How to Improve Balance on the Ice for Ice Hockey

Balance is essential to a hockey player. Hockey is a collision sport, so it is very easy to get knocked down unless you have worked on your balance. Here are several exercises that will help.

Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Hockey Bags
• Hockey Elbow Pads
• Hockey Gloves
• Hockey Helmets
• Hockey Jerseys
• Hockey Pants
• Hockey Protective Girdles
• Hockey Pucks
• Hockey Shin Guards
• Hockey Shoulder Pads
• Hockey Skates
• Hockey Socks
• Hockey Sticks
• Hockey pucks
• Hockey sticks

Pop Ups

1. Start at one goal line.

2. Go toward the other goal line, skating at full speed.

3. Drop down onto your knees at the first blue line. Pop back up to your feet before the red line.

4. Start back the other way when you reach the opposite goal line. Do this without resting.

5. Drop flat onto your belly at the first blue line this time. Pop back up to your feet, trying to get up before the red line but definitely before the blue line.

6. Repeat four times.

One Skates

7. Start at one goal line, skating hard toward the other goal line.

8. Lift your right skate off the ice at the first blue line. Hold it as high on your side as possible.

9. Wiggle your left skate from side to side to give yourself forward momentum, while your right skate is off the ice.

10. Skate on one foot until you get to the opposite goal line.

11. Keep your leg up until you come to a full stop if you can't make it all the way.

12. Skate back, this time lifting your left skate off the ice at the first blue line.

13. Repeat twice.

Knee Ups

14. Start at one goal line, skating hard toward the other goal line.

15. Lift your right knee to your chest at the first blue line.

16. Put your stick around the front of your knee pad to hold your knee high. Your foot should as far off the ice as you can get it.

17. Hold this position until you reach the next blue line and then skate normally to the goal line.

18. Skate back, this time using your left knee.

19. Repeat four times.

Tips & Warnings

• Hockey is a physically demanding 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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[Ovechken8]

on 1/2/2007 actually i prefer to skate full speed to the blue line then stick 1 foot out while crouching down almost sitting but not touching the ice it might take a while but you will soon master it

on 11/22/2005 Have the players start at one goal line and commence skating towards the opposite end of the ice. They do three or four solid strides to the first blue line. At the blue line, each player straddles his/her stick and commences doing squats for the entire length of the ice. Repeat 4 times. As an added feature, more advanced players can run the same drill skating backwards and thus train another muscle group.

on 11/22/2005 1--First start skating as hard as you can from goal line to goal line.As you get to the far goal line quickly spin your skates and hips 90 degrees. Then lean your weight back so you don't fall foward. You should have snow flying in front of your skates.