Technique
How do I physically execute it?
The physical skills every other layer is performed on top of.
The 5 documents in this section
SkatingSkating is the skill under every other skill, and it is a technique — it responds to practice at any age.Puck HandlingPuck handling — moving the puck on your stick, skating with it, and keeping it from an opponent — buys the half-second every other decision needs.Passing and ReceivingPassing beats a defence you cannot out-skate. Every pass makes four or five opponents re-read the ice and re-pick their man.ShootingShooting is two skills taught as one: the mechanics of getting the puck from your stick to the net, and the shot selection that decides which are worth taking at all.Body Contact and BattlesMost games are decided by who wins the scrappy three-second contests for a loose puck on the wall, in the corner and at the net front — that is coaching experience, not a counted…