Tips for Successful Stick Handling Improvment
The topic of stick handling is one that is quite popular amongst beginners and intermediate underwater hockey players. You may have asked, how do I get better??? There is not a one size fits all, for every one it is different. I will list some of the things that I have done to become a better stick handler and learn new and better moves…
- Watch videos of high level games and to see what moves work well with a high percentage success rate i.e. simple dummy
- Study these moves, slow down video tape of them and practice it along with the video in front of the tv/computer.
- Practice this move continuously until you can do it without looking at the puck (dry land training)
- Then practice this move in the pool, until you can do it perfectly without looking at the puck
- Practice the move against your teammates in a training mode – during warm up
- Translate this move into your game tool box, so that it will become a reflex to your game
- Continue to use move in game situations until your opponents know it is coming and you beat them with a high percentage rate, do to increase skill & speed with your effectiveness
This can be used to learn very simple moves or more complex moves, but in the end a complex move is made from 2 or 3 simple moves which are strung together. Next time we will break down a few simple moves. See you on the Tiles…
Steveo
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