Cross-Under Pivots
Instructor Mike Pilon changes pace by teaching the Cross Under Pivot as opposed to the Mohawk for defenceman. The Cross Under Pivot allows a defenceman to transition skating from backwards to forwards which, in turn allows a player to gain speed moving up ice.
Mohawk Pivots
Instructor Mike Pilon teaches us the Mohawk Pivots with a puck. This allows players to open up and begin skating up ice with the puck on a transition.
Backward Cross-Under Start
Instructor Mike Pilon teaches you three distinct Crossunder starts to propel yourself in the backwards motion.
Neutral and Crossover Starts
Instructor Mike Pilon starts with the basics of the neutral, or Modified V start, and the cross over start.
Support and Gravity
Instructor Mike Pilon has you perform one foot jumps to encourage balance, the usage of your edges and to see how gravity plays a roll in skating skill sets. Remember to use both legs, one is more dominant than the other.
Hard and Soft, Inside and Outside Turns
Instructor Mike Pilon takes you through hard and soft inside and outside turns.
Glide Turns
Instructor Mike Pilon takes you through one of his edge drills. Remember – outside edges are just as important to practice as inside edges!
Edge Drills – Forward and Backward Edge Control
Instructor Mike Pilon speeds things up with forward and backward edge control. As you get better at the drill you can tighten up the course and speed up your turns.
Working on a Players Stride
A quick quick and easy drill that should help improve a players stride. Some of the key tips for this drill are: Knees Bent Head Up Athletic Stance Arm Swing
D Carousel
Quick passing drill for D
JW START STOP ANGLING 1 on 1
Battle Drill
DON’S SCRAMBLE WARM
Heads up skating drill