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Lazy Stride? Try This

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: April 14, 2026

Summary

There’s a side of speed that most players completely overlook: how fast your nervous system fires (or how fast the brain can send a signal to the muscles and how fast those muscles can respond).

Every stride requires your muscles to turn on and off in a rapid sequence. The faster your nervous system can run that sequence, the quicker your feet move. The slower it runs, the heavier you look on the ice.

Quick-feet drills teach your nervous system to cycle through that on/off pattern faster. The more you do them, the more natural that faster rhythm becomes.

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