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Jul 14, 2014 | Golden Stickwood | 2200 views
10,000 Puck Challenge

Hi Team,  Hope everyone is off to a great summer!     

I have been talking with a few coaches and parents about this fun challenge and have decided to enter our team in it.  

During the remainder of the summer months our team will be utilizing the 10,000 Pucks Contest website to track players shooting progress.  The 10,000 Pucks Contest is designed to have players set goals for the number of pucks they want to shoot in the off-season and record their progress. 



The contest is free to join - you will just need to visit www.hockeyshare.com/10000pucks or    www.hockeyshare.com/10000pucks/link.php?pcpt=949&pcv=84949   (this one takes you directly to the login and skips the other stuff)  - if you've already got a username/password to the site, simply log in and click on "New Player Profile" on the left-hand side of the 10,000 Pucks page. 

 

If you don't have an account yet, register a free account, log in, and visit the 10,000 Pucks page and click on "New Player Profile" to get started.  Once you click on "New Player Profile", choose our team (Newmarket  Novice A Redmen) from the "My Team" drop-down menu. 

 

Once you've created your profile, you'll be able to log your shots by clicking on "Dashboard" under the player heading on the left-hand navigation of the 10,000 Pucks page.  If you have any questions about getting it set up, here are video instructions: http://www.hockeyshare.com/10000pucks/instructions.php

This is supposed to be a fun event so no pressure with  the final targeted goal for the duration as I know we all have busy lives.

We will be focusing mainly on the wrist shot  so no need to fill in other areas. I have added below a few minor pointers for executing the wrist shot.


Puck Location

When taking a wrist shot the puck should be drawn back behind or even with your back leg (wherever you feel most comfortable), think of it as throwing a ball, in order to get more power, you want to pull it back so you can get a lot of power. You can raise a puck off of the ice without pulling the puck back, however pulling the puck back gives your wrist shot a lot more power.

 

Location of Puck on the Blade of the Stick

In order to take a wrist shot the puck should be between the heel and middle of the blade. While you are executing the wrist shot the puck will roll forwards toward the toe of your stick. This will give the puck a spin, and also allow you to aim where you want to shoot.

 

Location of your Hands

When shooting, your top hand should be holding the top of the stick, and your lower hand should be no more than half way down your stick. Many players hand position differ and your hand position will vary depending on different types of wrist shots (close to the net, cutting in, angle, etc..). Some guides say to have your hands about twelve to fifteen inches apart, but this depends on how old (and tall) you are. A good guide is to touch your elbow of the bottom hand to your top hand and then grab the stick. You don’t want your hand any higher than that.

Wrist shot video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYx_FYiAAg

 

 

Please let me know if you have trouble navigating on the website.

 

Thanks,

 

Coach Sean

 

 

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