What are the best drills for teaching crossovers?

Crossovers are an essential skill for a hockey player. When doing these crossovers in Hockey you will need the proper crossover technique, it is a common challenge for young hockey players. Some of the drills below should be a huge help in teaching crossovers.

These five points all players should remember are First you should lock your ankles to form a 45º angle with the ice this is for maximum power. Next is to focus on a dual stride motion, this is called “stride push” and the “X-push. € The “stride push” is performed with the outside leg and it mirrors the motion of a forward stride with leg locked at full extension and a strong toe-flick at the end of the stride.

€ The “X-push” is performed with the inside leg. It also requires full leg extension with a strong toe-flick at the end of the stride. But feels very un-natural and can take quite some time to learn.

Next deeply bend the knees; you never want to stand up tall in your turns. When you stand straight upright with your legs straight this will prevents you from being able to comfortably and fully extend their “X-push” underneath the gliding leg. So bend your knees deeply with your butt low to the ice for power and balance.

Carve the edges into the ice rather than simply gliding on them. Try and hold each push for 3 seconds each as a drill to improve technique. Listen to the sound of your skates carving the ice.

Make sure you are strong on the inside push of your glide leg but softer on the outside edge of your inside leg. Finally your upper body should be level for stronger balance. Young players frequently tilt the inside shoulder (the shoulder facing inside the crossover turn) down toward the ice this will almost always result is a fall, as the edge gives way to the player’s body weight.By keeping level shoulders skaters can counter balance their upper body against the angled edges of their skates and achieve stronger edges and greater balance.

A slight torque (twist to the inside) in the upper body, facing into the turn, also helps balance and agility. Thanks, Hope this helps.

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