The second installment in the HC Dallas Hockey Homework Series sees Coach Dwight Mullins demonstrate a simple technique for effectively
building grip, hand, forearm, and wrist strength, leading to improved
stick and shooting skills.
The HC Dallas educational and developmental portion of our facility is also featured here.
And
we're not talking about making it to practice or off-ice training on
time. We're talking about sacrifice, extra effort, going beyond what's expected to give your absolute all.
Hockey
is a fast-paced, physical sport---even for those leagues that don't have
full contact---that requires players to block shots, fight for loose pucks
in confined spaces, and sacrifice for the team.
This post is not so much a 'tip' as it is a statement
about commitment to work ethic and sacrifice that separates the
'passengers' (those along for the ride) and those players who work to
make a difference for their teammates and themselves.
You can't be successful without the extra effort,
and sometimes that means taking a shot of off your ankle, or taking a
pasting by an opposing player to make a key play---like getting the puck
out of the zone (we're looking at you wingers). You don't have to score
highlight reel goals to get noticed, to make a difference, or to be a
valuable member of a team! Often, success is in the small, normally
unnoticed plays.
Check out this sequence, all during
the same penalty-kill, by former Toronto Maple Leaf Matt Stajan. This
sequence is all about sacrifice for the team.......unbelievable. You can
bet that the newspapers didn't report on this sequence, but Stajan's coaches and teammates noticed big time.
