LTP Drills: Lunges
I am convinced that mastering lunges is the fastest way to learn how to skate. It incoporates the basic skills needed to do a proper skating stride: balance, strength, body positioning - and all on one foot. This is also a good continuation from the earlier drills of the …
LTP Drills: Do the Meatball
For the new skaters, keeping your balance while getting low is important. It's the basis of power skating - the lower you are, the more power you can generate. But many new players have "stick legs" - they do not want to bend their knees because they are afraid of …
LTP Drills: Stopping for the First Time
For the new skaters, stopping can be broken down into three beginner steps:
Learn to shave the ice
Glide before stopping
Push out to the side and shave ice to stop
Shaving Ice
Keeping it simple with a one foot stop is easier than trying to stop with both …
LTP Drills: Proper Hockey Stop
Once a player has mastered stopping with one foot, it's time to stop with both feet. This gives us more control over our balance and gives us more agility and therefore speed. Stopping with two feet sideways is generally considered the hockey stop.
Learning to hockey …