Forwards and Backward Stops
Basic Stops and Difficult Stops
A common problem that many new hockey players have is learning how to stop. The biggest part of stopping on skates is getting over the mental barrier. This videos should help you understand what is happening.
The main concept to grasp is that you have to peel the ice, sliding sideways.
Learning how to hockey stop can be tough, but by learning the proper technique, taking it slow, and practicing a lot you should be able to learn in no time! Here is the process of stopping in hockey.
A player starts by skating forwards, when the player is ready to stop they will lift one leg slightly to take weight off of it (this can become the back leg or front leg but for the purposes of this example this will become the back leg). With a bit of weight taken off of one skate, the player will start to lean back, rotate their hips and shoulders and begin to turn with their other leg (this leg becomes the front leg). When the player has turned their front leg approximately 90 degrees they will now plant their back leg about 1 foot behind their front leg. At this point the player will be leaning back, and keeping the momentum moving in the direction they were skating. With both feet planted the player will slide for a brief second before coming to a full stop. This sounds like a lot to learn and a long process, but it happens in less than a second.
1. Take the weight off of back skate - Push off with back leg getting ready to land with the front leg
2. Rotate Hips - start to rotate your hips, turning your front foot. At the same time I will be leaning back, and bringing my back leg behind my front leg.
3. Planting Your Feet - having rotated your hips a bit, turned your front foot enough to begin stopping, and just starting to plant your back leg.
The back leg is used for balance, and also a bit for stopping. Most of the weight will be placed on the front leg. The key here is to lean back (so you don’t topple over) and peel ice.
To stop you will be using the inside edge of the blade on your front skate, and outside edge of the blade on your back skate. I will pivot both of my skates just a little more, then really lean into the stop.
The key is to keep moving in the direction that you are skating. Reed more
See also:
Stops in Ice Skating: Begginer exerceses and types
Basic Stops, Difficult Stops: Forwards and Backward Stops
Basic Stops and Difficult Stops
A common problem that many new hockey players have is learning how to stop. The biggest part of stopping on skates is getting over the mental barrier. This videos should help you understand what is happening.
The main concept to grasp is that you have to peel the ice, sliding sideways.
Learning how to hockey stop can be tough, but by learning the proper technique, taking it slow, and practicing a lot you should be able to learn in no time! Here is the process of stopping in hockey.
A player starts by skating forwards, when the player is ready to stop they will lift one leg slightly to take weight off of it (this can become the back leg or front leg but for the purposes of this example this will become the back leg). With a bit of weight taken off of one skate, the player will start to lean back, rotate their hips and shoulders and begin to turn with their other leg (this leg becomes the front leg). When the player has turned their front leg approximately 90 degrees they will now plant their back leg about 1 foot behind their front leg. At this point the player will be leaning back, and keeping the momentum moving in the direction they were skating. With both feet planted the player will slide for a brief second before coming to a full stop. This sounds like a lot to learn and a long process, but it happens in less than a second.
1. Take the weight off of back skate - Push off with back leg getting ready to land with the front leg
2. Rotate Hips - start to rotate your hips, turning your front foot. At the same time I will be leaning back, and bringing my back leg behind my front leg.
3. Planting Your Feet - having rotated your hips a bit, turned your front foot enough to begin stopping, and just starting to plant your back leg.
The back leg is used for balance, and also a bit for stopping. Most of the weight will be placed on the front leg. The key here is to lean back (so you don’t topple over) and peel ice.
To stop you will be using the inside edge of the blade on your front skate, and outside edge of the blade on your back skate. I will pivot both of my skates just a little more, then really lean into the stop.
The key is to keep moving in the direction that you are skating. Reed more
How To Hockey Stop for Beginners
Here are few exercises to start with.See also:
Stops in Ice Skating: Begginer exerceses and types
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