Tucker Tips

Tucker Hockey Tips

Gleaned from over 25 years of coaching experience, 10,000+ hours of hockey instruction, Coach Rex shares his insights and tricks of the trade on how to skate better, coach better, and play better!

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3 & 9 Skating Skill

A Better Way to Hockey Conditioning

Basic Tips to Help Players

Chemistry on Ice

Coach Rex Says…

Connecting With Players

Consistent vs. Reactive Development

Forward Striding – Good Technique – What is the Proper Arm Swing?

Hockey IQ Development

Hockey Soccer

How Low Should/Can you go?

How to Improve a Player’s Scoring Ability?

Importance of Ankle Flex in Skating

Instruction for Timbit & Novice Players

Mohawk Turns – Heel to Heel Pivots

Player Tryout Checklist

Proper Knee Bend

Proper Stick Length

Puck Control

Quality Instruction – On-Ice Demonstrations

Quality Instruction – Read & Adjust to Audience

Quality Instruction – Progression of Drills

Simon Says Drill

Skating – The Foundation of Checking

Skating – The Most Important Hockey Skill

Technical Skating vs. Tactical Skating

The Importance of Leg Strength in Skating

The Outside Edge – The Weak Edge

What is Evasive Skating?

Why is Connor McDavid so special?