1 Thing I Learned Today: Body Alignment For LTPers

When teaching my Hockey Academy class today, we learned to keep our body in alignment in hockey position. This includes toes, hips, shoulders and head all facing in the same direction and on the same plane. There were a few kids that had one foot behind another. This in turn rotates their body slightly in one direction which will affect their balance.

Being able to notice your body position when standing still is a simple way to understand your body awareness. Standing still will be more simple than knowing your body awareness when in motion, so pay attention! Even the most simple requests from your coach are building blocks for your skating foundation.