hf101 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The Oilers are not the first team to seek a figure skater as a power skating coach, but it hasn't happened too often. Pelletier won a gold medal with Jamie Sale in pairs figure skating in the 2002 Olympics. A rather smart move, as the game is moving toward speed and control I think more teams will follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanflyer Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The Oilers are not the first team to seek a figure skater as a power skating coach, I sort of get it, but the techniques of figure skating v. hockey skating are night and day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 @Vanflyer I'm a little puzzled by this also. I get what they are trying to accomplish, but like you said, the difference between hockey and figure skating are huge. The main way I can see it helping is a smoother transition from forwards to backwards skating.....but the power strides/driving to the net and playing in traffic, how the hell is a figure skater gonna help with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 I sort of get it, but the techniques of figure skating v. hockey skating are night and day. Not really, edge control helps with speed, balance and agility. Drills that force players to balance on one leg teaches them how to balance their weight over their skates and pushes them outside their comfort zone. With balance comes power and control and speed. Jeff Skinner chose hockey over figure skating at age 13. Up until that point he practiced both daily even, switching skates in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 @hf101 Ahhh, good solid points 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Can he play center? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Can he play center?LOL ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 @yave1964 Well, even though Sale was not a goalie, David did in fact score, that's a start, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I sort of get it, but the techniques of figure skating v. hockey skating are night and day. Not at all. My dad bugged me constantly to take figure skating when I was young as a way to improve skating, balance in particular, but also power. And edge work doesn't hurt, as @hf101 said. I resisted and dated a figure skater instead in my teen years. Did hockey schools and some power skating classes instead. But one of the best players that I ever played with had been in figure skating for several years when he was young (10-13) and it showed. He skated beautifully, effortlessly, compared to most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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