Everyone is different

Pull the laces out, not up. You can deform (or even pull out) the eyelets.

Awesome thanks

Feel like there's a better song to play for kids skating contenet

Loosening at the arch seems to be the correct way.

Can I use this same method on figure skates

I have gone to multiple shops trying to get my skates sharpened and every time it’s a different sharpen. My brother in law got one of these and it’s like I’ve never had my skates sharpened before. It crushes any skate sharpen ive ever had and I’m 38 and have played hockey for a long time

What’s your view on the stryde hockey power skater?

so what I have noticed is that a sharpen at the shop is a 4 or 5 cycle equivalent. When I do it I may do a 4 cycle but typically a 2 pass just to refine.

I tie my skates very loose. I feel the skates on the soles of my feet much more when the skates are loosely tied.

Not sure if mentioned but I remember hearing McDavid doesn’t use the last couple eyes so the tie is right at the hinge of you foot so he can bend easier. I may try that next time I skate.

Lol except any and all skating will eventually even out that "tight/loose" tie up. Especislly without using wax laces like this guy. Lol physics is a tough one

The reason MacKinnon doesn’t start accelerating off his toes and using “toe punches” is because it’s not mechanically optimal. You see the same thing with McDavid. Sure the toe might be the last thing to leave the ice but that’s because of the rocker, or roundness of the skate blade. The toe naturally is the last thing to leave the ice. It’s not a push. Also, McDavid also doesn’t fully extend in his stride, this is because hockey is all about optionally, and staying wide and not fully extending gets you that optionality to make played (deke around defenders, pass, shoot etc) , McDavid and MacKinnon are fast, but they aren’t focused on raw speed, they should be a speed skater if they wanted to do that. Hockey players need to focus on the context of hockey rather than just, being the fastest in a straight line.

Thats awesome. Never crossed my mind. Now, is that carpet he is training on or cement?

Hey, where is This in

Hey man, is that in Greenville? I’ve been there before.

I like the drill but might increase interference calls - I prefer this with a puck so the contact is legal.

Or you could have them handle the puck

Some of these clips of drills have me questioning why I stay subbed. Not personally a fan of training in ways that don’t apply to real situations. Also, hockey coaches and camps seem very guilty of convoluted, overly complex drills which seem to only serve the coaches need to micromanage and overcompensate with overly complex drills which are nearly impossible to remember. Just some thoughts.

How do you change it?

It looks like your glide foot is angling outwards on a diagonal, rather than tracking straight ahead. Doesn't that reduce efficiency?

Hi Ryan. Do you have a book for hockey power skating? And, do you conduct seminars for other power skating coaches? I work with an amazing program in Colorado called the Colorado Extreme. My background is a figure skating coach, for many years, but have now become a huge hockey fan and love our kids! As they improve, I need to as well. Please check out our organization on line - the mission is inclusivity and no skater pays a penny - for anything. We will have 5 sheets in western CO this coming season and are growing at a crazy speed. I love your passion for the game and your videos and would like to attend a workshop if you have them. Thank you!

Great explanation on how to learn how to hockey stop.

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How long should a slide board session be? Just picked up a Bauer one for my son

I love the idea of tight, looser, tight but I feel like after skating for a few minutes, It would balance out and be mostly too loose?

The Sparx machine offers something that most proshops can't, and that is consistency. You get the same sharpening every single time which is not possible at most proshops. I sharpened and profiled skates for 35 years. Started with an old Fero, then Foley, Blademaster, and then Wissota. While the finish of the Sparx isn't quite as good as I could offer with the a conventional machine, it is still quite good. The machine only puts the hollow in the blade, the true art comes in how the blade is deburred after grinding. There is a youtube video on my channel on how I debur. It was shot long before I bought a Sparx but the technique is the same.

Great video but i have a question. When you tie your skates like that, do you feel maximum control on the ice the same you would if you were to tie your skates tight all the way to the top?

I tighten my laces medium/tight/loose :O

What does this teach (or develop) a player by having them knuckle dragging as part of the drills requirement?

Good tips. The music in the background makes it harder to hear your message though.

Geoff Sanderson

Why do your arms come through palms up?

There was a Russian team were there coach made the players skate with no laces

I cant find the 3x pro’s in a 9.5 fit 2 anywhere!!!

Hi, have you ever had your skates sharpened by a Cag One machine? I've been trying to do research on these machines, but seem hard to find on the internet. Looks like that machine is using a grinding wheel more similar to a Blademaster or Blackstone. In fact they use the same dressing spinners as the Blackstone machines, they are interchangeable. Would love your thoughts.

At least get the kids to do it the same. They all seem to have the habit of kicking up the leg when it comes back in the other shorts. The slide board is gimmicky in general though

Great Job

Do you need waxed laces for the front to be thight and the middle to be lose?

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The loose part doesn't make sense to me. I feel confident that it'll just creep the looseness into the other parts of the laces that you have right

Wish I could hear anything BUT the music

Cab you use this routine using a slide board?

My figure skating coach taught me to do this by driving with the skating foot, and keeping the other foot still. I couldn’t do it in my Bauer customs, switched to True TF9, and suddenly it’s really easy. In fact all edge drills are much easier. I feel far more balanced. No-one else seems to find this, and I always thought it was the skater, not the skate. Maybe I’m unusual.

Good drills but very hard to unterstand anything due to the background music

That was really good. Thank you.

Hello, what would you recommend for the best hollow on a U8's skates? He is 46 lbs. He is currently on a standard 1/2" hollow but I've been reading a lot and I'm seeing recommendations for 5/8s and even 3/4 for better glide and learning proper edge work. Any thoughts?

Omg! Get to the point. No body cares about your life story shorty.

Where I can buy this a slide board? Thank you for answer

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