Scoring goals requires
The main difference with a normal reverse shot is that the ball has a lob movement and you are hitting the ball with the tip of the hook, not the reverse side. When you approach the ball, the important thing is to try and get under the ball with the tip of the stick. With …
Courtesy of Hockey Zone, Ryde Hockey Club High Performance Coach and former Olympic coach Larry McIntosh breaks down the technique required to be a master drag flicker and works with some of the club’s flickers to improve their power and accuracy. This segment appeared on the Hockey Zone TV show in August 2013.
With a dragflick the ball rolls of the stick. A good way to practice is to get on one knee and try and get the roll off under control is by just practising the flick. Once you get the flick under control, add the drag.
The slap shot is a scoring technique you can use if you do not have a lot of time. You hold your hands far apart and the backswing is in the air (not like the sweep shot where the swing is along the ground). In a game, the aim is to surprise the goalkeeper with …
This is a scoring technique when the defender is in your back, you are with your back to the goal and you do not want to go left or right. Leave the ball where it is, step around and hit the ball on the top.
To practice in training, get a person to stand behind the goals and throw balls over the net.
The tip can be done in several different ways with the ball going high or low. The main difference is where you tip the ball on your stick. If you want the ball to go low the contact is higher up the stick and for a high ball the contact is lower down with the …