How To Forward Stride On Ice Skates Video

Ice hockey players stride forward for speed and power. Learn hockey skills and moves in this sports video on how to play hockey.

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Keep knees bent
Reach right arm forward & reach back with right leg
Fully extend arms& legs
Push blades into the ice

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Angie is currently with the Youth Hockey Foundation of Austin and the Chaparral Ice Center located in Austin TX. A native of Canada, Angie has been playing hockey for nearly 30 years. Angie enjoys instructing children and adults, and is passionate about passing her knowledge of the game on to others. She has lived in Austin for the last ten years.

ANGIE SCHNEIDER: Hi. I am Angie with the Youth Hockey Foundation of Austin. We are going to show you the proper forward skating stride. First, we will do it stationary and then we are going to do it moving. So let us watch Jim as he demonstrates how to do it stationary. You want to bend your knees at a 90-degree angle so that you have got a diamond form between the legs. You are going to reach back first with your right leg, reaching forward with your right arm for optimal skating movement, we have got our leg stretched out as far behind with our toe reaching. That helps you to understand how you need to extend your leg when you are thrusting against the ice. The inside edge of the skate will push from the back up to the front ending with the toe flick. Let us see that other leg now, Jim. Perfect. Now he reaches forward with the opposing hand. So notice how Jim is fully extending his arms and legs pushing his blades into the ice behind him. Let us see that one more time. Note how his inside edges are digging into the ice, his knees are bent at a 90-degree angle, and his arms are helping his body accelerate forward.

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