Forward Stride Video Analysis

Forward Stride Power Skating

Spring Power skating is ideal for hockey players wanting improve their skating skills. Learn how to do the forward stride of hockey powerskating in this easy to follow, step by step instructional video.



During the follow-through of the forward stride, no matter who is skating, there is a point when only 1 skate is on the ice. Thats just how the stride is done, so your BALANCE uneffected by returning your skates together and your STABILITY is no different from that of a stride without a full return (or wide return). This stride lets you gain the benefit of a longer, more efficient stride with the same stability and balance of any skater..

In the situations you mention, like battling for a puck or powering around a D, the player is much better off doing forward c-cuts (a push where both skates are always on the ice and you push off your heel only). 

How to Do the Forward Stride

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Skating Power: Speed Skating Expertise - Powerskating

Skating Power:

Power and Speed Skating Expertise

Powerskating is what you should be looking at in playing hockey - different muscle groups are used for speed skating and power skating.

This first video is half theory, so you understand the main points. The other half gives great analyzes on the actual technique of a scatter.



Teams have powerskating coaches, and there are several independent powerskating coaches, the most notable being Laura Stamm. She was the first NHL endorsed powerskating coach back in the 1970s and the teams were sent to see her every summer.

See also some Powerskating drills:

Striding Drills

Edge Pulls and C-Cuts

Stride at Various Speeds and Tempos

Starts and Stops

Crossovers

Speed Skating
To some extent but they do speed skating over distances rather than for actual speed (except the sprints) which means the stride is different. Powerskating, on the other side concentrates on hockey skating skills like turns and skating backwards as well as stops and starts.

Speed-skating exercises (on hockey skates even), that will help you with your hockey speed because it trains and targets certain muscles in your legs. This second video shows a wonderful training, expertise, advice and steps of practicing for speed skating.



Hockey players must be good at basic skating skills. Good skating makes better players.

Read more: Hockey Power Skating Drills: Improve Your Basic Hockey Skating Skills

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