How to Perform Crossovers in Ice Hockey
Crossovers are an essential skill for a hockey player. They assist in turning and accelerating - two things that you will do consistently when playing. Use this drill to help you learn to do crossovers.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately challenging
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Hockey Bags
- Hockey Elbow Pads
- Hockey Gloves
- Hockey Helmets
- Hockey Jerseys
- Hockey Pants
- Hockey Pucks
- Hockey Shin Guards
- Hockey Shoulder Pads
- Hockey Skates
- Hockey Sticks
- Hockey pucks
- Hockey sticks
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Start in one of the corners of the rink, near where the goal line meets the boards.
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Skate around the five face-off circles on the ice. Start going counter-clockwise around the nearest circle. This maneuver should cross your feet, while pushing you forward around the circle.
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Cross the outside skate over the inside skate when you skate around the circle.
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Switch your weight and push off with the inside foot.
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Bring the inside foot back to the front of the outside foot. This maneuver should recover your feet to normal position, while advancing you around the circle.
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Continue crossing over with each stride as you go around the circle.
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Switch to the next circle in your end of the rink after you have completed one circuit around the first circle. Skate clockwise around the second circle. This will change which foot is your outside foot.
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Skate around each of the five circles, switching direction each time you change to a new circle.
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Go back and do all of the circles again, after you have finished all five circles, arriving in the opposite corner from your starting point. This will make a total of 10 circles, five for each foot.
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Tips & Warnings
Go slowly at first, checking for good footwork. Make sure that your feet cross over entirely with each repetition.
Skate as hard as you can when going from one circle to the other. After 20 or 30 total circles, this will act as a conditioning drill as well as a skill drill.
Hockey is a physically challenging sport that could result in serious injury. We recommend that you seek the proper equipment and training before undertaking this activity.
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Comments
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Jul 18, 2006
They are not really crossovers, but crossarounds (also known as crossunders). An important point to remember in any turning drill, but especially in crossarounds, is to turn your torso and head as far as possible in the direction that you want to turn. This automatically makes your hips turn in that direction and your feet just follow along. You'll be amazed how quickly you pick up this skill when your feet are doing the following instead of the leading. -
Jul 18, 2006
They are not really crossovers, but crossarounds (also known as crossunders). An important point to remember in any turning drill, but especially in crossarounds, is to turn your torso and head as far as possible in the direction that you want to turn. This automatically makes your hips turn in that direction and your feet just follow along. You'll be amazed how quickly you pick up this skill when your feet are doing the following instead of the leading.
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Nov 22, 2005
The feet should cross around, not over. Bring your heel around in front of the toe, keeping your skates as low as possible. Also, keep the shoulders level, and lean into the turn with the lower body. This will provide the skater with better balance, and it will be quicker for a change in direction.
