How does your child spend his practices? There’s a good
chance he runs drills, plays a few mock games, and does general stretching and
exercise. And, while all of these things are good, there’s a real problem of
coaches not focusing enough on skating and building skating skills.
Skating skills are so important. To begin with, if a player
isn’t a strong skater, a lot of his attention is going to be focused just on
staying standing, which means not all of his attention is on the game. You
can’t have a strong, focused player if he’s not a strong skater, so realizing
the importance of that skill and working on it is paramount.
Coaches need to focus not just on the basics of skating
either. Being a truly skilled skater, and thus a truly skilled player, is all in
the details. That means coaches need to focus on technique and form, not just
basics.
Surprisingly, though, these things can sometimes be taught
best through the most basic and simplistic of drills. That and repetition. It’s
not enough just for a coach to do a skating drill every once in a while;
skating drills need to be done on a regular basis in order to have any real
effect.
If you’ve noticed that your child’s coach doesn’t focus
enough on skating, explain to him how important it is and maybe even suggest a
few drills yourself if you have the knowledge. That might be hard to do, but really, if you want your
child to become the strongest player possible, it’s necessary.
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