When Cathy Andrade moved from Calgary, Alberta, to San Jose, California, in the early 90s, she did not hang up her skates in favour of a surfboard.
In fact, she did the opposite.
Andrade, a former competitive figure skater, doubled down on life in the rink and is now regarded as one of California’s premier power skating instructors. She has coached tens of thousands of skating lessons to athletes ranging from minor level hockey players through NCAA D-I, PWHPA, OHL, AHL, KHL, USA National Team, Olympic Team members & NHLers, over the past 37 years.
In 2022, Andrade taught how to master edges with 3-turns and her masterful presentation earned her a spot at TCS Live in 2023, where she taught how to leverage crossover patterning for skating development.
Hockey patterns are a great way to work on crossovers, edges, balance, turns and everything you need in a skating toolbox.
In this 22-minute presentation, Cathy, alongside her son Cameron, demonstrate and teach patterning to become the most effective skater possible. No more wasted glides, don’t hang on your toes, improve your posture, learn mohawk turns, and learn how to use your undercut when coming off your inside edges.
Noteworthy timestamps
- 00:10 Intro to linear crossovers/hockey pattern
- 02:00 Single, double, triple hockey pattern
- 03:10 Puck movement crossover
- 04:45 Open mohawk hockey pattern
- 06:20 Punch turn hockey pattern
- 08:20 Double crossover to inside edge mohawk
- 10:15 Backwards crossovers
- 12:15 Backwards transition
- 14:20 Three turns
- 16:45 Defensive Drill
