Ask your students - what is the purpose of handling (or dribbling) the puck? Do you know the answer? One of the biggest issues found in young players today is “over handling” the puck. The issue isn’t just that they’re stickhandling too much or too often, but that they’re watching the PUCK and not the rest of the ice for opportunities to move it or move themselves into new space. Our students learn why and how to handle to puck properly in a way that allows them to see the ice and take their focus off the puck. We’re lucky nowadays to have sticks like those made by @truetemperhockey that are incredibly light with exceptional puck feel that allow us to move the puck faster than ever. The puck is the object needed to play the game, but shouldn’t be the object of your attention - even when working on your handles. . Find the Speed to Succeed GPSHockeySchool.com . #gpshockey #speed2succeed #grunnah #hockey #grunnahpowerskating #puck #puckcontrol #hockeyskills #hockeydrills

Teaching - verbal cues, visual cues, keeping concepts simple enough for players to understand yet detailed enough so as not to skip any important points, and most importantly, the physical demonstration has to meet the description. We all have different strengths for learning - visual, aural, kinesthetic - but if all three ways are met, we give our students a better chance or grasping the concept at hand quicker and more completely. To be a coach is to communicate. When you don’t communicate fully and don’t allow your students the opportunity to experiment with the concepts (which inevitably means failure), you can’t expect any kind of results. . Find the Speed to Succeed GPSHockeySchool.com . #gpshockey #speed2succeed #grunnah #hockey #grunnahpowerskating #powerskating #hockeyskills #hockeydrills

Mastering the difference between the shaving angle and the cutting/thrusting edge is a precision game. It’s obviously much easier to be precise with any fine motor skills with the hands, but our feet have to learn how to master the blades underneath them (and everything in our body that drives power and control to the feet) in a similar way a chef utilizes his cutlery. Once you’ve mastered the movement patterns, possibilities and power output, the game around you becomes far easier to manipulate. . Find the Speed to Succeed GPSHockeySchool.com . #gpshockey #speed2succeed #grunnah #hockey #grunnahpowerskating #powerskating #hockeyskills #hockeydrills

I absolutely love coming to @steamboatcolorado and working with the kids up here. It may be Ski Town USA, but it’s definitely a hockey town. Thank you @steamboathatter for creating this special hat for me and getting us dialed in to the western spirit of Steamboat. Can’t wait to come back for our next clinic! . Find the Speed to Succeed GPSHockeySchool.com . #gpshockey #speed2succeed #grunnah #hockey #grunnahpowerskating #powerskating #hockeyskills #hat #cowboyhat

It’s called a progression because the progress won’t come all at once. You will fall. You will be uncomfortable and frustrated. Use that ‘negative’ energy to fuel a positive performance. The difference between the good players and the great ones is the ability to recognize when something isn’t working and making the adjustments necessary to find success. . Find the Speed to Succeed GPSHockeySchool.com . #gpshockey #speed2succeed #grunnah #hockey #grunnahpowerskating #powerskating #hockeyskills #hockeydrills

Simple outside edge progression for beginner players to help gain confidence on their outside edge. You want to feel like you’re falling into the turn and allowing more weight to settle on the inside foot/outside edge as you continue through the apex of the turn. As you gain confidence, being able to place 100% of your weight on the outside edge foot will allow you to develop power in your crossovers and gain speed/momentum out of the turn. Take it slow, keep the upper body steady and stable by engaging the core and looking in the direction of the turn. Don’t leave too far forward, but make sure you have plenty of pressure on the tongue of the skate (hip/knee/ankle flexion). . Find the Speed to Succeed GPSHockeySchool.com . #gpshockey #speed2succeed #grunnah #hockey #grunnahpowerskating #powerskating #hockeyskills #hockeydrills

Monday comin’ at ya like… 🏒 👋 Keep those eyes up! Pop that flex on the forehand and spin that puck on the backhand. Join us out here in the Rocky Mountains for our Skate to Score Clinics this Spring: March 12-14 Aspen, CO March 15-17 Salt Lake City, UT March 18-21 Westminster, CO March 22-24 Colorado Springs, CO March 25-27 Steamboat Springs, CO . Find the Speed to Succeed GPSHockeySchool.com . #gpshockey #speed2succeed #grunnah #hockey #grunnahpowerskating #powerskating #hockeyskills #hockeydrills