Outside Edge Control: Skating Skill Practice

http://www.hockeyus.com/news-articles/hockey-skills-training/outside-edge-con...
Practice outside edge control as a way to improve your skating and balance.

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• skating skill
• hockey training
• power skating
• edge control

[MrNjdevilsfan30]

have u had any bloopers doin these vids like tryin to do this and fallin on ur ass

[HockeyUsDotCom]

@MrNjdevilsfan30 no bloopers as far as falling on his ass :-) but some bloopers with shots, since he will try to aim at the post for a ding and miss it.

[canadianmaple09]

Great vid, but having a mic attached to the guy instead of just the audio from the camera would really help, especially when he is skating.

[HockeyUsDotCom]

yes, we will try to fix it. We figured that hockey training is important and goes hand in hand with equipment reviews. So we decided to do a set of training videos and see what kind off feedback we gonna get. Based on feedback we will try to improve video and sound quality.

[netminderx]

Wow, I'm very impressed with the skill training videos. Keep em' coming. Thank You

[zazzolina]

@8fox261 thank you for your answer... technically are these cross rolls? i think i've learned something similar ... bye! :D

[8fox261]

@zazzolina These are good for all skaters, hockey as well as figure. No, the stick isn't necessary for balance. Just remember to keep the 3 elements for your balance in line with each other: Nose directly over the Knee directly over the Toe of the weighted skate.

[zazzolina]

Are these exercises good just for hockey or also for figure skating? I mean... i'm a beginner, i'm learning the basic skills of skating...can i practice this without the stick or is it necessary for the balance... does the position change without the stick? Thank you!

[sheyras]

I love this dude.

[bsdaemon666]

@szyldek lol.

[szyldek]

@bsdaemon666 what is your problem? would I ask if I knew? and yes, I am new to hockey

[bsdaemon666]

@szyldek wtf? Are you new to hockey? lol

[bsdaemon666]

I wish I could do this.. no real chance to practice it. Cant do it during public skating, too many kids everywhere. Certainly won't ever have empty ice like this..

[DouglasMikelas]

great tutorial. for some reason i am a pretty good skater but i have a huge problem with my outside edges, i cant get balance on them.

[szyldek]

how do you sharp your blades? Flat or with this little groove in the middle of the blade?