Forward Stride by Laura Stamm Power Skating (Updated)

Рет қаралды 374,267

14 жыл бұрын

A video mini lesson on the forward stride. This is a redo of my last video, this one shows more detail as well as a practice drill to work on.
A note on the arm swing; the arm swing shown is used for generating maximum possible speed. The technique was taken from speed skating and adapted into hockey. Only use this one hand arm swing when you are in low pressure or no pressure situations in a game such as on a breakaway before you get to the goalie or backchecking while trying to catch the skater with the puck.
Most game situations require 2 hands on the stick, such as passing, shooting, recieving a pass, stopping, turning, transitions, and most other game situations. The only time you have one hand is when nobody is near you and you need pure SPEED. For younger skaters it is important teaching them when to go one hand on the stick and when to go two hands on the stick. You don't want your players to always have 2 hands on the stick the same as you don't want them to always have 1 hand on the stick.

Пікірлер: 14

@alexhung1054 10 жыл бұрын

Big fan of your work Laura. Keep it going!!!

@Hoopster999 7 жыл бұрын

Laura you help me many times at OHA!!!! Thank you so much for all the work you have done for the 10,000 of kids!

@en51mc 14 жыл бұрын

Well explained! A great help, thanks!

@a5noble2 13 жыл бұрын

@wickstick6 Thats a good concern you've brought up. During the follow-through of the forward stride, no matter who is skating, there is a point when only 1 skate is on the ice. Thats just how the stride is done, so your BALANCE uneffected by returning your skates together and your STABILITY is no different from that of a stride without a full return (or wide return). This stride lets you gain the benefit of a longer, more efficient stride with the same stability and balance of any skater..

@a5noble2 13 жыл бұрын

@topcornerwristshot The arm swing works the same way as it does in speed skating or running. Your legs are moving so your arms have to move to keep your upper body from twisting and to provide momentum for your legs. Try standing still on the ice and swinging your arms. Notice what happens to your legs, they are moving. So the arm swing does generate movement in the legs, and when applied into the forward stride helps give your stride rythem and more power.

@a5noble2 13 жыл бұрын

@wickstick6 In the situations you mention, like battling for a puck or powering around a D, the player is much better off doing forward c-cuts (a push where both skates are always on the ice and you push off your heel only). The players you mentioned are great because they execute these forward c-cuts under pressure and use the forward stride once they're past the D. Zetterburg is AMAZING at this, he's very small yet skates like a big player, and before him Gretzky was doing this (also small).

@threethrushes 7 жыл бұрын

This is a valuable tutorial. I would add that it takes between 20-40 hours of very focused power skating to iron out errors in stride / arm swing to achieve good form.

@raffi98 10 жыл бұрын

3:55 toe flick cannnot be one of the most powerful part of the push, it's even more likely to be the opposite: toe flick action is 10 cm vs 1 meter for the leg push (and quads are stronger than calves). Short track skaters don't even use it. But i'm pretty sure you meant toe flick is essential, which is true ofc For those wondering about the leg recovery, there are several variations. here is shown a full recovery, which is equivalent to the last gear of a car: big speed but less torque or acceleration. there are cases where the leg doesn't recover beyond the median plane of the body, giving more acceleration, not a great max speed and energy consuming.