3 Universal Defensive Hockey Tips

[@00LyonVision]

Love the fact that all your D videos can be used in "non check" adult league play. Big help, thanks guys!

[@jaydenalexander1446]

or girls 😐

[@matthewrodewald8153]

​@Jayden Alexander these are both guys😂

[@WHCAudio]

Awesome vids guys. I'm second season roller and transitioning to ice next year. Naturally play defense, but have been getting dangled hard. The watch the body is definitely the trick. My main problem I have to work on is transitions when pushing the player to the outside of the rink in the rink and staying with him. Guess I'm not fast enough yet. Made some great d plays with all your video tips though. Thanks.

[@aaronwhite1786]

Good luck! I used to roller blade, and decided to try learning hockey myself. Only downside was i couldn't re-adjust to roller once i got used to ice.

[@mattjaku]

I recently switched to defense from winger. It's a lot of fun but I have no idea what I'm doing. This helped a lot.

[@thomasbeale6760]

I've used the "hide your poke check" for a while now. Let me tell you how effective it is. It's perfect! Often my team and I have drills where some of us get set-up around pylons as others try to keep the puck and the guys on pylons try to poke it away. I rarely fail to poke check using your tactic. Thank you so much!

[@drakehanson7373]

Great tips, helped me a lot, dominated defense today. Love the vids

[@prestigewolf7070]

Been watching these videos for 2 years so I can really master the teckniques, these really work. Thanks

[@jennifer247247]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU on the part where you said to watch the chest and not the puck, you helped alot because i was watching the puck and they had so many break aways. you helped me so much as a u10 defense

[@19stalkern]

I know these things, but it’s so good to have a reminder, because damned if I don’t look down at the puck sometimes and go fishing!

[@Coover90210]

So I am an adult learner beer leaguer, never been coached or played competitively. Just to establish that I probably don't know what I am talking about. But its my understanding that "stay between the guy and the net" is sort of simplistic and that you really need to stay between the guy and the slot aka house ( or at least, shade a little to that side). Like they say in box lax, dont get beat top side ... If the O guy wants to go down the side - decreasing their angle with every step - let them. That being said, with little kids I just say exactly what you said!

[@mechwd-gaming]

Love it. Awesome tips. Maybe 2 a week?

[@ansonbeechow]

Coach is having me play D this season thanks for these videos!

[@shackbaggerly]

Same

[@zionishereee]

Same

[@cowen1831]

Thx

[@WesternMassEAS]

somebody tell these tips to the bots in EASHL

[@Tdubdareal2000]

Hiding ur poke check helps so much, watched this years ago and still use it till this day... pickup hockey against my friends when they come down always forget how much room I have and I poke easily and it’s a breakout for me

[@dylanmallett2547]

This should help

[@mattanderson7204]

Thanks I need it

[@Aquaterran13]

Great tips, thanks for all the help, for all the guys, who are trying to get better at their game. Thanks Jeremy

[@Cameronschmidt31]

Can you make a video on what skating skills someone should master before playing ice hockey? I want to play ice hockey but I'm not sure if my skating ability will match those of other players on the ice.

[@sara.lacxxx445]

Cameron Schmidt yes

[@ihaveamustache1316]

thx I won a game cause your series my team 5 vs 0 rockland house league thx for the tips =)

[@zaynabusharbain4667]

I'm 6'1 and I've got about a 9 foot reach poke check. Hiding the poke check is a really good tactic because one moment they think they have space and then it's "oh shit that's a 9 foot reach poke check" 😂

[@jclaxton78]

I'm only 5'6, but sometimes play D because I'm a good skater and most of our D-men are heavy and out of shape. But hiding the poke-check is something I've always done and it's extremely effective in my experience. Not having a long stick, I had to find a way to still be an effective poke-checker. Being an agile skater I can get closer to opponents and with the sneaky hide-the-poke move I surprise a lot of players, even some of the best stickhandlers in the league. It's because they don't really know where they can and cannot go with the puck, it throws them off also not knowing how close I have to be to them to reach the puck. Deadly tactic and oddly enough, I think it's vastly underused.

[@ihaveamustache1316]

nice

[@gohogs2277]

Zayn Abusharbain I am right with you bud

[@salc1593]

I always see when I play defence that the offencman always dangles me and I'm left trailing, I stay with him but it always happens,do you have any advice.Thanks

[@jackleduc5427]

And you want to watch his chest not the puck

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

+Sal C Yeah, take his body and take him off his feet.

[@Bodycomp101]

Awesome Jeremy awesome, I've been watching the puck for like 2 months and everybody fakes me. Starting tonight I'm going to watch the chest and everybody's going to start crying 😁

[@pekkalaaksonen8384]

Great!

[@threethrushes]

OK, now try these when the forwards are coming to you at top speed, and its a different proposition. Please can you make a video of how to effectively use your body, and how you should be skating to block the forwards drive to net. I play D for years in beer league, and the best I do is to force the guys to skate on the outside. But oftentimes they still outskate me. Sad face.

[@pwchampionship]

Hey, Jeremy, why don't you make a video for your top 5 hockey sticks.

[@joshuapeterson7974]

Could you recommend a good book, that really helps with learning the x's and o's of hockey?

[@VincentBradley]

Guess not

[@johanlonnholm4732]

Typicall righty. Let go of the stick with both hands. ;) You need the the other hand for balance and better pokechecks when you look at the chest

[@joeg1062]

the montreal canadians should watch this video there brutal!

[@schmingusss]

Your spelling is brutal. It's THEY'RE , not "there".

[@reesehonadle1678]

My dad taught me that poke check I use that too a lout we'll try if I can remember it

[@nelsoncr2817]

When I am defending, I often just smoke people, that works a lot of the time.

[@SharkyyProdz]

So I play forward but my coach said I’m switching to D so this is very helpful

[@meredithmcneil5698]

I learned a lot from your videos because I play defence in hockey👌🏻

[@wolfradu6617]

hey gays, try to make a video about making good moves by skating

[@chillsn]

I find whenever the season starts, I catch myself looking at the puck. I’m watching this video to remind me not to

[@stevieraygenoch2928]

Whatch your man, not the puck, stay in front of him or in between him and the net. Try to lift his stick right before he does his next handle. Push and slash!

[@fvtown]

Can't play hockey because of covid so I'm watching these

[@williamp.7304]

I used to get screamed at in high school for not engaging. It was a dammed if you do dammed if you dont thing.

[@matejsobi4750]

Hey!, how do I know when to poke check, if I am watching his chest?

[@braydenbellegarde2320]

Matej Sobi from your chest,you can see where his arms and stick is going, then poke

[@XavierPablosEscobar]

Thank you so much! I am a center and wingman and I have not been used to playing defense and this really helped a lot. Thanks for the tips, also I love how they aren’t really basic and obvious

[@benmyers5989]

You don’t watch the chest because you can move your chest you should watch thee hips

[@willweck3240]

On defense when I poke check I hold my stick with my left hand(I’m a righty) and I bring it up and just smack the puck out of their hands

[@jaxongreene3014]

Heres a tip Wear a freaking helmet

[@lastactionmedic5677]

The most simple yet helpful D tips....works every time. Even if you suck, these are a surefire way to piss off the forward lol 👌

[@awildermode]

Holy cow! These are so simple, they might just work. Thanks for the tips!

[@TheJNix22]

Trying these tips tonight! I always stared at the puck and got destroyed every time.. so frustrating lol

[@michaelcerulli6367]

this would really help my defense thanks a lot!

[@moon_child2415]

Is it sir yarka... Which is in red jacket nd pant?

[@gnarbucklar]

Why don't you guys do instructional goalie videos?

[@kirwitch8236]

I play goalie and defense so this was helpful

[@theoduch5051]

I'm gonna be so annoying at training sessions now hahaha

[@DigitalGloxx]

Thank you so much this is going to help me so so so much in hockey!!

[@rpogontsev]

Showing it to my 8 years old son and those tricks really works on the ice

[@SuperSokol7]

What about playing the body not the puck?

[@kevinkeller2085]

Hey I'm a right wing on my bantam team this year and am trying out for a high school team in the fall. Could you give me any tips that would prepare me as much as possible for next year?

[@jasonhockey4671]

Condition, Practice, Train, Eat right, Exercise.

[@shadow_crne1030]

Great video and even better advice ......... can't wait to try 'em out.

[@orasha4846]

Hey Coach Jeremy how about a session on how to protect the crease.

[@jointe12]

Why you drive without a helmet?

[@flashhighlights348]

Thanks that helps me play better defense in hockey

[@coreysirles6416]

I have a game against massena today and this helps me

[@christianpino8101]

Hey I'm a defender in hockey u guys say to watch the chest but my coach tells me to watch the waist

[@M4rt1ntian]

They're both very similar. The point of the "watch the chest" or "watch the waist" is for you to not be focused on the puck. I'd tend to lean towards watching the waist as you have a better idea what the other guy is doing with the puck. The important thing to remember is to not overcommit.

[@kaylaburns1012]

has clearly never played defence

[@barnabasboloni1008]

Great video !Please make some video for forward

[@trevorboller6044]

wow eee these tips worked tonight!!! thank u!!

[@alexbruma6352]

Awesome tips even for a foreword like me

[@TiM3ING]

you wanna watch the inside shoulder

[@billynicgorski1]

Thanks guys ..Great stuff!!!

[@seanstewart2451]

Thank you very good tips

[@boipinoi604]

Defense wins championships

[@drunkviggo7263]

Beauty tips.

[@dadnumber1140]

Good tips

[@Ozzydevil6]

Tyyyyy

[@shackbaggerly]

Thx for the tips coach

[@MattLevers]

:D

[@HockeyBoy123451]

Thank you for the tips

[@davidmandziuk8493]

3 very good tips !!!!

[@michaelbatyrev9854]

This is defense 101

[@meganfitter528]

Dan’s a hottie 😋

[@alecvan7143]

Great video!

[@nathanliu700]

I am a defense

[@lianneroy]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Govanmauler]

Nice one jez

[@timwiebe6057]

what are some good ways to get around defenders?

[@holobalobalo]

Defensemen always have the advantage if they match your speed. Best way to get around them is create a differential in speed that they can't comfortably keep up with and forcing them to transition. If you're not moving noticeably faster than the D, and you don't notice them making any obvious mistakes that you can take advantage of (like reaching with the stick, as in this video, or playing outside the dots leaving the inside lane open) it's usually best to find some room and wait for support in my experience, or dump it in if you really need to. Biggest thing as a forward is to always try to gain the speed advantage before you even get the puck and try to never let the D control the gap as they please, use changes in speed, change your skating pattern etc. Also learn how to attack in layers as a team, so if the first player can't beat the D he can stop and pass to a trailer in order to keep control of the gap.

[@CoachJeremy]

holobalobalo Awesome advice! You should put that in a video :)

[@holobalobalo]

The Hockey Movement Haha thanks. I have a couple videos up on another channel, but I'm still learning this stuff myself :3

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

+Tim Wiebe Get moving east and west and wait for the dummy to *try* to execute a (backwards) crossover. As soon as he (or she) starts to lift their foot, go the opposite way. Not only will you beat them, but they'll be embarrassed to death and reminded about it by their team mates for the rest of the night. It's really a game of see-saw.

[@ZoorNxx]

ty for tips guys

[@removethestupid]

Very well done !!!tx u