Forward Skating Progressions: INTRO TO HOCKEY

In this video, Detroit Red Wings' Skills Coach, Dwayne Blais, discusses forward skating progressions in hockey, emphasizing the importance of teaching young players proper technique and efficient skating.
Highlights
⛸️ Teach young players to open up their feet and practice pushing and gliding to develop basic skating skills.
🏒 Focus on maintaining the glide and avoiding walking movements when pushing off with one foot.
🔄 Emphasize proper arm movement and positioning while skating in a hockey stance.
🦵 Encourage players to keep their glide leg straight to prevent unnecessary side-to-side movement.
🚀 Progress to lengthening the stride and adding a drag to fully extend the leg for improved efficiency.
👟 Transition to a two-leg stride with players lifting their feet as they skate for advanced skill development.
💡 Developing efficient skating techniques at a young age leads to better skaters in the future.
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[@walkergv]

So much of coaching literature and training talk about progressions - and skating progressions in particular. This is literally the first actual resource I have ever seen documenting an actual hockey focused skating progression. Thank you.

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