pi2000 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) I don't think any reasonable person can question a skating coach - even at the highest levels of the game. Playing hockey is the player's sole job and the team should do everything they can to work with them to help improve every aspect of their game. I still remember lessons I received when I first started playing hockey - and I'm sure the guys on my two teams now would welcome me getting a refresher course! My kids train a couple days a week with Anaheim Ducks skating coach Larry Barron. He uses a skating treadmill to fine tune their stride, arm position, hand rotation, knee bend, head and back position, etc... very very technical, Larry can talk for hours about proper skating technique it's actually very interesting. Then they spend about 30min on the ice applying everything. It's not a physically grueling skate, but it demands a high level of focus on the technical aspects of every part of the skating motion focusing on efficiency and maintaining speed. He also spends a lot of time with the Ducks draft picks every summer and part of the season with their AHL team putting them through the same type of drills. Edited January 23, 2015 by pi2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 > Successful turnaround from tank depends on developing players we draft. > Shits on new coaching staff, claiming players should already have ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 > Successful turnaround from tank depends on developing players we draft. > Shits on new coaching staff, claiming players should already have ability. Rick Martin, shooting coach. Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBHockey13 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I think Zemgus will benefit a lot from one. Zemgus, after getting asked about the NHL All Star Skills Competition: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=749787&navid=DL|NHL|home&cmpid=nhl-fb Which skill competition do you think you will be the best at? Zemgus: "I don't know. Being a young guy, they will probably throw me in the skating competition. That's probably what I am best at, so I don't mind that." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Rick Martin, shooting coach. Discuss. How's a ghost coach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 The ability to pass and shoot is dependent on a player's talent. We don't need passing and shooting coaches, we need better players. I can't believe I had to type that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBHockey13 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) The ability to pass and shoot is dependent on a player's talent. We don't need passing and shooting coaches, we need better players. I can't believe I had to type that. Because there is no way to learn how to improve yourself or to do anything better. I'm not sure why there are coaches at all. Draft players who coach themselves, and put them on the ice and let them go at it! I'm not sure why the Sabres have been selecting players who don't know how to pass and shoot, hoping to teach them how to do it when they get here. Crazy. No one ever improves. Edited January 23, 2015 by MBHockey13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Zemgus, after getting asked about the NHL All Star Skills Competition: http://www.nhl.com/i...me&cmpid=nhl-fb Which skill competition do you think you will be the best at? Zemgus: "I don't know. Being a young guy, they will probably throw me in the skating competition. That's probably what I am best at, so I don't mind that." I actually read that and chuckled. I don't think he's wrong, which is great, because he is already unbelievably strong on his skates. If a skating coach can squeeze out even more speed and power from him we'll all be psyched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I actually read that and chuckled. I don't think he's wrong, which is great, because he is already unbelievably strong on his skates. If a skating coach can squeeze out even more speed and power from him we'll all be psyched. He's definitely improved. I remember him constantly falling and flopping like a forward version of Hasek when he first got here but he's much more like a bull on skates now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Because there is no way to learn how to improve yourself or to do anything better. I'm not sure why there are coaches at all. Draft players who coach themselves, and put them on the ice and let them go at it! I'm not sure why the Sabres have been selecting players who don't know how to pass and shoot, hoping to teach them how to do it when they get here. Crazy. No one ever improves. Huh? What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Huh? What? I think yours is out of service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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