When Canadians aren’t playing ice hockey or watching it on TV, they’re working on Refining Your Hockey Skills at Home.
Hockey is a passion for many Canadians.
No matter the level of experience or ambition, improving your hockey skills isn’t just something that helps the team, it’s also a lot of fun.
Let’s check out some of the best training tools that let players practice at home the way they would on the ice.
Shooting
Snipers with a hard and accurate shot can beat goalies one-on-one and change the outcome of the game.
Many people struggle to practice shooting pucks because a wayward puck can physically damage a basement wall or garage door.
Leaders like HockeyShot Canada make shooting tarps that protect your property while giving shooters targets to snipe.
The tarp will cover the net, except for the top corners and five-hole, while extending beyond the pipes to protect your property.
Use a shooting pad at home, so the puck glides like it’s on ice while you train.
You’ll shoot harder in the game when you’re accustomed to shooting hard in practice.
It’ll also keep your stick blade from chipping away.
Passing
Passing the puck well is the basis of team play.
Whether you want to control possession in the offensive zone until a scoring chance presents itself or break out quickly from your own end, passing the puck is what’s key.
Work on your saucer pass with a “sauce kit” and turn practice into a game you can set up on the driveway or even at the park.
Play with a friend and pass into each other’s nets.
Passers which return the puck with equal force are also a great way to hone your precision and work on cradling passes sent to you.
This is also a great tool to work on one-timers too.
Passing is a two-way street, and you need to dish the puck out and handle what comes in.
Skating
The moment the Zamboni leaves the ice, and you can finally begin skating is special.
Synthetic tiles let you skate at home, so you can enjoy the freedom of going for a skate whenever you’d like without having to pay for ice time.
The interlocking tiles let you create a skating surface of any size, indoors or out.
The best tiles stand up to cold and heat, so you can skate on them in any season for years to come.
They’re also strong enough for a car to park on them, so you can leave them on the driveway without having to remove the tiles each time a car pulls up.
Skill can make a crucial difference at the right time in a hockey game.
One fantastic play can be the difference between a win and a loss.
Practicing these skills at home can be as fun as playing in the actual game, especially with smart training equipment that simulates game conditions.
Have fun Refining Your Hockey Skills at Home this Christmas with some of the equipment described above.
