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Summary: Increase skating endurance for ice hockey matches by working out on and off the ice. Skate longer in ice hockey with the tips in this free video on hockey basics from an experienced ice hockey player.
Tim McKeig has been playing ice hockey since high school. He played in multiple clubs and now plays for the University of North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks, where he majors in...read more
"Hi my name is Luke. I play for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and I am going to talk to you about how to increase your skating endurance for ice hockey. For ice hockey and your skating endurance, the main thing you want to do is while you are on the ice practicing to go 110 to 150%. You always want to go the hardest you can and to go out of your comfort zone. The whole thing, the whole skating endurance isn't on ice. It is off ice as well. You want to be hitting the gym, doing off ice drills, doing as much as you can while you are not on the ice, to always get that extra half step on the ice against your competitors. While you are on the ice you always want to be finishing your drills going as hard as you can, never gliding, never going slow, always pushing through the red line. Now I am going to show you one drill you can do to help you increase your skating endurance. That's one drill you can do to help increase your skating endurance for ice hockey."
eHow Article: How to Increase Skating Endurance for Ice Hockey