How to Skate in Hockey - Hockey Hacks System Day 1

[@beofonemind]

I'm 44 about to pick up hockey after 20 years off the ice. Starting with shinney for a year, and we'll see after that. Very good video. thank you.

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

amazing! let me know if you want my help👊

[@Birdthathasinternet]

9:05-9:25 I totally agree. I use to be the worst skater on my team. Coaches would always make me do these game specific drills thinking it will improve us which in a certain degree will, but it is very limited to knowing what to do, not actually executing the thing. If my skating sucks, how the fuck do they expect me to get better at breakouts? If I can't pass, how do they expect me to set up the power play? Mechanics is always first. You are truly a legend in the hockey community. Edit: Also, when I crossover and rocker to the toe, my toecap hits the ice and I end up slipping. What should I do in this case?

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

Really appreciate that man - I've never been called a legend until now😂😅 So that's not a bad thing that your toe cap hits the ice - you see that with the other players who do any rocker from heel-to-toe. Hope that helps👊

[@Nomishko]

Insanely underrated channel... I hope that you make it big with your business and on youtube as well

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

thanks for your support! and tell anyone who you think might benefit from my content!

[@ssxsdf234hleskwe3]

When discussing centrifugal force, I think you really mean to be talking about the concept of "Moment of Inertia". The Moment of Inertia of an object is essentially a measure of how hard it is to spin or rotate an object. The further away the mass of an object is from the axis of rotation, the harder it is to spin. The closer the mass of an object is to the axis of rotation, the easier it is to spin. So I think the point you were trying to make that having the hands closer to the body implies a lower Moment of Inertia and therefore allows the player to spin/rotate easier. Centrifugal force is actually not a real force in a pure physics sense. When rotating an object it "feels" like there is a force pulling outward, but in reality what you feel is that the rotating object(the hands for instance) want to continue in a straight line(inertia) and it requires a inward force to keep them close to the body. Thanks for the hockey content which I appreciate as someone who picked up hockey later in life.

[@michaelsommerfeld9201]

Hell of a job!

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

🔥♥👊

[@jamesrickelman3508]

I appreciate the new video

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

🔥♥👊

[@tuttifrutti8576]

13:15 his left foot is an anchor here for a split second, that’s why it’s so bent. He drags the foot a little so that he can turn around it. This is a deke that’s used a lot for fake shots and it’s a little like when you raise the toe of one of your skates and that acts as an anchor

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

great observation, I see the same!

[@Kim-ev9cf]

You’re the best !

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

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[@quickdry3]

solid vido - agree with some disagree with other parts. I'd argue that the greater shin angle puts more joints in an advantageous range for explosive/fast/easy movement over the "power skating" ultra deep knee bend with less ankle bend that is balanced by hinging forward at the hips to get your body weight forward. That latter stance works well for speed skaters who have long steady state speed maintenance - but hockey is different. Think of the areas in the ROM where a muscle can move the joint quickly and powerfully, it isn't in the end ranges. Like a squat/deadlift you have to "get out of the hole" and then in the mid-zone you have more power. At an extreme, a 10 degree ankle bend, 90 degree knee bend and 20 degree hip - versus something like a 45, 135, 135. Similar extension range but you're in a stronger part of the ROM. Something with the ankle "bender"/collapse, that jumps out if you've done short track speed skating is using the rocker as a turning force. On a speed skate, the blade has a slight rocker profile, but they also bend the blade, so as it leans over on the rocker, the curve in the blade lets more of the blade contact the ice and those long long blades turn rather than skidding at front and rear. Also think of a skiier doing parallel turns where it can skid, or they really lean it over and the slight hourglass profile and bend in the skis puts the one long curved edge in contact and it whips through the turn at high speed with no scrub off. I don't think a lot of people toe flick with the right thrust angle. Not something you see in good skaters, but lower level skaters slide the toe back along the ice in direction parallel with the skate blade - it spins them around and throws off the balance, rather than a little exra pop with a thrust that moves you forward.

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

Yea shin angle helps skating forward, no question. The rocker as the turning force is what you see from these players too, it's just harder to see without slowing down the film. It's easier to see with skiers because of the length of the "profile". I'm not sure that the toe flick matters for the better skaters, you will often see more of a forceful toe flick with beginner/bad skaters than good skaters who barely have any of it.

[@GermanFrisbeeDog]

Great Video Mason. Question: Why don't you discuss shoulder movement? I don't hear traditional or Downhill/Skating 2.0 instructors put an emphasis on shoulder movement. It's almost like McDavid is making a swimming movement with his shoulders as he moves through the ice. Also the lack of any tension in his body is something to marvel at. Maybe it's embedded in your discussion about cadence and rhythm but I don't hear an emphasis on upper body and shoulders. I'd love to work with you if it's not to cost prohibiting.

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

Oh I definitely talk about it and Train 2.0 talks about it, it's mostly behind the paywall and not always public. It does help a lot. For example, from a weightlifting structural balance perspective, your Incline Press should be 85% of your Front Squat so you can keep the upper body balanced with the lower body when you're sprinting or swimming or anything else. We do talk about it. If my full year Hockey Hacks program or Custom Coaching work for you, please let me know👊

[@bwp6v]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but as I'm listening to you analyze technique, it makes me wonder how they tie the top few laces of their skates. I've been wrestling if I'm locking things down too tight up top and limiting my range of motion in my ankles. How tight do you lock down your skates?

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

not very tight at all. you're right that the tighter it gets, the less freedom you have

[@bwp6v]

Thanks!

[@kevinsmith-uw4mj]

Thank you

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

Of course!

[@Reese_md]

Could you do a video on how to cross under like mcdavid?

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

Absolutely I could! Need to find a way to make it different from EVERY other McDavid video out there however (which we can definitely do!)

[@drunkviggo7263]

Hacks my guy. How ya doin buddy ?

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

living the dream

[@legionluciano]

This guy speaks my language. LOL

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

haha! I'm glad we're on the same page!

[@6ugust925]

He’s not Gliding . He’s shielding the puck . 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

while also gliding

[@krzyspolaka3856]

95/

[@justinwillieradl2209]

Just the opposite of going back

[@justinwillieradl2209]

Backwards

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

what do you mean?

[@djmaarky]

Best players in the world are best skaters in the world period. But skating is not that sexy as stickhandling or shooting. So comentators do not talk about it in highlight reels.

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

agreed👍🔥

[@mathewmartin9803]

Great discussion and points. One takeaway was how good the acceleration must be to allow for that much time gliding at top speed