Ice Skating: How Your Blade Works

[@avici0182]

Just bought my very first ice skates yesterday and thus video couldn't have been made at the right time. Thank you. I look forward to learning

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

You’re most welcome and I’m glad that I could help!

[@flashattack7063]

Everybody started somewhere. Welcome to the game!

[@dreadlockmike6059]

Not many videos that explain when in stride or when skating backwards which area of the blade to grip the ice more with. This is a very useful tool. I ambself taught and rely solely on books, videos, Ice time, and watching a ton of hockey. Often what feels natural is not correct. Thanks Marcel!

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

@@dreadlockmike6059 You’re most welcome! Glad the video helped!

[@annette8520]

Excellent explanation. Thank you so much. One can learn a lot from you and make it better next time on ice

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

@@annette8520 you’re very welcome and thanks for the kind words!

[@Nanuma91]

Du sprichst mittlerweile so gut deutsch und ich so gut english, dass mit manchmal erst am Ende des Videos auffällt, welche Sprache du im aktuellem Video sprichst :-) Ich mag diesen Mix ;-) Further, I really wanna thank you for you great videos, frohe Weihnachten ;-)

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Haha, danke, ja ich denke die Mischung passt auch! Dir auch schöne Feiertage!

[@bobpeterson4930]

Thanks for posting these hockey skating instructions!!! Blade angle... "genius."

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

You’re very welcome!

[@Delta-zs3to]

Super Video! Freue mich schon auf die Camps nächstes Jahr!

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Gerne! Ja ich mich auch!

[@ericjanvanwordragen905]

Nice video, thank you! Good stuff!! As a 54 y/o icehockey rookie, I struggle to get my skates on the outside edges. I hope you will consider creating a video with drills to learn/improve that specific ability. Thank you.

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Hi! You’re welcome! I have a powerskating playlist so look through that because there are a lot of outside edge drills there. Some are in German but I subtitle all of them.

[@ericjanvanwordragen905]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool thanks. I will certainly find them. German is no problem (i amDutch).

[@SkylerBurch]

Thanks for all your content. Great stuff

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

You’re welcome!

[@h1zly]

very useful

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Thank you!

[@Lazlowi]

Nagyon jók a videóid, és most láttam a magyar zászlót az introban :D Köszi szépen!

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Thanks! Yes my dad is Hungarian :) But sadly I don't speak the language...

[@Lazlowi]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool Damn, I had no way to know that, but still feels bad that I assumed just based on your name :) Still, awesome lessons, I just made a breakthrough with backwards skating on the weekend following your instructions, thanks again!

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

@@Lazlowi glad that I could help you out!

[@aske1602]

This is a fantastic video. Wish, I would have known this when I started.

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Thank you! Glad you at least learned it now!

[@simonhintze6876]

Ich finde deine Videos echt seht gut, haben mir schon viel geholfen als Anfänger. Thank you

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Sehr gerne☺️

[@kingwickens8457]

When you are gliding do you use the inside edge or are you actually standing on flat (both edges at the same time) ? I’m in my 40s learning to skate, been on the ice 1 hour total so far. I keep hearing I should be on the inside edge 90% of the time at my level. I'm so glad I found your channel btw, great videos

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

When gliding always try to stay on the flats. If you’re just on your inside edge you’ll dig in more and it will slow you down. Glad you like the channel!

[@starrrkkk]

Howdy Marcel! This was great thank you !

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Hey! You’re most welcome!

[@tomciras6672]

Hi Coach Marcel, great video! I think of my skate blades like wheels on a train, concave curving inward, Convex is the train tracks. If both were flat, like goaly skates, turning would be hard, sliding would be easy. Happy New Year, your ODR looks good!

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Hi Tom, Not quite sure what you mean on this one. My goalie skates are actually sharpened way deeper than my player skates and are also profiled… My ODR was really good….now it’s unfortunately a swimming pool🙈

[@tomciras6672]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool Mine is also a swimming pool here in Massachusetts. I'm a public skater, Thank you about goalie skates, I might get back into hockey. Happy New Year!!

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

@@tomciras6672 Same to you🍀⛸

[@OnlyOneDSK]

Very helpful! Thank you!!

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

You’re most welcome!

[@skatersedge3139]

Your correct there are 3 sections to the skate blade, companies like pro Sharp want to over complicate things by stating there are 2 radi, 3 radi, 4 radi. There is one radius which is called the work radius , and 2 covex's a toe and heel. Your correct the heel convex is important for turning and the toe covex is important for quick starts and stride extension to recovery . Or toe flick.

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

I have a Prosharp ellipse profile on my skates. I like their quad profile as well. But you are right that it totally overcomplicates things when it comes to coaching. Heel, Mid, Front keeps things simple when talking to the skaters!

[@skatersedge3139]

@@MarcelsHockeySchool We did an analysis of the quad 0 template from prosharp at a local technical college with there CMM computerized measuring machine and it was determined that they do not use 4 radi . The quad 0 bar was an single radius 11ft with a forward pitch. Don't believe the hype. There are some big differences between profiling and contouring the blade of the skate . Profiling finds the 3 balance points of the blade in relation to how the foot fits in the boot. Contouring is changing the shape of the blade with no regard to balance points. Prosharp is not a profiling system. As they don't have any regard for balance points. If you like the system that's cool just understand there is a huge difference between profiling and contouring

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

@@skatersedge3139 that’s some very interesting stuff. The first time I ever tried a profile was about 15 years ago. It was a Blademaster 10‘/11‘ Profile. I really liked it. Then a buddy of mine who is an equipment manager in the DEL sent me about 5 different profiles to try about 6 years ago. It was very interesting; some I could definitely feel a difference, some I couldn’t. I think, you gotta just with what you feel comfortable with. Try to blind out the marketing side and use what feels good!

[@phuesler]

Great, analytical video. Thank you. Regarding blade angle and body position. I struggle do to the one legged turn exercise where one touches the ice with the hand or even the elbow. Any pointers?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

You're welcome! Don't worry about touching the elbow; that is crazy hard. I think the biggest thing for those drills is being able to bend at the knees/having good leg strength, and also good balance. If you can't do it on one leg yet, then try doing the turn with both feet on the ice and touching your hand down.

[@OPstoriesofreddit]

Question how do you skate full speed with the puck, just trying to get across the ice fast with no one defending you but Just skating with the puck as fast as you can while still looking up

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

I just shot a short video about this that I’ll release this Sunday.

[@LuhtenantYT]

okay now for the next video could you give us some, Lace bite solutions … 😅 been having this pain in my upper foot area for a while now, I’m still a beginner

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Leave the 4th eyelet from the top open, and get a gel pad of gel sock for the front part of your ankle

[@ericjanvanwordragen905]

Try to lace your skates outside in, instead of thhe usual inside out.

[@cashmintan]

I just got myself a supreme m1 before always on the rental skate. I felt so much different especially the front and back of the blade are round, it’s more smoother and fast maybe because the blade are new ? The only problem I having right now is I can’t do any simple stop like snowplow (single/both leg) not sure have to use flat or inside edge to done it , can you give any tip for me pls ?

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

M1s are a huge step up from a rental, and the newer blade will defintely help compared to a worn down one. Don't get you hard one your edge when you stop; you want a fairly flat edge to shave the ice. If you angle the blade too much on the inside edge, it will dig in too much. I did a video on fixing your hockey stop; maybe it can help you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moWoeaKLbtKGgaM

[@florianschauer4154]

Hallo Marcel ,schöne Weihnachten. Ich hätte eine Frage übers Profling.Sollte man bei Kindern zb.U13 auch schon drauf achten oder ist das erst als Profi wichtig und im Amateur-Sport zu vernachlässigen? LG Florian

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Hallo Florian, ebenso🎅🏼 Schwer zu sagen- mein erstes Profiling habe ich bekommen als ich schon Profi war. Ich glaube, desto erfahrener man ist, desto mehr man die Vorteile eines Profilings merken wird, aber ein Amateur könnte es definitiv mal ausprobieren und schauen ob er/sie einen Unterschied merkt!

[@XxChapmanxX]

Danke 👌

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Gerne!

[@PyroFunken]

Super Video :)

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Vielen Dank!

[@istvanban5422]

Nagyon bírom a videóid !

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Thank you!

[@christinewolfl4568]

Kannst du bitte wieder auf deutsch machen❤

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

@@christinewolfl4568 ich schreibe deutsche Untertitel für alle meine englische Videos. Und Wechsel jedes Video ab, 1x English, nächstes Video Deutsch.

[@jan_an765]

Einfach Eisfläche vor dem Haus🥲

[@MarcelsHockeySchool]

Yes💪 solange es wieder kalt wird🙈