and right feet on the ice like a monkey walking. This action is used to practice flexibility and balance on the ice.