Partner Pull helps players work on their skating skills with some resistance. Encourage players to focus on their form to maximize movements.
Description
Coach draws lines on the ice to designate starting point for the players and places a cone at the far side of the ice inline with the player line.
Players partner up and face the same direction. Sharing sticks so that one is pulling the other chariot style.
The front player pulls the other player across the ice practicing their forward stride
Players wait at the far cone for all participants to complete before heading back
Passive player can be directed to:
- Add light pressure by using snow plow
- Perform large skiing motions on their inside and outside edges
Key Points
Encourage proper skating posture:
- Hips down
- Chest forward
- Deep knee bend
- Shoulders back
Reinforce stride mechanics:
- Hip extension
- Pushing off toe
- Blade contact with the ice
- Foot recovery
