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Skating Skills - Puck Control

Skating Skills - Puck Control

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Andrew Meier
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Time to work the skills with pucks and small spaces.

 

SET IT UP:

7 bumpers set up along the zone.  Pile pucks near each pair / set so you can pull from them.

 

RUN IT:

1 Forward skating

2 Backward skating

3 Lateral skating 

4 Backwards with puck, stop, then down the other side.

5 Forward with puck, hard stop, then down the other side.

6 Backchecking / forward skate

7 Forward with puck, reverse with defense.






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