Ben Russenholt

It’s funny. When is started working as a Power Skating coach with Hockey Manitoba, almost 30 years ago, I was coaching figure skating professionally as well. I developed a program, over years of trial and refinement for hockey players, that includes figure skating skills like one foot skulling, deep edges, 3 turns, brackets, mohawks and proper backwards skating. These are very basic and fundamental skills for any skater, but especially hockey players. Over the years, people have looked on from the stands and picked and plucked my sessions apart because the skills were too basic, yet a quick search of YouTube, TikTok and local, well known, hockey camp website reveals that NHL, AHL and Junior players are now being brought back to the same basic skills. Seems I’m not such a Mad Skating Scientist after all!

Thanks to the @gkaaahockey U11 Junior Gaels for a great session this morning. Solid edge work by all!! #skating #skatingschool #notpowerskatingjustbetterskating #powerskating #hockeycamp #hockeycamps #focusedskating #backtohockey #juniorgaels #juniorgaelshockey #gkhockey

Please see our website for a brief update on our return to programs. http://wix.to/CsA8C_U

HOCKEY IS BACK!!! at least the big guys anyway. 2019-2020 Playoff match-ups announced! https://www.nhl.com//nhl-plans-to-return-with-/c-317031010

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