Hockey Tight Turns

[@jlucci2323]

Great vid, loved the English version. Thank you

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Thanks! Yeah, when I have time, I try to shoot in both languages. It's probably also faster than for me to write subtititles. Sadly, when I'm at the arena, I don't always have the time to shoot in English....

[@bench130]

Fantastic video Marcel, I have only just discovered your channel, came across your German one with English subtitles (Cross over video) then this English spoken one. You have an amazing teaching style, breaking everything down to such an easy to understand level. I did love the English version of course but to be fair I watched your German speaking one with English subtitles and also found that very easy to watch and understand because of your teaching style. I will now subscribe for sure, credit where it’s due to you and the channel you have put together. It really does make you want to go out and try these drills with confidence and belief in your skates and the techniques. Keep up the good work. 🙌🙌🙌

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Chas Thanks a lot! Yes when I have time and I think the topic is really important, I try to shoot in both languages, because it doesn’t really take longer to shoot two vids than it does to shoot one plus write the subtitles. But sometimes, if I’m at the rink, I won’t have the ice time for that. Really glad that all the vids are easy to follow- breaking skills down is key for me. Something that may seem tough, when broken down into a few parts, becomes much easier! Thanks for subscribing 🙏

[@christianbailes2096]

One of the best demonstrations for tight turns on KZbin.

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Christian Bailes Thanks a lot 😊

[@georgehuang2544]

Thank you for the video, I am going to teach my kids for this.

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

you're most welcome! Glad you liked it!

[@vladlaktionov2939]

Probably the best video on the right turns I've seen on KZbin. Thanks Marcel!

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Thanks a lot Vlad! Glad you liked it!

[@anotherbutt4chair454]

Yo coach Marcel. The other day in a public skate i discovered that if i maintain a low hockey skating stance and back slightly arched, my back does not hurt as much, hope this miracle cure continues.

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Student Loans Are Cool makes sense. You have more tension this way in your back muscles, alleviating tension from your spine.

[@threethrushes]

Really, really good instructional video.

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Thanks!

[@every1getready]

Great video. Now if I could actually be able to do it 😅

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Haha :D Just keep working on it!

[@jddefreitas3005]

Thx

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

You’re welcome!

[@lung19881117]

Learning how to turn,great vid 💪

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

thanks!

[@lung19881117]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool try today,a little bit difficult,frequent falls out of balance

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

@@lung19881117 keep working at it!

[@lung19881117]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool Very slow to get into shape, then I fell and strained my hamstring when trying to go faster

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

@@lung19881117 oh no, get well soon!

[@elrev07]

thanks for the great video! My biggest thing is I feel like I'm always over my toes and I can't get stable in the turn. Any advice on how to gain confidence and get weight back?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Thank you! My advice for weight transfer while turning is often: „drop the hips“, so try that. Let your hips fall, not your upperbody, and you will often position yourself correctly automatically

[@antifosfolipido]

Great

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Thanks!

[@xli878]

This is a great tutorial, following your guide I can now tight turn to both left and right. Since I am not a native English speaker, I am confused about names mentioned in various videos: tight turn, punch turn, hockey turn, power turn. Are they the same or slightly different?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Glad to hear! They are basically the same; punch turn is the next fancy language for a tight turn. The “punch” is basically your inside foot hitting the ice fairly hard, stopping and spraying snow so that you can turn tightly. Back in the 90s we just called it a tight turn

[@aaballesteros9096]

Hi Marcel, where should your weight be during the tight turn? On the inside or outside leg? Thanks

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Hi, start on the outside, as you go into the turn and start to brake, then more and more weight on the inside leg. Coming out, the weight gradually transfers more to the middle of the body again

[@reggiewilliams6483]

Can anyone tell me how to make a mini rink like this? My daughters just started hockey and this would be awesome for them to practice . Thank you from Michigan

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Check out my ODR playlist. There are a bunch of videos about building a backyard rink. They are in German, but I subtitle most of them.

[@ethangeng7238]

Great video! My thing I struggle with is putting weight on my inside skate, sorta like mistake of dragging your skate that you showed. Any suggestions other than using your knee?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

thanks a lot! Honestly, not really, because if you push your knee forward it's essentially impossible for you leg to go in the other direction and drag behind

[@TechGuruCan]

Can't do the tight turn, not yet, need more practice. I can do the T stop well with the stopping skate behind the gliding skate. But if I place the stopping skate in front of the gliding skate as shown in this video, it either hops on ice or jams onto the ice. Any suggestion to fix that?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

whisperyck you need to lean pretty far back when doing it, and also make sure you’re hitting the ice with the mid-front part of your blade. If you hit the ice work your heel, it will jam.

[@Chanmantroop10]

What are your thoughts on ankle inversion during tight turns? Should the ankle remain fairly stable and straight or should there be some internal ankle flexion to get to the outside edge, or is that cheating.

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Ankle inversion leads mostly to disaster in the players that I coach. Those who do it have a way higher tendency to hit their boot on the ice and slip out, and they tend to only have the heel of the outside edge on the ice. Ideally,I'd like the hip, knees, and ankle to build a straight line.

[@Chanmantroop10]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool thank you!

[@anotherbutt4chair454]

Great video coach Marcel! Question, about a year and a half ago when i first time ever started learning to skate i took a bit of a fall, im in pretty good shape, so i was more worried that i damaged the ice rink ice 😁but i heard something crack in my rib area, i didnt feel much pain, fast forward to now, i am feeling a slight pain, not much, but its there, in the rib area. Im thinking of going to get it checked out but if its a cracked bone in my rib cage? What can a doctor do anyway?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Thanks! Well, I'm definitly not a doctor, so get that checked out! Maybe you cracked something and it didn't heal properly, or it's just scar tissue that's bugging you a bit there. But I prefer to give hockey than medical advice :D

[@connorwehmuller5860]

Great vid! However, I struggle doing these turns immediately after skating at high speeds. I end up having to stop more, which causes me to lose speed. Do you have any advice for doing these turns out of high speeds to keep my pace up instead of having to slow down?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Hi, sorry for that late answer- I didnt see your comment. It's fairly normal to lose a bit of speed when coming in fast. You have to hit the brakes a bit. I would focus on trying to crossover ASAP when coming out of the turn

[@death2pc]

Wow. Mini Me's rink. Where's the mini Zamboni?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

death2pc Haha I gotta buy one....for one meeeeeeeelion dollars 😃

[@andyjohngspot]

How do you get the ice smooth again just out of interest

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Andrew Gillespie I sweep it off with a broom, then spray it with with the garden hose

[@andyjohngspot]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool thanks for that. Doesn't get cold enough here in New Zealand for that wish it would. Great video 👍

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Andrew Gillespie yeah usually I can get 3-4 weeks of ice here. Nothing like the 3 months I used to have when I lived in Canada. And last year it didn’t work at all☹️

[@tilakpatel1231]

Whenever I turn and go on my outside edge I keep falling any tips?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Try to get onto the front part of the blade, and try to make sure your hip, knee and ankle are in one line. Don’t roll your ankle over

[@tilakpatel1231]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool ok i will try!

[@longwindingroad]

Inside leg outside edge. Ice cream cone. Outside leg must swing out for wider base like an upside down ice cream cone. You must minimize Inertia. Now can anyone tell me what internet coach teaches this.

[@jimyim10]

Hey Marcel, I love your content but I disagree here to lead with the upper body. The upper body is much slower at changing the direction of your skates than your feet/ankles/legs. If you watch all the best skaters in the NHL making tight turns (McDavid, Barzal, etc), none of them lead with their upper body

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Hi James, when you watch highlights of Barzal for example (which are all with the puck), watch his arms/hands. They move first, leading the rest of the upper body, then the lower body follows. Of course the time lapse between upper and lower body at high speeds is minute, and not nearly as exaggerated as in my tutorial, but I find that the upper body in tight turns and crossover is what helps gives the initial impulse to make the legs turn. Of course, only so much turn can be done with the upper body (I agree that the legs play a bigger factor in the directional change), but I believe that the upper body is what gives the initial impulse that helps the legs turn.

[@michaelbloore75]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool i'd agree, like on a bike. top part 1st, legs come slightly after. but not much or it's not controlled. the lean depicts the sharpness. Not the feet.

[@lung19881117]

Still not confident to use edge to do the tight turn. It make the turn very ugly

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

It takes a lot of practice, keep working at it!

[@lung19881117]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool Want to ask about turning with puck teaching?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

@@lung19881117 it’s at the end of the Video from 7:30 on

[@julianhartl9947]

Erster

[@magnushartvigsn1724]

Gw

[@tombarni6009]

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