Learn The Hockey Stop in Figure Skates! - Ice Skating Tutorial

[@continents-passerby901]

Thank for putting out this video. It's the clearest and most well explained one I've come across. You r an awesome coach. All your videos r gems.

[@CoachJulia]

I appreciate that! So glad you like it!

[@deesterdee6650]

I appreciate that you suggest learning tstop first. In my basic 5 class they taught us hockey stop before tstop and I struggled to get the hockey stop.

[@CoachJulia]

Some of the Basic Skills organization confuses me sometimes. I feel like there is a good progression through some moves that allows skaters to build from one skill to another, but it doesn’t always like up with that program.

[@John-nz8ov]

I grew up playing pond hockey and recently ended up with a house that has its own pond! But I'm kinda struggling with some injuries and post surgery aftermath from my time in the service but still enjoy skating because it's one of the few low impact things I can do and also one of the few things that calms me down and brings me joy. So, I started becoming more interested in figure skating as it's helping me use some of my muscles again and gets me off my lazy butt lol ... I wanted to let you know I really enjoy your videos. You are extremely pleasant which always helps my already difficult moods and I love that I can take you out on the ice with me anytime I want on my phone with these videos. So... thank you! \o/ Edit: it rained. My ice!! 😔

[@CoachJulia]

Oh my gosh, well welcome back to the ice and welcome to figure skating! I am so glad tho know that my videos are helping you.

[@John-nz8ov]

@@CoachJulia You're also really pretty. I sometimes have to rewatch things because I was distracted by how adorable you are.. just gonna throw that out here too lol

[@T-Law.]

I just wanted to say I went ice skating for the first time in my life yesterday. I’ve always wanted to learn but never had the opportunity to. Now I finally live 20 minutes away from a rink. After a hard 2 &1/2 hours of learning to skate I can do forward lemons, backward lemons and I’m working on my forward crossovers (my left side is decent, my right is not so decent lol) I can’t wait to go skating again. I learned quickly because of your tutorials, simple and easy to follow and a joy to listen to. Thank you so much, keep up the good work!

[@jemima2222]

oh wow ! i hope you're still going with skating. i can't believe you tried crossovers within like 2 hours ! it took me like 6 lessons to even think about starting crossovers. glad it went well for you !

[@martinripley5981]

I was never very good at this... just need practice for sure... thanks for showing how it's done Coach!

[@CoachJulia]

Honestly, it is my least favorite stop, but it is good to be able to do it competently.

[@iwannakmshaha]

my mom said i can learn ice skating after quarantine and this really helps, thank you!

[@CoachJulia]

That's great! I hope you really enjoy learning the sport!

[@jemima2222]

aww i hope it went well ive always loved ice skating and i love this channel it's so helpful and provides extra support on skills you have learnt previously too !

[@AZ-ig6wg]

You make it look so elegant and effortless, as always. Thank you for the tutorial

[@CoachJulia]

Thank you! 😊

[@iprimrose_i]

Thank you! I was just learning Hockey Stops and this video will definitely help me!

[@CoachJulia]

Glad to hear it!

[@sashamanster]

Just wanted to say how much I appreciate your videos, you explain everything so clearly. I really like thinking about this as a combo of the snowplow and T stop, it hadn't really clicked in my head like that. I have my Adult 4 class test this week so your timing is perfect!

[@CoachJulia]

So glad I could help give you clarity on the move!

[@wethani_wey8262]

Thanks!

[@CoachJulia]

@@wethani_wey8262 thank you!

[@bronstet]

Thanks for this, Julia. Extremely well explained and demonstrated. I just saw this and your crossover video and I'm now a new subscriber. Looking forward to more.

[@CoachJulia]

Glad it was helpful!

[@linyan9299]

As always, elegant and well articulated.

[@CoachJulia]

Thank you, I appreciate that!

[@emitty5469]

Thank you so much for doing this tutorial it helped me a lot! I will be practicing the Hockey Stops to prepare for my test next week!

[@CoachJulia]

Best of luck with your test!

[@SaccoBelmonte]

You really clarified a lot. No other tutorial talks about shoulder position and weight as you engage the slide.

[@coldservings]

Once again, thank you for these very helpful videos. A couple of things that were helpful to me. My big "block" when it came to the Hockey Stop was simply fear. At my age (pushing 60) falls are a lot more...intimidating...than when I was 18. The way we got past that was to simply start very, very slow. Just get a little bit of forward motion and stop. And with all the stops, some time at the wall, practicing "making snow"--scraping the blade across the ice to find the angle where it slides across the ice rather than digging in the edge--stopping your feet suddenly while your body keeps moving and you end up face-planting on the ice. I have to wonder about the Learn to Skate USA progression for adults. Hockey stops are learned at Adult 4, T-stops at Adult 6. It just seems to me like T-stops should be learned before Hockey stops. And again, thank you for all the work you do here. It's very helpful to my own skating.

[@CoachJulia]

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with this move! I love how the skaters on this channel are so supportive of one another.

[@ginatriana1523]

Thank you for breaking this down. Will you please make a vid on how to do a sit spin? I'm working on my bronze MIF elements, thanks!!!

[@CoachJulia]

I love Sit Spins! I would be happy to make a video about that.

[@ingridmacdonald4987]

Thank you for such a detailed video. I can’t do any stops yet, and I’m trying to work out which one would suit me best. As a result I’ve become really good at avoiding situations, but for safety I really need to be brave and learn how to stop. I only started skating at 60 and thought if I don’t do it now I’ll lose my nerve and always regret it. Small steps at my age! 🤣

[@CoachJulia]

Awesome that you are getting out on the ice. People usually start with a Snowplow Stop, then learn the T Stop, then move on to the Hockey stop, and maybe sometime down the road learn the Show Stop. I have tutorials for all of these in a 'stopping playlist'.

[@ulaabaj1138]

Thank you! This was very helpful. Could you also do a tutorial on two foot and one foot slaloms?

[@CoachJulia]

Great suggestion. I will try and get that in the mix.

[@skatedodda1484]

THANK YOU I NEEDED TO LEARN THIS FOR MY COMPETITION THANK TO YOU IM ABLE TO DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nanaaaaa22]

Thank you for doing all these amazing tutorials 😭 I just started skating by my own and the tutorials are very useful 🥰😭

[@CoachJulia]

I'm so glad!

[@DelanAlizadeh]

Thank youuuu I really needed this✨

[@CoachJulia]

Glad it was helpful!

[@geometrydashgamer6222]

She is such a good teacher

[@CoachJulia]

Thank you!

[@skv1991]

Really helpful video, thank you very much!

[@oceanle]

Okay, how did no video show me this? Love this video!!!!

[@CoachJulia]

So Glad you like it!

[@AlisonWritesAndSkates]

Thank you. I had to review this video because I noticed my weight for my upper half of my body going backwards when I stop.

[@leppsqueeze]

Hello, I'm new to skating, been doing learning on my own with the help of u-tube videos (2 months now) , yours are my favorite, but anyway, I'm older and not going to be a figure skater or hockey player but bought hockey skates and just want to rec. skate. I start my first Basic 1 class soon. I have 2 questions, I noticed that hockey skating videos teach hockey stops with a wider stance is that correct and why? also it seems like figure skaters are more upright and hockey players bend there knees more, why is that? thanks for taking the time to do these videos, I actually learned to do a basic fwd crossover in a very short time just watching you.

[@gavins7786]

You are my favorite youtuber. You are so good at ice skating.

[@CoachJulia]

Awe, thank you so much!!

[@bethbrayer811]

thanks for the detailed explanation

[@CoachJulia]

You're welcome!

[@Sugarddicted]

new sub !!! this is so underrated

[@CoachJulia]

I am glad you found it!

[@Sugarddicted]

​@@CoachJulia me too ^^

[@shaunsafety4175]

Hi Coach Julia. I can not figure out what weight distribution should be before turning the hips and feet. 50/50? Or is more weight on one foot when you quickly Manuever 90°? And during the turn I also can not figure out where on the blades do you put more pressure in heel or toe or on the rocker area for each foot? I really love your coaching videos Julia. Thank you 😊 💓

[@LZ-un7ky]

Thanks so much for this!

[@CoachJulia]

You're so welcome!

[@newfoundcarla2]

This Twist means you have the weight on the rocker right? Do I start pressning hard on the ice already before twisting? (Someone asked something similar a few months ago, about where to put the weight).

[@jemima2222]

i just CANNOT do a t stop ! so i have to go to the hockey stop (just found out you need a t stop for hockey stop, noooo) thank you for this great video 500th like !!

[@CoachJulia]

You got this!

[@deesterdee6650]

Is this skill really necessary for anything, meaning like as a foundation skill to other skills?

[@CoachJulia]

This is not really a foundation for other skills, but it can be helpful in learning show stops (or tango stops) down the road.

[@atheris304]

thank u so much for this😭, i always do some awkward pose to stop and its pretty embarassing for me lol

[@DuckSeason12]

Is most of my weight on my back skate? I guess I’ve been doing it wrong with most of my weight on my leading skate.

[@gettxss]

Put the weight on the heel. Right? Teacher

[@CoachJulia]

That is correct!

[@jamescoburn2767]

Idk if us hockey players just do it differently but if you tried to hockey stop your way in a game you’d break your leg

[@CoachJulia]

Huh. Interesting perspective! I have played some hockey myself and I am not sure how this move would cause a broken leg, but I appreciate the perspective.

[@jamescoburn2767]

@@CoachJulia I meant if I tried that then I would break my leg lol I imagine you’ve gotten pretty good at it your way

[@CoachJulia]

@@jamescoburn2767 😄

[@chimalmadanza8548]

Dear lady, my teacher never said this tome. She only said you're so bad, nobody can't teach you anything. Thanks a lot.

[@CoachJulia]

Oh dear, I am sorry to hear you have not heard this technique before. I hope my teaching helps you out on the ice.

[@chimalmadanza8548]

@@CoachJulia Actually i quit, but thanks a lot!

[@newfoundcarla2]

Your ”teacher” was wrong. There is no such a thing as someone that can’t be thought. Full stop. You just need another teacher that can break down the moves for you in a different way! Clearly what she was doing was not working, a good teacher would adapt. I am glad you quit training with someone that says this to you, but I hope you still enjoy ice skating, and find a good teacher just as good and lovely as coach Julia!

[@SoulRebelWarrior]

I just got some skates and haven’t skates for almost 17 years. I feel like if I try this I’ll kill myself lol

[@CoachJulia]

Be careful when you get back out there!

[@RusVyr]

this is illegal for figure skaters

[@CoachJulia]

These are actually a required move in the Gamma figure skating test and technical competition, so definitely not an illegal move.

[@RusVyr]

we are not learning it like this, it is just natural =))

[@CoachJulia]

I am sure is a natural move for some skaters, but for many it is very challenging. And as someone who has coached for 16 years, this is the way I have found that most people can learn this stop.