Effective Strategies for Age-Appropriate Skating Development

A A PRACTICAL PRACTICAL APPROACH APPROACH TO TO AGE APPROPRIATE AGE APPROPRIATE SKATING SKATING Marcie Kierpiec Coaches College KOHA Webinar June 3, 2020

AGE-APPROPRIATE TRAINING: WHY??? SOURCE: CUT 4 by MLB.COM, May 13, 2019

PIAGETS STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

USA HOCKEYS STAGES OF ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT 8U 10U/12U 13 YEARS AND UP

8U: SKATING GUIDELINES Make it fun! Make it fun! Keep them moving! Talk less, do more! Play games! Create obstacle courses! Focus on ABC s (NOT Technical Skating Skills)

Keep them moving! Small groups (6-8 players) Lines of 1 player Chaotic skating (with purpose)

Talk less, do more! Give only ONE cue at a time! We can only pay attention to one thing at a time Use external cues (vs. internal cues) Use analogies when cueing Source: The Language of Coaching: The Art and Science of Teaching Movement Rick Winkelman PhD

ABCs/BASIC SKATING ELEMENTS Forward Skating Forward 2-foot Glide Knee Drops and Up Bottom Drops and Up Forward 1-foot Glide (Right and Left) Belly Dive(aka Superman)and Roll Forward 2-foot Glides with Dips 1-foot hand touches Forward Swizzles Forward Swizzle Claps Forward Slaloms 2-foot Hops (forward) Forward Skate-360 turn-Forward Skate 2-foot Hops (lateral/right and left)

ABCs/BASIC SKATING ELEMENTS (Sample Station Plan) 2 Skating + 2 ABC s + 2 Skating *perform each element 3x Forward Skating Forward 2-foot glide Knee Drops and Up Bottom Drops and Up Forward 1-foot glide Forward skate-360 turn-Forward skate

SCHOOL YARD GAMES DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE Sitting Start Kneeling Start GOOSE, GOOSE, DUCK HOP SCOTCH DODGE BALL SOCCER BASKETBALL

HIDDEN SKATING SKILLS DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE Getting up after a fall Forward Skating Stops GOOSE, GOOSE, DUCK Forward Skating Hockey/Tight Turns Decision Making/Awareness HOP SCOTCH 2-foot Glide 1-foot Glide ABC skills

WHAT ARE THE KEY FUNDAMENTALS WHAT ARE THE KEY FUNDAMENTALS OF 10U/12U SKATING? OF 10U/12U SKATING? SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT Technical Skill Is Important Technical Skill Is Important RANDOM MOVEMENT RANDOM MOVEMENT Decision Making & Awareness Decision Making & Awareness ABC s/BASIC SKATING ELEMENTS ABC s/BASIC SKATING ELEMENTS Re Re- -visit these concepts regularly visit these concepts regularly

10U/12U: PROGRESSIVE SKATING GUIDELINES Edges, Edges and more Edges!!! Forward Inside (FI) Forward outside (FO) Backward Inside (BI) Backward Outside (BO) Followed by skills such as crossovers, mohawk turns, hockey/tight turns, transitions, hockey stops, etc

SKILL ADDITION FO edge + FI edge= forward cross-over/tight turn FI edge + BI edge = mohawk (transition) turn BI edge + FI edge = reverse mohawk(transition)turn backward cross-over BO edge + BI edge= useful links: https://www.usfigureskating.org/Content/BasicSkills1-8.pdf https://www.usfigureskating.org/Content/HockeyCurriculum.pdf http://www.usahockey.com/page/show/893676-learn-to-skate

GUIDELINE FOR TEACHING EDGES: Edge Progressions Alternating lobes/half-circles Alternating lobes/half-circles (w/ ice touches) Half circle/half circle/540 hold Half circle/half circle/540 hold (w/ ice touches) Power Pulls (aka 1-foot edge pulls) Power Pulls(1,2,3, hold tempo) Stick 8 s Stick Mohawks Power 8 s Power Stick 8 s

Small Area Skills (aka SAS s) Tight Turns (Full Circles CW+CC or Figure 8 pattern) Pivot Turn + BI/FI Mohawk Transition Pivot Turn + BI/FO Transition Mohawk/Crosby Duck Walk (FI/BI)

SAMPLE SKATING DRILLS Forward crossovers + Tight Turn+ Forward Crossovers Forward crossovers + Pivot Turn + Back Crossovers Back Skating + Transition Turn + Forward crossovers *10U/12U: Emphasis on technique *14U and above: Emphasis on power and speed, technique correction when necessary

MORE SKATING GUIDELINES Perform drills in progressive phases: PHASE I: without sticks PHASE II: with sticks (no pucks) PHASE III: with sticks and pucks ( a-ha moment )

13 and above: SKATING GUIDELINES Continue to cover basic skating skills on a regular basis Under speed skating drills that focus on body control and edge quality Emphasis on Focused Technique Emphasis on Focused Technique The importance of Skating with Power Skating with Power is introduced at this stage depending on individual player development Dynamic skating drills that focus on speed, agility and quickness Drills that incorporate basic turns and edges emulating realistic hockey moves

When Teaching Skating Perform the skill: ...very well slow and deliberate at speed d overspeed d under fatigue under fatigue consistently consistently under pressure under pressure in competitive situations in competitive situations Speed is the Power that Skill Manages Speed is the Power that Skill Manages (FIHA presentation on skating/Jan 2018)

HOW DO YOU MAKE DRILLS RANDOM? Random 8 S DECISION-MAKING? CHICKEN EDGES COMPETITIVE? AROUND THE WORLD CHAOS

SKATING PRACTICE PLAN SKILL FOCUS: Tight Turns WARM-UP: Forward Inside and Forward Outside Edges SAS: Full Circles (CW & CC) or Figure 8 s (around hoops or cones) DYNAMIC DRILLS: BLOCKED: Linear Tight Turns RANDOM: with cones or without cones

SUMMARY FOR TEACHING EDGES: Edge Progressions 10U X X X X 12U 14U 16U + Alternating Lobes(1/2 circles) Alternating Lobes (w/ ice touches) X X X X circle/ circle/540 hold X X X circle/ circle/540 hold(w/ice touches) Power Pulls (aka 1-foot edge pulls) X X X Power Pulls (1-2-3 hold tempo) Stick Mohawks/Stick 8 s Power 8 s Power Stick 8 s X X X X X X X X X X

Thank-you! Marcie Kierpiec 302.593.1908 p.o.w.e.r.skating2020@gmail.com