High-Performance Skating for Ice Hockey

Let's face it: In the fast-paced sport of hockey, even the greatest passing, shooting, and stickhandling skills can't make up for a lack of skating ability. Players who don't have total control on the ice have to work harder to accomplish every task.

The High-Performance Skating for Hockey video is the perfect instructional tool for coaches and players who want to develop greater balance, speed, power, and agility. Featuring Coach Steve Cady--the foremost skating expert for the Huron Hockey School and a former Olympic Development trainer--the High-Performance Skating for Hockey video shows coaches how to set up and teach skating drills and shows players how to perform essential skills.

This high-action video presents the same skating workout activities performed by the many NHL players who consult Coach Cady in the off-season. You'll find 35 drills that focus on balance and agility, forward and backward skating, starts, stops, turns, and pivots--plus key points for mastering each skill and tips for overcoming common problems.

The drills show how to achieve better balance and greater power--without working any harder--by:

- learning where to center body weight over each skate for various skills,
- developing proper upper and lower body alignment for maximum performance and efficiency, and
- improving strength and quickness.

With the High-Performance Skating for Hockey video, even the most experienced players can fine-tune their skating skills--so they can focus more on puck control and scoring.