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Forward and Defense Position Skills

Here are some of the things that are incorporated in these
one hour and fifteen minute sessions:

• Skating: Edge work, explosive starts etc.
• Puck Control: Stick handling technique, skating with puck, puck protection, 1-1 escape
  and chaos techniques, etc.
• Shooting: Wrist, snap, backhand shot techniques, shooting in stride, tipping shots, quick release and various shot fakes to shooting on stride etc.
• Passing: Forehand, backhand, saucer, one touch and indirect techniques.
• Checking Techniques: Specific to Forward and Defense Positions
• Concepts: Responsibilities F1, F2, F3, Cycling, Timing & Exploding to Space, Support, Basic Positioning
• Other Skills: Playing Rims, Chipping Pucks, Dumping Pucks, Face Offs.

In this new era of hockey, it is imperative that Defenseman have mobility, gap control, offensive creativity, vision, quick decision making skills, impeccable timing for head manning the puck or jumping into the play, be solid one on one and in odd man rushes against, and dominate in own zone. Must also learn to take a hit to make a play and give a hit to stop one.

In this new hockey era, it is imperative that Forwards have mobility, not just North-South awareness, but also East-west awareness and capabilities.

One must be able to; create separation from defenders in all zones of the ice, possess offensive creativity especially in one on one situations, have vision with and without the puck, have quick decision making skills, have impeccable timing and be capable of playing without puck to ensure being in proper passing lanes at the proper time, understand Defensive responsible in all zones, and be able to deliver and escape hits to make plays.

...................... And be able to do all that with an opponent in your face !!! ......................

Forward Position Skills

Defense Position Skills

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