Ive been a roller player all my life so I’m used to my weight in my heels when I stop. I’ve watched many videos to explain how to properly stop on ice, but this video by far is the best. I can’t wait to try this out now!
@@MarcelsHockeySchool Check out Bill Stoppard's tutorials. Keep an eye on the back foot and make sure you keep it under your hips throughout the slide. My input is that elbow pads are a must when you're learning as you may tip before you slide.
"hope you like this video" dude, I love it. Best video on the subject I've come across. Thanks for being so thorough throughout the entire video. You managed to make me able to visualize what I need to work on which for me is a complete game changer.
Bruh this is the most understanding video I have seen on how to hockey stop! I have watched 15 other hockey stop turtorials, but didn’t understand, THIS was the best I understand everything now! Thank you man, you should be really proud of your self or this video because this helped me so much and you are really good at explaning!!
Lifting the back leg was such an eye opener for me. I was always able to hockey stop on the front leg, but can't figure out what to do with the back leg. This helped a lot!
What I got from this: - Stay low, knees bent - weight on middle to front part of skate - front foot stops with inside edge, back foot stops with outside edge Tips that I got from my brother: - keep your eyes angled up, that way you don’t tip forward - stay low (good to see it still stands)
This is super helpful, Even though I don’t struggle with stopping I never really understand how the toe shoves the ice and heels glide and turn, now I do and this will help me control with stopping and turning better. Also your English is very good for a Guy who speaks German
Thank you! Yeah it’s important to know some of the physics of skating so that you know what part of the blade to use. Well, I’m Canadian, so I guess you could say that my German is pretty good for a guy who speaks English 😃
Best info starts at 5:00 exactly. Really awesome tutorial it's just a matter of practice to get that weight transference to work with your edges which I cannot do the back leg thing yet (often my back skate skips/hops across the ice weirdly instead of making a smooth scrape)but I feel closer after watching this video. Thanks.
Step with the inside leg, or relieve all pressure to glide the blade laterally, and reset it on the outside edge, slightly behind the outside blade. It's very similar to downhill skiing.
Touching the problems nicely. Very important: The back leg is not much more, then decoration or a crutch, that you don't fall after you finished the stop. After teaching numerous beginners...you only touched the surface of the problem with your solution for the "why do I skate a curve or got into a rotation move". While it is right, what you said here, the beginners have to much weight on their feet, when they turn. The turn has to be quick and with virtually no weight. You won't see this little move, if a "pro" makes a hockey stop, but as a beginner, it's helpful, to go up right before the turn (like a jump without jumping) and then down again in the turn with full weigth on the front leg. And two further tips: Learning a hockey stop takes time, so don't be frustrated. It's the most difficult move of the casual moves/techniques. If you want to help yourself...don't try it with (fresh) sharp blades, you won't learn it with them, if you're not a 100 kg guy.
Danke Marcel, ich versuche seit sechs Monaten zu lernen, wie man "Hockey-Stop“ macht. Das war das Letzte, was es möglich gemacht hat! (Thanks Marcel, I have been trying to learn to "hockey stop" for six months. This was the final thing that made it happen!)
I looked at dozens of tutorials and I still didn't succeed, but this tutorial explains perfectly where we're going wrong, I finally succeeded, thank you!
I'm 38 years old and have never been able to properly hockey stop. I now have an explanation and the confidence to try it this weekend. Thank you! Terrific explanation. Not too much information.
Thanks , awesome tutorial. Didn't know why my skates were digging in and not shaving the ice, but after this video I was able to finally do it the right way. Also when starting to learn it in the beginning don't turn both feet just the front to get a feel for that sliding motion, at least it helped me to get more comfortable before I started turning both. Now it's just all about practicing it to get comfortable with it.
As someone learning to play hockey right now, the biggest improvement for me to be able to stop efficiently on both sides is HIP ROTATION. Until I forced myself to get over the fear and the odd feeling of turning my whole body 90 degrees, I could only do a weak hockey stop on one side. Hope this helps someone.
Im a former 6'8'' 250lbs basketball player (play pro and semipro for 12yrs) who just started ice skating and going to play hockey beerleague in Czech rep. Its pretty hard with this body, but Im not quitting :)... This was by far the best explanation of the hockey stop I have ever watched. Thank you for it! :)
@@MarcelsHockeySchoolUPDATE: Im killing a proper hockey stop turning to the left side (right foot in front) after approx like 30hrs on ice. Now Im working on my edges and backward skating and struggling with shaving the ice with the left foot to be able to do the hockey stop on the other side aswell :).. and yeah I also lost 10lbs so Im 240lbs now and feeling much stronger on the ice :)
I love the breakdown of this, most videos don't explain it well, they just say do this, but you don't really know technically what is happening. I'm struggling with the back leg just dragging behind, i think the biggest thing i got from this video is to lean the opposite way to get on that outer edge of the back skate, I'm likely way too straight up and down, so my skate just drags. Also I always need to do more knee bend. Tore my acl from standing too straight after stopping, that is a 12 month lesson i never want to learn again! Really awesome video, thank you so much!
This is a great video because it teaches you how to fix these issues without requiring you think too hard about it. Having your body in the right position eliminates the need to think "Ok I need to use the middle to front part of my blade" because as pointed out that position takes weight off your heel. Leaning back is also compartmentalized by using the logic of "After we stop that's the direction I want to be going." The only thing you have to actively think about is shifting the weight off your back leg enough for you to get it on it's outside edge. Which after enough times of it getting stuck and you fixing it that will also become muscle memory. The less things you need to focus on the less likely you are to mess one thing up being too concerned about another part. It's a great teaching method.
Yes most videos never mention the weight on the front part of the blade. I found that out on my own. Your video is only one I’ve seen explain that. Thanks!
This is a really good video, thank you. I taught myself how to hockey stop on my strong side several years ago (pond/street/roller hockey experience only) and now I’m getting back into hockey to play ice hockey specifically. Well after going to a few open skates to get my mojo back, it seems I’ve forgotten something about hockey stopping and embarrassed myself being one of the best skaters at the open skates, able to do all other things like cross overs, backwards, backwards crossovers, etc but not stop properly. I kept spinning or stopping too fast like my blade got stuck in a rut. Turns out, thanks to your video, I forgot to bend my knees and only use the front half of the blades. Thank you.
I went from the plow stop, to the "turn stop", to the one foot inside edge stop. I primarily use one foot while stopping and have an issue trying to use that inside leg outside edge. and if I'm tired and lazy, that inside leg drags behind. I've found that when I want to come to a complete stop quicker, putting that inside leg outside edge down stops me but doesn't really shave the ice itself. I have yet to learn the outside edge one foot stop too. my skating abilities are not quite there yet. but I keep trying every time I'm on the ice. recently I've been practicing 3 turn (with a figure skating class to become a more capable technical skater.), then transitioning into a figure 8 style to program both side mechanics in stead of relying on strong side only. if my steel is dull enough, I'm able to slide and shave the ice on that outside edge when in the middle of transitioning from one foot to the other in my 3 turns. I have not been able to comprehend the proper mechanics behind the actual outside edge stop. to end this long message. thank you for uploading the videos you do. I've learned many things from you and others.
Your welcome: glad I could help you! When doing the 3, I’d actually recommend trying it without any stopping/sliding in the middle of the turn- it’s harder to do but much “cleaner”. Have you watched my Outside edge stop tutorial?
@@MarcelsHockeySchool yeah, I had to re-watch it to see what I've forgotten. trying to build up that commitment to lean and turn is the thing I'm struggling with, for some reason my brain keeps telling me my ankle is going to buckle underneath me. also haven't been on the ice in my own skate for months now. just got them back from bauer.
30 seconds into this video: this is the worst tutorial Once the video ends: this tutorial has changed my life. Great job explaining and demonstrating the nuance of shifting weight to the front of the blade to stop! 👏🏼
Well done! This helped immensely. Skated a lot and played a little as a kid, but 30 years of mainly inlines had caused my hockey stops to disappear. I needed the right nudges to reactivate old muscle memories and this video was the right one for that purpose.
Excellent and thorough explanation can’t wait to put these tips in action. Hockey stop has been the bane of my existence but this year My kids and I are determined to learn it on the backyard rink I made! Thanks again man!
love this video; learning to play hockey now, and I always seem to swing around in a circle when I stop. This guide clearly pointed out why that was happening, and how to fix it. Hopefully I'll get some ice time tomorrow and I can practice getting a full stop!
Thanks so much. Best explanation I've seen about how to stop, specially for those who have problems with the back leg when stopping. Regards from Spain.
Thank you for this video. I’ve only been skating and playing hockey for about 5 years. I can only perform a true hockey stop on my right side. Not able to do it on my left. Thanks to your video I’m almost able to stop on my left side now. It’s getting better. Thank you!
Thank you so much this tutorial was amazing, everytime I tried to hockey stop I would just spin! I couldn't figure it out for so long and other videos never explained it. I can finally do a Hockey Stop!
I don't usually leave comments because I don't see the point but in your case I will. This video was perfectly done. Very helpful for beginners. Thank you for taking the time.
Omg I’ve been skating on figure skates my whole life (I’m 21) and just got hockey skated for the first time!! I could never understand how to stop on skates without bashing into the boards! I will try and practice, keeping this in mind, thank you!!
What I am noticing as a noob for stopping is that with the inside foot, the rear heel actually comes around almost like doing a transition. A guy at the rink was showing me to lift up my inside foot and plant it, exactly like you are doing, then I noticed he was actually turning his inside heel almost like a transition... That worked! Once I started taking my rear foot heel and started pointing it at a greater angle than the stop foot, it comes up on the toe, and bam, two foot stop! Thanks for the tips!
Good video. I played around with this on the ice today. Made a small breakthrough. Hard to describe but I mentally focused on softening the inside leg and that somehow seemed to help me get it on the outside edge more naturally.
I am just barely learning ice after a summer of inline skates. I was really driving with my heels trying to initiate stops. So your explanation was awesome about the toe pressure. Tomorrow back to the ice and try this!! Also I love the rocker feel of the hockey skates! The turns are incredible.
Thanks for breaking this down. Funny how I know how to hockey stop in skis but still trying to figure out how to do it on ice skates. Spot on regarding lifting leg up. Not yet comfortable in skates but do it all the time on skis.
Hi, you are fantastic the way you learn how to skate for beginner. I struggle with my hockey stop it doesn t look great tbh, can you detail the way to turn your hip and the little hop you do before turning your hip. My problem is I m doing the same than skiing and sometime my heel arrive first Thanks a lot
Thanks! Hmmm….well I don’t really think about turning my hips- I think it’s easier to start by thinking about turning the foot. With the hop, don’t really try to hop, just try to release a bit of weight from your skates. It’s like preparing for a hop but then not actually hopping.
Great Video! I realised recently that my front leg (outside leg) was doing all the work when I was stopping, making it impossible to learn things like Jam turns, etc. Now that I am trying to learn the proper form, I find the transition from leaning forward to leaning back to be the most difficult part. Thanks for the tips!
You’re welcome! Yeah getting on the back leg, and hence the outside edge, ist the toughest part for most people. Once you get that, other skills become easier
ive been wanting to learn how to hockey stop for a while, im a good skater but ive just never learned how to hockey stop. ill try this when im able to go skating at my local rink, hopefull it will work because this was an amazing tutorial!
Man thank you. I've been trying to do this drill based of Marzel's punch stop turn, but I get a ton of chatter on the back foot. You da man, I'm gonna rep this at my local rink session.
Marcel. Very good explanation of the hockey stop. I have two tips you might find helpful. I train kids to stop by first getting them to do the pregame crease scrape that goalies do. Like you, I emphasize the need to be in a bit of a crouch and to scrape with the front half of the blade. If after several attempts and they are still getting a lot of chatter, their skates may be too sharp for their weight and strength so I might have them dull their blades a bit on the base of the door to the bench. I find that once they are able to do the goalie scrape they gain a little confidence. Then I have them try a stop while skating next to and parallel to the boards with their hands reaching out toward the dasher. They can grab it if they need to or if they are getting a bit wobbly. These two tips seem to work pretty well. Skates that are too sharp and the fear of falling are two obstacles I try to address when training kids to use their edges.
Hi Rick, yes those are good tips! In my first hockey Stop tutorial (it was in German) I covered that first one. I basically tell the kids to “make as much snow as you can”😃 and I agree, most skates are too sharp i.e. sharpened too deeply. They’d be better suited with a flatter hollow.
What are some tips you give adults? Lol I came from roller hockey and I’m in my 3rd season on ice. I’ve gotten way better at skating and wasn’t to much of an issue with a small adjustment period. The big problem is my game being limited due to the fact I can’t properly hockey stop and quickly change directions like I could in roller. I can make one handed aggressive moves to the net with ease, but I can’t make a quick stop and open up to look for the pass or prepare for a one timer. At this point I’m getting frustrated lol.
@@ryancaskey4975 I give the same tips to adults as I do to kids. It’s basically just a lot of practice and figuring out what you’re doing wrong. Film yourself like I did in this video and have a look at how your body positioning is and what part of your blade you’re stopping with!
You’re welcome! It’s kind of a matter of preference. I think if you look at the eyelets of the skate when laced up, they should run fairly parallel to another. If they make a V, the skate is usually too loose.
You’re welcome! Lifting the back leg definitely helps for me, although I don’t think that I ever consciously learned it that way. Just noticed that one day I was doing it and that all the pros also do it!
My friend Bernie works with Bridgeport and he tells everyone to swing the head around, stagger the feet, lead the turning knee forward. Keep the upper body aligned and do not over lean with the shoulders because it will lead to the player being pushed over much more easily
I went skating today to learn this stop and I just kept turning instead of stopping like you said. Plus there were a lot of other people on the rink and I was always afraid of doing something that might make somebody else trip. Next time I need to try implementing your advice. 😃
What an amazing explanation. The heel and toe explanation is gold for understanding what you need to do and why.
Thanks and I’m glad that I could help out!
Bruhhhhhh your explanation hit the spot dude
Best breakdown of the stop I've ever seen. Great teaching video!
Thanks so much :)
I agree totally!! 43 years old and still trying to figure out this stopping thing 😀
@@herbjergens6350 you’ll figure it out! Just keep working on it!
@@herbjergens6350 That's cause you like most people watching this didn't start skating when you're young. Bozo.
@@herbjergens6350 if your 43 and I’m 16 that means I’ve got at least another 27 years before I learn it. 😂😂
Ive been a roller player all my life so I’m used to my weight in my heels when I stop. I’ve watched many videos to explain how to properly stop on ice, but this video by far is the best. I can’t wait to try this out now!
Thank you! Also good for me to know that you need to use your heels to stop on rollerblades, because I’m trying to learn that and have no clue how😂
@@MarcelsHockeySchool Check out Bill Stoppard's tutorials. Keep an eye on the back foot and make sure you keep it under your hips throughout the slide. My input is that elbow pads are a must when you're learning as you may tip before you slide.
@@stephenklump2421 I’ve seen a few of his and they’re really good. I’ll try again this summer.
"hope you like this video" dude, I love it. Best video on the subject I've come across. Thanks for being so thorough throughout the entire video. You managed to make me able to visualize what I need to work on which for me is a complete game changer.
Thanks a lot! Glad I could help you out!
Thanks for all these videos, I'm 41 and will start skating this year as I've moved to Canada and I want my kid to learn too.
Your welcome! Have fun!
Bruh this is the most understanding video I have seen on how to hockey stop! I have watched 15 other hockey stop turtorials, but didn’t understand, THIS was the best I understand everything now! Thank you man, you should be really proud of your self or this video because this helped me so much and you are really good at explaning!!
Thanks so much for the compliments! Glad the video was easy to follow!
@@MarcelsHockeySchool 👌🏽❤️
Lifting the back leg was such an eye opener for me. I was always able to hockey stop on the front leg, but can't figure out what to do with the back leg. This helped a lot!
Yeah I forgot I actually did that until I watched myself stopping😃Glad I could help out!
What I got from this:
- Stay low, knees bent
- weight on middle to front part of skate
- front foot stops with inside edge, back foot stops with outside edge
Tips that I got from my brother:
- keep your eyes angled up, that way you don’t tip forward
- stay low (good to see it still stands)
Good stuff👍 I have no clue what my eyes do when I stop. I’ll have to see next time!
This is super helpful, Even though I don’t struggle with stopping I never really understand how the toe shoves the ice and heels glide and turn, now I do and this will help me control with stopping and turning better. Also your English is very good for a Guy who speaks German
Thank you! Yeah it’s important to know some of the physics of skating so that you know what part of the blade to use.
Well, I’m Canadian, so I guess you could say that my German is pretty good for a guy who speaks English 😃
Best description of the hockey stop, I’ve been following other tutorials and doing the mistakes you mentioned without knowing. Thank you so much!
You’re welcome! Glad I could help
you out!
Best info starts at 5:00 exactly. Really awesome tutorial it's just a matter of practice to get that weight transference to work with your edges which I cannot do the back leg thing yet (often my back skate skips/hops across the ice weirdly instead of making a smooth scrape)but I feel closer after watching this video. Thanks.
Glad I could help! Yes, the back leg is definitely tougher. Just keep working on it💪
Step with the inside leg, or relieve all pressure to glide the blade laterally, and reset it on the outside edge, slightly behind the outside blade. It's very similar to downhill skiing.
Touching the problems nicely. Very important: The back leg is not much more, then decoration or a crutch, that you don't fall after you finished the stop.
After teaching numerous beginners...you only touched the surface of the problem with your solution for the "why do I skate a curve or got into a rotation move". While it is right, what you said here, the beginners have to much weight on their feet, when they turn. The turn has to be quick and with virtually no weight. You won't see this little move, if a "pro" makes a hockey stop, but as a beginner, it's helpful, to go up right before the turn (like a jump without jumping) and then down again in the turn with full weigth on the front leg.
And two further tips: Learning a hockey stop takes time, so don't be frustrated. It's the most difficult move of the casual moves/techniques. If you want to help yourself...don't try it with (fresh) sharp blades, you won't learn it with them, if you're not a 100 kg guy.
Danke Marcel, ich versuche seit sechs Monaten zu lernen, wie man "Hockey-Stop“ macht. Das war das Letzte, was es möglich gemacht hat!
(Thanks Marcel, I have been trying to learn to "hockey stop" for six months. This was the final thing that made it happen!)
@@Starrieyedhockey sehr gerne! Ich freue mich dass das Video dir geholfen hat!
I looked at dozens of tutorials and I still didn't succeed, but this tutorial explains perfectly where we're going wrong, I finally succeeded, thank you!
You’re welcome! Glad I could help!
Finally after watching so many videos !!!! Why does everyone leave out such an important explanation that clearly makes the difference !! I
I'm not sure, but I'm glad you found a video that could help!
your ingenius method of simple and concise instructions is far superior to anything anyone else offers
Thanks so much for your kind words!
I'm 38 years old and have never been able to properly hockey stop. I now have an explanation and the confidence to try it this weekend. Thank you! Terrific explanation. Not too much information.
You’re welcome! I hope it works now for you!
1,000,000% best breakdown I've yet to see for Hockey Stopping
Thanks so much!
Thanks , awesome tutorial. Didn't know why my skates were digging in and not shaving the ice, but after this video I was able to finally do it the right way. Also when starting to learn it in the beginning don't turn both feet just the front to get a feel for that sliding motion, at least it helped me to get more comfortable before I started turning both. Now it's just all about practicing it to get comfortable with it.
Glad that I was able to help! Have fun practicing!
Fantastic coaching on this topic. I've skated for over 54 years and I never thought about the mechanics. Thank you!
You’re most welcome!
As someone learning to play hockey right now, the biggest improvement for me to be able to stop efficiently on both sides is HIP ROTATION. Until I forced myself to get over the fear and the odd feeling of turning my whole body 90 degrees, I could only do a weak hockey stop on one side. Hope this helps someone.
Great explication. Always had the problem with stopping in a curve instead of really stooping :)
yeah a lot of people have that. Glad I could help you out!
One of the best and simple stop explainers I've seen. Getting onto the ball of your foot/front of skate is critical
Thanks a lot!
Im a former 6'8'' 250lbs basketball player (play pro and semipro for 12yrs) who just started ice skating and going to play hockey beerleague in Czech rep. Its pretty hard with this body, but Im not quitting :)... This was by far the best explanation of the hockey stop I have ever watched. Thank you for it! :)
You’re welcome! It might be tough to learn, but then you’ll have big advantages because of you size and reach 💪
@@MarcelsHockeySchoolUPDATE: Im killing a proper hockey stop turning to the left side (right foot in front) after approx like 30hrs on ice. Now Im working on my edges and backward skating and struggling with shaving the ice with the left foot to be able to do the hockey stop on the other side aswell :).. and yeah I also lost 10lbs so Im 240lbs now and feeling much stronger on the ice :)
I love the breakdown of this, most videos don't explain it well, they just say do this, but you don't really know technically what is happening. I'm struggling with the back leg just dragging behind, i think the biggest thing i got from this video is to lean the opposite way to get on that outer edge of the back skate, I'm likely way too straight up and down, so my skate just drags. Also I always need to do more knee bend. Tore my acl from standing too straight after stopping, that is a 12 month lesson i never want to learn again! Really awesome video, thank you so much!
I’m really glad that I could help you! The faster you go, the more you have to lean back. The slower you are, the straighter you can be!
I can’t say anything that hasn’t been said. Best tutorial for this by far. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for the nice words!
This is a great video because it teaches you how to fix these issues without requiring you think too hard about it. Having your body in the right position eliminates the need to think "Ok I need to use the middle to front part of my blade" because as pointed out that position takes weight off your heel. Leaning back is also compartmentalized by using the logic of "After we stop that's the direction I want to be going." The only thing you have to actively think about is shifting the weight off your back leg enough for you to get it on it's outside edge. Which after enough times of it getting stuck and you fixing it that will also become muscle memory. The less things you need to focus on the less likely you are to mess one thing up being too concerned about another part. It's a great teaching method.
Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
This is one of the best explanations I have ever seen, thank you!
@@ItzA.Y thanks a lot! Glad you liked it!
Yes most videos never mention the weight on the front part of the blade. I found that out on my own. Your video is only one I’ve seen explain that. Thanks!
You're most welcome!
Great analysis- and demonstrating problem v fix. Now I see why im losing my edge and dulling on back of inside blades.. ty!
You’re welcome!
This is a really good video, thank you. I taught myself how to hockey stop on my strong side several years ago (pond/street/roller hockey experience only) and now I’m getting back into hockey to play ice hockey specifically. Well after going to a few open skates to get my mojo back, it seems I’ve forgotten something about hockey stopping and embarrassed myself being one of the best skaters at the open skates, able to do all other things like cross overs, backwards, backwards crossovers, etc but not stop properly. I kept spinning or stopping too fast like my blade got stuck in a rut. Turns out, thanks to your video, I forgot to bend my knees and only use the front half of the blades. Thank you.
You’re welcome! Glad I helped you out!
I went from the plow stop, to the "turn stop", to the one foot inside edge stop. I primarily use one foot while stopping and have an issue trying to use that inside leg outside edge. and if I'm tired and lazy, that inside leg drags behind. I've found that when I want to come to a complete stop quicker, putting that inside leg outside edge down stops me but doesn't really shave the ice itself. I have yet to learn the outside edge one foot stop too. my skating abilities are not quite there yet. but I keep trying every time I'm on the ice. recently I've been practicing 3 turn (with a figure skating class to become a more capable technical skater.), then transitioning into a figure 8 style to program both side mechanics in stead of relying on strong side only. if my steel is dull enough, I'm able to slide and shave the ice on that outside edge when in the middle of transitioning from one foot to the other in my 3 turns. I have not been able to comprehend the proper mechanics behind the actual outside edge stop. to end this long message. thank you for uploading the videos you do. I've learned many things from you and others.
Your welcome: glad I could help you! When doing the 3, I’d actually recommend trying it without any stopping/sliding in the middle of the turn- it’s harder to do but much “cleaner”.
Have you watched my Outside edge stop tutorial?
@@MarcelsHockeySchool yeah, I had to re-watch it to see what I've forgotten. trying to build up that commitment to lean and turn is the thing I'm struggling with, for some reason my brain keeps telling me my ankle is going to buckle underneath me. also haven't been on the ice in my own skate for months now. just got them back from bauer.
@@kyleSTI Haha yeah with the outside edge stop, confidence plays a big role. You gotta believe that your feet will hold :D
30 seconds into this video: this is the worst tutorial
Once the video ends: this tutorial has changed my life.
Great job explaining and demonstrating the nuance of shifting weight to the front of the blade to stop! 👏🏼
Haha glad you watched longer than 30😃 Just curious though: why did you hate the first 30 seconds so much?
Well done! This helped immensely. Skated a lot and played a little as a kid, but 30 years of mainly inlines had caused my hockey stops to disappear. I needed the right nudges to reactivate old muscle memories and this video was the right one for that purpose.
That’s great to hear and I’m glad I could help!
Excellent and thorough explanation can’t wait to put these tips in action. Hockey stop has been the bane of my existence but this year My kids and I are determined to learn it on the backyard rink I made! Thanks again man!
You’re welcome! Have fun on your rink!
love this video; learning to play hockey now, and I always seem to swing around in a circle when I stop. This guide clearly pointed out why that was happening, and how to fix it. Hopefully I'll get some ice time tomorrow and I can practice getting a full stop!
Glad I could help and I hope you can fix it!
Thanks so much. Best explanation I've seen about how to stop, specially for those who have problems with the back leg when stopping. Regards from Spain.
You’re most welcome!
Thank you for this video. I’ve only been skating and playing hockey for about 5 years. I can only perform a true hockey stop on my right side. Not able to do it on my left. Thanks to your video I’m almost able to stop on my left side now. It’s getting better. Thank you!
You're welcome! Glad to help!
Thank you so much this tutorial was amazing, everytime I tried to hockey stop I would just spin! I couldn't figure it out for so long and other videos never explained it. I can finally do a Hockey Stop!
@@ThatGirlRides that’s awesome! Glad I could help you out!
I don't usually leave comments because I don't see the point but in your case I will. This video was perfectly done. Very helpful for beginners. Thank you for taking the time.
Well I'm really glad you took the time to drop a comment and thanks a lot! :)
Finally a guy who go's into more detail!
Thank you! I try to get the details right but also keep it understandable for everyone!
Thanks, I always had a back leg drag!!
You’re welcome! Glad I could help!
Omg I’ve been skating on figure skates my whole life (I’m 21) and just got hockey skated for the first time!! I could never understand how to stop on skates without bashing into the boards! I will try and practice, keeping this in mind, thank you!!
You’re welcome! Glad I helped you out!
You explained it so good! I never thought about lifting the second foot up .
Thank you! Yeah some things you never really notice until you see it on video!
@@MarcelsHockeySchool yes indeed
Best video of hockey stopping I’ve seen this helped me ton awsome job
Thanks so much! Glad I could help!
Great video and great explanation.
@@michaelfishman7174 Thanks a lot!
Awesome video with great examples of each step. Will try this on the weekend!
Thanks and good luck!
What I am noticing as a noob for stopping is that with the inside foot, the rear heel actually comes around almost like doing a transition. A guy at the rink was showing me to lift up my inside foot and plant it, exactly like you are doing, then I noticed he was actually turning his inside heel almost like a transition... That worked! Once I started taking my rear foot heel and started pointing it at a greater angle than the stop foot, it comes up on the toe, and bam, two foot stop! Thanks for the tips!
Exactly! You’re welcome!
What angle were you putting it at?
This video is a game changer. So so so helpful
@@radrose4864 thanks so much!
Awesome video, I was looking for this kind of explanation! thank you
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Just watching this from my desk, this is my reaction YESSSSSSSSS! This makes so much sense can't wait to get out on the ice now.
Awesome!!! Have fun out there!
cant wait to try this out tomorrow i was doing what you said at the start kinda spinning when trying to stop
Good luck! Hope the tips helped you!
Hey Coach Marcel, do you think you can do a video on how to do a punch / jam turn?
Hi, I already have one out: ua-cam.com/video/il4UslJVUQ8/v-deo.html
Punch turn is just basically a fancy name for a tight turn
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Good video. I played around with this on the ice today. Made a small breakthrough. Hard to describe but I mentally focused on softening the inside leg and that somehow seemed to help me get it on the outside edge more naturally.
Glad you liked the vid, and great that you found something that helps you stop better!
very good tutorial. learned lots
Glad I could help!
Thank you. This tutorial is grate!
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excellent explanation. Thanks
You’re most welcome!
Excellent video. Clear, concise & simple. 👍
Thank you very much!
Awesome explanation thanks!!!
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I am just barely learning ice after a summer of inline skates. I was really driving with my heels trying to initiate stops. So your explanation was awesome about the toe pressure. Tomorrow back to the ice and try this!! Also I love the rocker feel of the hockey skates! The turns are incredible.
Yeah it’s weird because so many things are very similar between inline and ice skating, but stopping is sooooo different.
Good luck✊
Thank you, great job on teaching
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Love it dude. Just got back into hockey after a 10 year hiatus, definitely needed this refresher!
Glad I could help!
Thanks for breaking this down. Funny how I know how to hockey stop in skis but still trying to figure out how to do it on ice skates. Spot on regarding lifting leg up. Not yet comfortable in skates but do it all the time on skis.
Glad I could help! You’ll get it down soon!
The best explain how to hockey stop! Perfect. Thank you!
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Can’t wait to try that ! Thanks
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This makes so much sense great video.
Thanks a lot!
Great explanation, Marcel! Thank you so much!!!
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Thanks for the advice. This is very useful and very detailed
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Great vid! Thanks!
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Amazing explanation
Thanks so much!
Hi, you are fantastic the way you learn how to skate for beginner. I struggle with my hockey stop it doesn t look great tbh, can you detail the way to turn your hip and the little hop you do before turning your hip. My problem is I m doing the same than skiing and sometime my heel arrive first Thanks a lot
Thanks!
Hmmm….well I don’t really think about turning my hips- I think it’s easier to start by thinking about turning the foot.
With the hop, don’t really try to hop, just try to release a bit of weight from your skates. It’s like preparing for a hop but then not actually hopping.
This video is honestly the main reason I am able to stop much more comfortably
Wow! That’s so great to hear. Glad I could help
Appreciate to share this Valuable tip for stopping.
Glad I could help!
Great Video! I realised recently that my front leg (outside leg) was doing all the work when I was stopping, making it impossible to learn things like Jam turns, etc. Now that I am trying to learn the proper form, I find the transition from leaning forward to leaning back to be the most difficult part. Thanks for the tips!
You’re welcome! Yeah getting on the back leg, and hence the outside edge, ist the toughest part for most people. Once you get that, other skills become easier
This was very helpful, thank you.
You're very welcome!
ive been wanting to learn how to hockey stop for a while, im a good skater but ive just never learned how to hockey stop. ill try this when im able to go skating at my local rink, hopefull it will work because this was an amazing tutorial!
I hope that I could help you! Good luck!
@@MarcelsHockeySchool thank you! :D
Man thank you. I've been trying to do this drill based of Marzel's punch stop turn, but I get a ton of chatter on the back foot. You da man, I'm gonna rep this at my local rink session.
You're most welcome! Have fun working at it!
Extremely helpful, Marcel. Thanks for posting this.
You're most welcome! Glad I could help!
Marcel. Very good explanation of the hockey stop. I have two tips you might find helpful. I train kids to stop by first getting them to do the pregame crease scrape that goalies do. Like you, I emphasize the need to be in a bit of a crouch and to scrape with the front half of the blade. If after several attempts and they are still getting a lot of chatter, their skates may be too sharp for their weight and strength so I might have them dull their blades a bit on the base of the door to the bench. I find that once they are able to do the goalie scrape they gain a little confidence. Then I have them try a stop while skating next to and parallel to the boards with their hands reaching out toward the dasher. They can grab it if they need to or if they are getting a bit wobbly. These two tips seem to work pretty well. Skates that are too sharp and the fear of falling are two obstacles I try to address when training kids to use their edges.
Hi Rick, yes those are good tips! In my first hockey Stop tutorial (it was in German) I covered that first one. I basically tell the kids to “make as much snow as you can”😃 and I agree, most skates are too sharp i.e. sharpened too deeply. They’d be better suited with a flatter hollow.
What are some tips you give adults? Lol I came from roller hockey and I’m in my 3rd season on ice. I’ve gotten way better at skating and wasn’t to much of an issue with a small adjustment period. The big problem is my game being limited due to the fact I can’t properly hockey stop and quickly change directions like I could in roller. I can make one handed aggressive moves to the net with ease, but I can’t make a quick stop and open up to look for the pass or prepare for a one timer. At this point I’m getting frustrated lol.
@@ryancaskey4975 I give the same tips to adults as I do to kids. It’s basically just a lot of practice and figuring out what you’re doing wrong. Film yourself like I did in this video and have a look at how your body positioning is and what part of your blade you’re stopping with!
great explanation, thank you! how are the boots supposed to tighten ? tight or a little bit lose ?
You’re welcome!
It’s kind of a matter of preference. I think if you look at the eyelets of the skate when laced up, they should run fairly parallel to another.
If they make a V, the skate is usually too loose.
@@MarcelsHockeySchool thank you!
Super. Thanks. Any chance to teach the outside edge stop all the pros do? Thanks!
You’re welcome! Here’s what you want: it’s a bit older, but still up to date ua-cam.com/video/7tnXQp-diBI/v-deo.html
And here are some more outside edge stop variations. Make sure to turn your subtitles on. ua-cam.com/video/Cvq5qC19Ly4/v-deo.html
@@MarcelsHockeySchool Thanks for both!
Great video. Thank you!
You’re most welcome!
Great explanation! The thought of lifting the back leg gives me the shivers but I'm going to try 😂
You’re welcome! Lifting the back leg definitely helps for me, although I don’t think that I ever consciously learned it that way. Just noticed that one day I was doing it and that all the pros also do it!
very nice tutorial bro, i"ll do this
Thanks and good luck!
My friend Bernie works with Bridgeport and he tells everyone to swing the head around, stagger the feet, lead the turning knee forward. Keep the upper body aligned and do not over lean with the shoulders because it will lead to the player being pushed over much more easily
Thank you! Man, this is the best teaching video.
Thanks a lot! Glad I could help!
You earned a follow my friend. Great description of a how to. Look forward to seeing your other vids.
Thanks! Glad you liked it💪
Best video that explains stop
Glad you liked it!
I went skating today to learn this stop and I just kept turning instead of stopping like you said. Plus there were a lot of other people on the rink and I was always afraid of doing something that might make somebody else trip. Next time I need to try implementing your advice. 😃
I hope my advice can help you!
Great video very informative
Thanks! Glad I could help!
Very nice tips, thank u🙏
You’re welcome!
This was an amazing video. From the explanation to the camera shots. Thank you!!!
You’re most welcome! Yeah when I have a backyard rink I have way more time to prepare my shots!
Brilliantly done 👌🏾
Thanks a lot!
Best explanation!
Thank you!
Thanks brother. Very helpful
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Great video, thanks
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Very helpful! Nicely filmed as well!
Glad you liked it!
Hi Marcel great video do you have one for skating backwards?
Thanks. Yes I do, it’s in German though but I subtitled it in English: ua-cam.com/video/zt52ZL0cIqE/v-deo.html
Best skating info EVER. Thank you !
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Very, very helpful!
Glad I could help!