This Week's Tip:
Dedication
Not really a 'tip' as much as a philosophy. How dedicated are you to your goals, hockey or otherwise? Do you know what your goals are? (Clue: write them down. Once they're on paper you can read them everyday to reinforce what you're going after). How much 'extra' are you doing? Are you going through the motions or working as hard as you can, then doing a little bit more? Be honest with yourself.
Check out Sam Gagner-Edmonton Oilers star of the future (Clip 1) and Mike Komisarek-Montreal Canadiens star D man (Clip 2) and see how hard they work to prepare in the off season for their next 82-plus game campaign.
Here are 3 'extra things you can do to help your performance:
1. Every night before you go to bed and twice during each day, close your eyes and picture yourself making the right play--scoring a big goal, making a great pass or hit, or a great save. This is known as visualization (note well: it works for stuff other than hockey)
2. Make it a goal to identify 2 aspects of our game to improve then figure out one thing you can do each day to improve those aspects (ie: improve your shot by making sure your shoot 50-100 pucks a day against the wall up at the local school yard, or do 100 squat jumps to improve leg strength--these don't take a lot of time but done every day for 20-30 minutes you're sure to improve.)
3. Take going to lessons and camps as a STARTING point for your training, the place where you learn the skills. Then do EXTRA outside of camp based on what you learned. The camps end at some point. Your training and dedication shouldn't end when the camp does.
Note well: If you're not doing the extra, someone else is. And that someone may come along and take your spot on a team that you think you've got all sewn up. Coaches can tell who's put in the work and who hasn't.
Quote of the Week:
"When a fear presents itself, that's the time to move into that fear. In taking on that fear, confronting it, there's going to be some kind of positive breakthrough and growth. The phrase 'That wasn't as bad as I thought it would be' usually follows!"
-Stew Carson
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Shoot to Score!
This Week's Tip
Shooting:
Wendel Clark (THIS guy again?) talks about the advantage of seeing through the eyes of the puck. Start the video at 6:29 (or watch the other tutorials if you like!) and see the advantage you get by shooting based on what the puck sees, not what you see. Your head and body are in a different position, and the puck is actually better suited to 'seeing' more options than your eyes alone can. Wendel talks about this aspect in reference to breakaways but it's a great general shooting tip and the point of emphasis for this week's tip.
If you can master this technique you'll dramatically increase your chances of 'bulging the twine, "lighting the lamp" , beating the "Deans of the Disc Domicile" or the "Purveyors of the Puck Pagoda" I've always wanted to find a place to write those.......
This Week's Quotes:
"To RESPOND is positive, to REACT is negative"
-Zig Ziglar
"No person fails who tries their best"
-Orison Marsden, American writer and founder of Success Magazine
Shooting:
Wendel Clark (THIS guy again?) talks about the advantage of seeing through the eyes of the puck. Start the video at 6:29 (or watch the other tutorials if you like!) and see the advantage you get by shooting based on what the puck sees, not what you see. Your head and body are in a different position, and the puck is actually better suited to 'seeing' more options than your eyes alone can. Wendel talks about this aspect in reference to breakaways but it's a great general shooting tip and the point of emphasis for this week's tip.
If you can master this technique you'll dramatically increase your chances of 'bulging the twine, "lighting the lamp" , beating the "Deans of the Disc Domicile" or the "Purveyors of the Puck Pagoda" I've always wanted to find a place to write those.......
This Week's Quotes:
"To RESPOND is positive, to REACT is negative"
-Zig Ziglar
"No person fails who tries their best"
-Orison Marsden, American writer and founder of Success Magazine
A Tip About....Tip-In's
Tip Of The Week
The Tip-In:
There are a number of different types of tip-in techniques. For those of you at Friday's lesson we focused on the stationary forehand/backhand tip-in technique. Check out the Hockey Canada video below to see other types of tip-in technique. These will be covered in subsequent lessons.
Like any other skill, this takes practice and requires good eye-hand coordination (something you can practice as well). Most goals are not scored from the top of the circle, 'top shelf' (where most players LIKE to score because it looks cool and is dramatic) but from the front of the net, 1-3 feet in front of the goalie in either a mad scramble, on a rebound, or from...you guessed it.....a TIP IN. Hence why the tip in is a critical skill if you want to score goals!
Enjoy.
Quote Of The Week:
"People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference."
-Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer 1935-2007.
The Tip-In:
There are a number of different types of tip-in techniques. For those of you at Friday's lesson we focused on the stationary forehand/backhand tip-in technique. Check out the Hockey Canada video below to see other types of tip-in technique. These will be covered in subsequent lessons.
Like any other skill, this takes practice and requires good eye-hand coordination (something you can practice as well). Most goals are not scored from the top of the circle, 'top shelf' (where most players LIKE to score because it looks cool and is dramatic) but from the front of the net, 1-3 feet in front of the goalie in either a mad scramble, on a rebound, or from...you guessed it.....a TIP IN. Hence why the tip in is a critical skill if you want to score goals!
Enjoy.
Quote Of The Week:
"People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference."
-Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer 1935-2007.
Body Position and Use of Stick When Defending
Tip Of The Week:
Body Position and Use of Stick When Defending
This is somewhat similar to last week's IAA (Influence, Angle, Attack) See if you can pick out the IAA phases in this video. These terms are used in the video but the concept is the same. Note Well: Coach Keith Acton (Leafs) talks about his stick position in addition to his body position, critical stuff. Also, this is not just a skill for Defenseman to acquire and work at but for ALL players. Forwards can use the IAA and stick position when angling and checking in the neutral, offensive, OR defensive zone.
Quote of the Week:
Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.
– Earl Nightingale
Body Position and Use of Stick When Defending
This is somewhat similar to last week's IAA (Influence, Angle, Attack) See if you can pick out the IAA phases in this video. These terms are used in the video but the concept is the same. Note Well: Coach Keith Acton (Leafs) talks about his stick position in addition to his body position, critical stuff. Also, this is not just a skill for Defenseman to acquire and work at but for ALL players. Forwards can use the IAA and stick position when angling and checking in the neutral, offensive, OR defensive zone.
Quote of the Week:
Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.
– Earl Nightingale
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