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Good question, you could have an off-ice stick for shooting and puck handling or you could practice in roller blades to mimic being on skates or set up a shooting platform to stand on when shooting off of the ice. At the end of the day the 2-3 inches won't make that big of a difference when shooting with the same stick on and off the ice. If it's not affordable to have multiple sticks its fine to use the same height stick, as long as your working on the same techniques that will transfer when on the ice. Good luck.

No player do that anymore. I grew up with that being part of the teaching from coaches when working on shooting. If you watch the best shooters in the NHL no one really rolls their blade over and points at their target, You still want to follow through with your bottom hand and blade put the need to roll your wrists over and point just waists time and is unnecessary.

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Good question, I've personally done both. Its personal preference. Shin pad over the skate tongue does add a little more protection from shots off the top of a players foot. Some players like tongues over shin pads as it lends to add a little more ankle flexion allowing players to get lower when skating/turning.

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That is a good video, definitely goes into the weeds on Bedard's shot. They do mention "pushing" in the video (pushing through the pane of glass...). There needs to be some pushing with the bottom hand in order to generate flex on the shaft of the stick as the blade makes contact with the ice. When teaching snap shots in general, especially to players learning the shot, the easiest way for them to understand is to have them think of pushing through the shot with their bottom hand to generate flex on the stick and power on the shot.

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Great guy and really good Dman

There is a lot of different information. Out there. When skating you ideally want to limit your body weight from being on the heel of your skate. There’s the odd turn or quick move where body weight may be on the heel of the skate but it is rare. If you think of an athletic stance, you’d want your weight on the ball of your foot, same idea with skating. Players blades are rocketed which puts them on their heel or toe at times but they need to try and back to the ball of their foot for balance and power.

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@@nsdahockey This is the first interview I watched on your channel! Needless to say, I'll be tuning in from here on out. 👍 I'm also going to go back and see who else you've interviewed. Awesome 👌

If you watch Bednard’s snap shot in slow motion he pulls the puck in towards his body, he then pushes on the shaft of his stick with his bottom hand and he release towards the net. The only way to use the flex on a hockey stick is to push with your bottom hand. Using the blade on the ice as a bottom contact point, the top hand of the stick as a top contact point and the bottom hand on the stick pushes forcing the stick to flex adding more power/speed to the shot.

@nsdahockey never said you shouldn’t use your bottom hand, I said you shouldn’t push down on the stick to get flex and power, there’s a different between pushing down and pushing through with the bottom hand

@nsdahockey bedards bottom hand follows through rotationally with his hips and torso, I like to think about the body and hands as one motion, even though it may not look like it, they are moving together

@@Reese_md I believe we’re saying the same thing, you need to push with your bottom hand, no necessarily down towards the ice but a player will down and through the shot, the pushing motion is what keeps the blade on the ice allowing flex from the shaft which increases power in the shot.

@nsdahockey yes, a lot of people say that you shot push down into the ice with the bottom hand though and I though thats what you were syaing

Haha! I’m glad the drill and having the kids in it helped. Sometimes it hard to visualize drills when seeing them on a sheet of paper or talking through them. Thanks for watching.

Thank you for checking it out. Often times we use similar simple drills with older/elite players. It’s always important to focus on some fundamentals.

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I feel that everyone should be a referee at some point along the way. It will change how coaches and players treat officials. It’s not an easy job!!

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I agree.

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I was coming from the same place. Make sure you get a good stick, it can be a night and day difference. With one stick I feel like I can't get any whip (it's a lower flex too), and the other I can just snap it and it flings off super easy.

@@jessedahl5746 Good call, flex is very important, the lower flex the more whip on the stick, which can be a great thing depending on what type of player and shooter you are. The less flex makes the stick whippier which can be harder to pick up hard passes, it may whip when battling for pucks, but can help a ton if used properly with a players shooting, using the shaft flex to add speed and power on the shot.

Haha. He’s plays hard. Likes to get under guys skin on the ice which makes him very effective.

Playoffs would be great. We’re trying to get the boys back into the post season. They’ve been playing hard.

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Haha. Nice catch.

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Thanks you for the feedback. I agree the more we can share teaching techniques the more we can help players, parents and coaches better teach skills to their players.

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I agree, going to a sports store can be overwhelming with all of the choices. Sometimes it is best to find a stick, skates that you like and try to stick with the same pattern, lie, brand.

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, good luck with your team. I'd love to hear how they come along throughout the season, hopefully their outside edges improve!

Great to hear that your skills are improving, players can continue to improve no matter age of level they are playing at. As for NHL skills coaches, I am out for team practices and will run some of the team drills or my own individual drills with players. Just like what you are going through, If I see an inefficiency or bad technique in an area of a players game I will address it and create some drills or game situations in practice where we can work on it. With professional players its sometimes very small things that go a long way, could be simple reminders that helps them turn better, add more power to their shot, release the puck quicker...

@@nsdahockey That's awesome! I've always been curious how it works when you've got the power skating coaches and skills coaches, since in my mind it always seems like there's so many coaches at any given time, it might be hard to find time to work on the smaller details between the packed schedule NHL players probably have during the season. Thanks for the peek behind the curtain, and the continued great videos on CZcams!

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Great to hear that you’re working on and improving your skating. Some teams have specialty coaches that come in for a couple of days a month and work with players. A lot of teams are now hiring full time skills/skating coaches. I’m at all practices and have the opportunity to run drills with players before and after practice to hit on specific individual or team needs. Sometimes players just want to get extra reps with certain skills (shooting, wall work, passing, puck handling…). I hope that helps.

Thank you, I believe that simple is better, especially with fundamentals.

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I totally agree, checking is a skill like any other in hockey. It needs to be taught and practiced by players from young ages. The game is fast and there will always be some awkward and poorly timed contact but if players hone their skills at younger ages they'll be better prepared as the game speeds up at higher levels.

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