The Backwards Crossover Secret. Turn Your Bum!

In this quick video, I am showing you a couple of secrets to help with your backwards crossovers. Turn your bum!
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[@stevelawrence3595]

Amazing how I've been trying to figure out how to approach this for 3 years now and you're the first person to explain it effectively. Can't wait to try this at stick n puck tomorrow

[@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321]

Hey Steve… glad it was helpful. Check back in with your progress!

[@ericschmitz03]

yo how are your crossovers looking now after 9 months?

[@claudespeed9316]

@@ericschmitz03ashamed to say I haven’t played since. I’m starting a training clinic next week and will apply this

[@WhatAreBippies]

My first year skating at 36 years old, and I find this video extremely helpful with understanding the footwork. Thank you so much for the light bulb moment!

[@theoppositionpodcast]

Its been over 20 years since Ive played (Im 35), so its nice to hear we got others starting! Just getting back into it myself

[@chief6369]

this is what got me to understand backwards crossovers. L:iterally I couldn't do them for months until I tried this

[@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321]

I love hearing this... Nive work!

[@johnnynesper8196]

You make this look so easy lol, I really struggle with my outside edges but the way you demonstrated this gives me a better perspective. Thanks coach!

[@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321]

You can do it!

[@Jhu91]

your instructional videos are excellent. easy to understand

[@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321]

Thank you!

[@tuttifrutti8576]

Great video! This should help a lot, gonna try to practice first thing in the morning!

[@joemichael4053]

Good explain I'll trying it I'm subscribe and keep watching your video class

[@jamesruggeri2695]

i struggled to find the balance with the first crossover, I was doing a good c-cut but just half-way crosses, definitely going to repeat these drills until I get it, great video :)

[@SMONclips]

You broke it down perfectly, cant wait to get on the ice

[@zarfu]

In the fwd x-over video you emphasized weight in heel. This helped me improve my balance. For backwards x-overs, I'm still struggling with balance on inside leg / outside edge. is there a similar emphasis on where I should place my weight in my skates?

[@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321]

It's going to middle/back. Same idea. Your chest needs to be up, bring your belly button over the leg you are balancing on (as much as you can), crush your shins into the tongue of your skate... We need to lean inwards without stepping down forwards. Same idea as the forward crossover.

[@troyvan6952]

Twist butt, same time outside leg over front. Slowly doing this barefoot in living room over and over seems to help...kids think I'm nuts. Will try this at rec. skating Thanks

[@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321]

Lol..."kids think I'm nuts".

[@drunkviggo7263]

You're a great skater.

[@hazemsuperfox1000]

Thank you so much

[@Kakydanou]

Looks quite easy just watching… but went this morning 1h on the ice and that's another story! Tried hard but nope, couldn’t do it right… I struggle to cross my outside leg after that C cut no matter what. I always lose my balance! I'm 53 and learned late but still quite agile forward; backwards? Need more practice. I will try again tomorrow.

[@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321]

It sounds like you are struggling with Balance. Before that outside leg can make that cross, you need to be leaning (balancing) on the outside edge, of the inside leg. That's the gliding leg the outside is crossing over. But that is the scary one... leaning over your outside edge as you go backwards. Not an easy thing to overcome. The part of this video at the 1:20 mark explains that. Before the crossover can come, balance needs to established. In a week or so... hopefully by this weekend... I am going to have my Balance Development ASkating course finished. It will give you many different balance sequences to practice at the rink. I have created "Ear Bud" sequences so you will be able to download an audio file that has me talking you through the exercises when you are on the ice along with some groovy music. Prett fun. Stay Tuned!.

[@Kakydanou]

@@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321 --- thank you so much for your reply, much appreciated. I will keep trying, step by step, until I get my balance on that outside edge…

[@MrKracx]

great video. whats a good way to improve backward outside edge balance?

[@JJ-md7gi]

I see hockey players doing a quick start backwards crossover to then go forward. Please explain to me how I do this

[@jessedahl5746]

you can say butt, coach

[@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321]

Lol

[@traviszuber2826]

Great tips! I think the audio from the wireless mic is not coming through. You can really on hear coach when he’s close, so I thin the audio is from the camera.

[@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321]

I think you’re right about the mic. My case causes problems. I think I solved it though. Thanks for the heads-up though.

[@BruceSchwartz007]

@@kellianhockeyskilldevelopm2321 It's not that bad!