Easy Way to Teach Hockey Backwards Takeoffs (Crossovers)

This video provides the uncommon step by step process I use to teach explosive backwards takeoffs. For more, check out www.train2point0.com

[@pd9971]

Seen a lot of videos on backward skating but this one is by far the most helpful.

[@dymjuice4634]

This video helped me so much. I’m 16 I started skating when i was 12, and I always struggled to learn backwards crossovers, but I got it right away after doing these drills in 30 minutes.

[@Train2point0]

Cold Canadian 2 awesome! Glad we could help!

[@JustaLittleMystic]

just a tid bit of info (cuz why not have random information stored in your mind lol) - in figure skating backwards cross overs are only used for acceleration. Turning is done solely with our rocker, and knee/shin action. If we try to use cross overs for turning, we either fall over, or decelerate as we have too much blade on the ice to maintain momentum. We use the arc of our rocker to maintain momentum in turns (rocking forwards to backwards depending on the direction our blade is traveling), which is why you see elite athletes able to do multiple turns down the ice without losing much speed (and in some cases, generating speed - centrifugal force). Most jumps are entered into after doing backwards cross overs to gain the speed we need to propel our bodies into the air (rotation is created first on the ice using arcs/edges), however really elite athletes will challenge themselves to get higher points, by entering from a forward edge sequence before turning backwards and not using any backwards crossovers. I think this why most powerskating coaches, who were figure skaters first, like to use the five circle pattern teach acceleration. Unfortunately (I learned this the hard way) it's not really a straight across translation, and no one explains this to us when we move between coaching sports. There's a reason for it, but it's not right. This video is a great explanation of how to take what we learned as figure skaters and morph it for hockey players :) thanks!

[@darranedmundson1505]

Nicely illustrated Jason. I'll be using this with my Vancouver Angels Bantam team this coming weekend. I'd love to see a similar video for forward-to-backward transitions (that don't bleed off speed).

[@Train2point0]

Darran Edmundson I was just doing that today on the ice. I'll take some video for tomorrow and share it.

[@xkukubax]

Thank you very much for this video. What got me confused (Im a beginner) is that in the last video you started in the other direction so I had to flip it in my head to transfer the motion from the previous snippet.

[@Train2point0]

Yes can be tricky when starting out but great idea.

[@robertshetsen8691]

Great way i am going to try this out very different from c cuts and leg under i like the way it looks

[@michelgauthier4953]

I'd give this a shot. It makes sense to me logically but we've all been skating for a while. Looking forward to seeing it when applied to 9-10 year olds.

[@vil1244]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@scottrickord3257]

Great info! thanks

[@one2_2]

best!!!!!!!

[@schuylerstephenson6573]

Very helpful

[@Train2point0]

Thanks! Let me know how it goes!

[@OptimizeYourHealthPhD]

Crossing over moving left is easy for me, but coming back to the right my right plant foot gives sometimes and it's not nearly as powerful.

[@Train2point0]

Anthony Llabres it might be less of a power issue and more of a lean issue. Try leaning a bit more the way you're having trouble with. At first it will feel Uncomfortable, but once you get the rhythm you might find more speed and power.

[@OptimizeYourHealthPhD]

Jason Yee makes sense because I have always sucked crossing over/under when moving to my right. I have just learned to compensate and.hide this flaw for years instead if working to improve it. On occasion I do lean deeply and I suprise myself aND do better to the weak side. it's normally when I'm forced into responding quickly.

[@frame3139]

The beginning explanation took wayyyyyyyyyyy to long, no thanks, I'll watch Hockey Tutorial

[@Train2point0]

Frame 313 That's ironic.

[@frame3139]

how so................. by the way I said, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@theonlyguills]

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