Paul Vincent's Secrets of the Pros Hockey 2-Pack

featuring Paul Vincent,
Director / Owner / Lead Instructor of PV Hockey;
skills instructor with over 35 years of coaching in the NHL working with the Chicago Blackhawks during their 2010 Stanley Cup season, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Minnesota Wild; as a coach, he has won championships at every level:

• 2010 Stanley Cup (Chicago Blackhawks)
• NCAA National Championship (RPI)
• Prep School Champion (Cushing Academy)
• HS State Champion (St. John's Prep)

and Mike Donoghue,
Head Strength Coach & Director of Performance; trains all levels of athletes from NHL Professionals to Youth Players

As the speed of the game increases, it's important to understand how using the inside and outside edges of skate blades can get your players to the puck first, increase time and space between players and the opposition on offense, and eliminate time and space from opponents when on defense.

Longtime NHL skating coach Paul Vincent presents a simple, yet highly-tailored skating program that teaches players edge work and technique. Through repetition of these drills, skaters can improve speed and agility to gain an edge on the ice. Coach Vincent teaches stops and starts used by current and former NHL players that go beyond the basic V and crossover. This video also includes an essential off-ice segment that gives players the foundation to perform on-ice skills.

Drills to Become a Better Skater

Coach Vincent begins with a simple 15 minute warm-up that focuses on every aspect of skating. If done repetitively, this warm-up will provide a solid skating foundation of edge work, stride lengthening, balance, and agility.

Next, he covers stops and starts with five separate drills to stress the importance of explosive movements while using full control and focus. Although players may feel like they're falling, it's this motion that motivates the body to hit peak skating speed. By focusing on stopping and using body direction to their advantage, your athletes will gain an extra step on the opponent on their takeoffs.

Beginning with the crossover start, Vincent adds several examples of how specific players have adopted different types of transitions to gain an edge in the NHL. For example, Paul Kariya used a drag and stop technique that varies significantly from the normal start and stop taught to most hockey players.

From there, Vincent moves into the agility section, breaking down each move in a progressive manner. He demonstrates how length of stride plus frequency of stride equals speed. You'll see a series of edge to flat skating drills to teach balance, agility, and athletic positioning. Your players will focus on limiting extra upper body movements, which helps them control stride extension and recovery motions.

Coach Vincent adds four drills for perfecting the crossover, an important technique for gaining speed and momentum. He breaks down the crossover by isolating each specific movement before putting it all together at the end.

Off-Ice Skating Training

Through a progression of over 15 exercises, strength training coaches Mike Donoghue and Artie Hairton demonstrate off-ice drills and stretches that facilitate performance of Coach Vincent's skating program. They focus on hip flexion, weight transfer, lateral hip stability and single leg strengthening drills.

Becoming a better athlete is the underlying focus that all up-and-coming players should strive for, and this video will show you how to help your players achieve that goal!

98 minutes. 2017.

featuring Paul Vincent,
Director / Owner / Lead Instructor of PV Hockey;
skills instructor with over 35 years of coaching in the NHL working with the Chicago Blackhawks during their 2010 Stanley Cup season, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Minnesota Wild; as a coach, he has won championships at every level:

• 2010 Stanley Cup (Chicago Blackhawks)
• NCAA National Championship (RPI)
• Prep School Champion (Cushing Academy)
• HS State Champion (St. John's Prep)

In this video, Coach Paul Vincent uses his straightforward skill development concepts to teach you how to take your players' stick handling and passing game to a higher level.

This video features instruction for players of all ages that will develop a wider range of motion with the puck and sharp passing and receiving skills. Vincent's no-nonsense approach is detailed, yet easy to follow.

Off-Ice Training

Athleticism is not only built with on-ice training, but reinforced off-ice as well. Vincent integrates two off-ice coaches, Mike Donoghue and Artie Hairston, to help you learn everything you need to beef up your off-ice training program. The off-ice training includes 11 exercises that enhance players' overall athleticism. Training focuses on improving core function and using plyometrics to increase explosiveness.

On-Ice Training

Using a progression and breaking the skills down to components, Coach Vincent presents over 30 stick handling and passing drills used to demonstrate the full range of motion and hand, foot, and eye coordination needed to succeed. Drills include:

• Big Sweep - A technique to utilize a full range of motion that uses the bottom hand slide, which was developed by European players to create more space and optimize deception.
• Post to Post - A puck handling drill to break the habit of hand tucking. The drill shows players how to be ready to pass, shoot, or make evasive moves without tipping off the opponent to their intention.
• Bunt Passing - Uses the short stick blade to reinforce passing and handling the puck on the heel to mid part of the blade, which is the strength of the stick blade. Also helps athletes quickly move the puck from reception to release with accuracy and speed.
• Two Net Lane Passing With Defender - This is a continuous cycle drill that shows the importance of dropping the puck.

Vincent's drills serve coaches and players at all age levels and reinforce key stickhandling and passing techniques. You'll see how to better utilize tools readily available tools at your rink to create stimulating drills. Help your players learn to execute deceptive moves and heads-up puck handling today!

78 minutes. 2017.