Mike Bracko - Youth Hockey Skills and Drills: Vol. #3 - Backward Skating

Youth Hockey Skills and Drills: Vol. #3 - Backward Skating, Coach Mike Bracko, provides a comprehensive review of the basic fundamentals and techniques involved in backward skating.

Based on a detailed analysis of the on-the-ice performance of NHL players, Coach Bracko presents a series of skills and drills that have been specifically adapted for young hockey players.

Each key aspect of the backward skating is addressed in a manner that is designed to challenge and enhance the skating of young hockey players.

Among the topics covered:

• The coaching model
• C-cuts
• Acceleration
• Pivots