Eric Lindros
New York Rangers
Team Canada 2002 Olympic Games |
Know Your Ice
In today's game, goalies are
bigger and quicker and defencemen are stronger, more
mobile and have longer reaches. On the ice, everything
seems to happen in a split second. Shooting the puck has
to occur at the same rate of speed.
It is important to know where you are in relation to the
net at all times. This allows you to put the puck on net
without having to find your bearings first. Using points
such as the hash marks, face-off dots, blue line, goal
line and top and bottom of the circles will help you know
the exact location of the net and enable you to hit your
target as quickly as possible. This same principle works
for passes, especially to a teammate that you know will be
in a certain spot at an anticipated time. You know where
your teammate will be and you can make the pass quicker -
for example, passes to the far post or cross-crease.
However, the bottom line is to get the red light to go on.
Then you can all celebrate! Remember, if you don't score,
you can't win. Give yourself and your team the last
chance.
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