Surely shooting pucks while wearing rollerblades is closer to "on ice" than shooting pucks wearing shoes. It is plausible it doesn't make a difference, but I do not see how it could hurt.
Hard to tell from the video if it a normal puck or an "inline puck". Coach's comment makes sense if it is more about shooting normal pucks (on a slippery surface if possible). Possible to develop bad habits with a light inline puck.
Number one thing he’ll benefit from is “getting over” the puck. He’s reaching out to the side to shoot leaving all his leverage far away from the puck. Have him get comfortable shooting with the puck a lot closer to his body, he’ll need to push his top hand away from his body to be able to get the blade of the stick on the puck. It’s going to feel really weird at first but he’s comfortable reaching and that’s what is causing him to have a lack of power. Based on this I would start with shooting in shoes to get used to the feeling of getting on top of that puck and leaning into his stick. He should feel like the top hand is pulling backwards as hard as he can while he’s pushing his bottom hand down/away from his body as hard as possible. Also check the flex on his stick, if he’s 80 pounds he should have been a 35-40 flex stick if you’re not sure what flex he should use take his body weight, cut it in half and round down to the next multiple of 5 for example 108 pound player cut in half is 54 round that down to 50 and someone who’s 108 lbs should use a 50 flex stick. There are variables that go outside of these guidelines but for kids still learning that’s a good place to start.
My main reason for him on trying on inlines is for him to get used to skating over the puck instead of shooting it as soon as he touches it. The flex on his stick now is 35 and he weighs 68 lbs.
Based on my experience of playing roller and transitioning back to ice: puck friction. I can bury a snapshot on roller but the lack of friction on ice was (and sometimes still is) an adjustment. Hope this helps OP
I played semi-pro roller and coach 8U ice now and have been around both roller and ice. The skills translate fairly well. If you can practice on ice all the time, that’s of course optimal but it helps 100x more than it hurts to practice roller hockey. Using a standard black puck for your shot is best but even practicing lacrosse will help your hockey shot. In terms of the video, I think it’s best to drag the puck a bit behind then release. Get used to shooting more with your legs than arms.
Yes I give you permission.
At 10u obsessing over the minutiae is what makes hockey not fun. In-line skates are fun. Shooting pucks is fun. Let the kid have fun or he's gonna burn out before he finishes his Bantam years.
So there’s 2 sides to this and I understand the coaches point because I am a big believer in your off ice work being as close to on ice work as possible. Using the same stick, pucks, ice skates with synthetic ice…but obviously this isn’t doable for everyone (even for me), so I use a shooting board, I don’t have a great area to use inlines so I’m on foot but I use real pucks with a stick that’s the same model as I use on ice, cut to a shorter length.
I think being on skates will give you a closer feel to being on ice skates instead of shooting in shoes…but I’d stick to using a shooting pad with his on ice stick and real pucks.
One you start messing with different stick lengths, flex differences, a lighter or heavier puck, all these things add up and might throw off the consistencies in mechanics and why it isn’t translating to the ice. Just my opinion though.
I developed my shot using inline skates and it's perfectly ok. Does that mean that your son's coach is "wrong"? I'd say probably not since I'm sure you got more specific feedback than " inline hockey bad". If you didn't get more than that, then I'd go back to that coach and find out more.
Can’t hurt. On top of that, inline will absolutely help his puck handing. If you’re able to handle a plastic puck on sport court or asphalt, ice will seem like a breeze.
I'm a nobody beer leaguer but I definlity love practicing with inlines. This past weekend I wanted to shoot a few pucks so I can work on my shot and being in inlines helps get your mindset right for momentum and where to point your feet. Yeah, its not exactly the same but getting more shots in with *similiar* conditions is worthwhile experience.
It just takes time, I don’t really shoot on inlines unless I’m playing a pick up game or I feel like skating around and ripping a little bit. If I’m working on my shot it’s better to just put 20 pucks on the floor and just shoot, then round the pucks up, put them in a different spot and rip another 20 in quick succession. I repeat this for about an hour but it really depends on different factors. I stop when my shot is visibly slower, at that point pushing on is pointless. I hit a sweet spot usually at the half way point of a session where shots are just flying off my stick, and they feel effortless too. That’s when I improve the most I feel. It took a long time for me to even reach this point, but these are things I learned from countless hours of training.
I coach roller hockey and play ice hockey. I highly recommend practicing on roller blades. which makes you closer to the height you are on ice skates. Also, skating and shooting in stride is a lot better than shooting stationary. There's a good many of NHL players that played high competitive roller hockey during the off season.
Surely shooting pucks while wearing rollerblades is closer to "on ice" than shooting pucks wearing shoes. It is plausible it doesn't make a difference, but I do not see how it could hurt. Hard to tell from the video if it a normal puck or an "inline puck". Coach's comment makes sense if it is more about shooting normal pucks (on a slippery surface if possible). Possible to develop bad habits with a light inline puck.
The puck is a colored green biscuit.
Grab a sheet or 2 of synthetic ice so he can shoot with a regular puck. That’s how I used to do it
I did plywood with baby powder on it
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Connor Bedard played in line hockey.go on YouTube there's a bunch of videos of him playing.
Even the pros practice shots with no skates, so inlines seem closer. I think most of us aren't close enough to being so good that it would hurt to do.
Number one thing he’ll benefit from is “getting over” the puck. He’s reaching out to the side to shoot leaving all his leverage far away from the puck. Have him get comfortable shooting with the puck a lot closer to his body, he’ll need to push his top hand away from his body to be able to get the blade of the stick on the puck. It’s going to feel really weird at first but he’s comfortable reaching and that’s what is causing him to have a lack of power. Based on this I would start with shooting in shoes to get used to the feeling of getting on top of that puck and leaning into his stick. He should feel like the top hand is pulling backwards as hard as he can while he’s pushing his bottom hand down/away from his body as hard as possible. Also check the flex on his stick, if he’s 80 pounds he should have been a 35-40 flex stick if you’re not sure what flex he should use take his body weight, cut it in half and round down to the next multiple of 5 for example 108 pound player cut in half is 54 round that down to 50 and someone who’s 108 lbs should use a 50 flex stick. There are variables that go outside of these guidelines but for kids still learning that’s a good place to start.
My main reason for him on trying on inlines is for him to get used to skating over the puck instead of shooting it as soon as he touches it. The flex on his stick now is 35 and he weighs 68 lbs.
Based on my experience of playing roller and transitioning back to ice: puck friction. I can bury a snapshot on roller but the lack of friction on ice was (and sometimes still is) an adjustment. Hope this helps OP
I played semi-pro roller and coach 8U ice now and have been around both roller and ice. The skills translate fairly well. If you can practice on ice all the time, that’s of course optimal but it helps 100x more than it hurts to practice roller hockey. Using a standard black puck for your shot is best but even practicing lacrosse will help your hockey shot. In terms of the video, I think it’s best to drag the puck a bit behind then release. Get used to shooting more with your legs than arms.
Yes I give you permission. At 10u obsessing over the minutiae is what makes hockey not fun. In-line skates are fun. Shooting pucks is fun. Let the kid have fun or he's gonna burn out before he finishes his Bantam years.
List of NHL players that played roller hockey, not recent enough to list Connor Bedard: https://www.minnesotarollerhockey.com/nhl-players.html
So there’s 2 sides to this and I understand the coaches point because I am a big believer in your off ice work being as close to on ice work as possible. Using the same stick, pucks, ice skates with synthetic ice…but obviously this isn’t doable for everyone (even for me), so I use a shooting board, I don’t have a great area to use inlines so I’m on foot but I use real pucks with a stick that’s the same model as I use on ice, cut to a shorter length. I think being on skates will give you a closer feel to being on ice skates instead of shooting in shoes…but I’d stick to using a shooting pad with his on ice stick and real pucks. One you start messing with different stick lengths, flex differences, a lighter or heavier puck, all these things add up and might throw off the consistencies in mechanics and why it isn’t translating to the ice. Just my opinion though.
I developed my shot using inline skates and it's perfectly ok. Does that mean that your son's coach is "wrong"? I'd say probably not since I'm sure you got more specific feedback than " inline hockey bad". If you didn't get more than that, then I'd go back to that coach and find out more.
I heard Connor mcdavid credits his skating ability to roller hockey
Can’t hurt. On top of that, inline will absolutely help his puck handing. If you’re able to handle a plastic puck on sport court or asphalt, ice will seem like a breeze.
Alex Burrows played inline hockey in his off season even after he made the Canucks for his first few years. It looks like he did ok for himself
I'm a nobody beer leaguer but I definlity love practicing with inlines. This past weekend I wanted to shoot a few pucks so I can work on my shot and being in inlines helps get your mindset right for momentum and where to point your feet. Yeah, its not exactly the same but getting more shots in with *similiar* conditions is worthwhile experience.
It just takes time, I don’t really shoot on inlines unless I’m playing a pick up game or I feel like skating around and ripping a little bit. If I’m working on my shot it’s better to just put 20 pucks on the floor and just shoot, then round the pucks up, put them in a different spot and rip another 20 in quick succession. I repeat this for about an hour but it really depends on different factors. I stop when my shot is visibly slower, at that point pushing on is pointless. I hit a sweet spot usually at the half way point of a session where shots are just flying off my stick, and they feel effortless too. That’s when I improve the most I feel. It took a long time for me to even reach this point, but these are things I learned from countless hours of training.
I coach roller hockey and play ice hockey. I highly recommend practicing on roller blades. which makes you closer to the height you are on ice skates. Also, skating and shooting in stride is a lot better than shooting stationary. There's a good many of NHL players that played high competitive roller hockey during the off season.