QUICK FIX: Better Puck Control

In this video you'll find a couple of quick tips to help players become better at puck control.

By keeping the puck in a strong position, it makes you a much bigger threat to the defensive players as it really opens up the amount of options available to you. Having the puck in a strong position, and not over-handling it gives the chance for split second decisions and reactions based on the actions of the defenders. It allows you to quickly pass, dump or chip a puck, or shoot, whatever the situation calls for without having to adjust the position of the puck to your body first.

By using these tips, you're going to become a stronger offensive threat and create a lot more opportunities in a game.

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[DuPrawPowerskating]

Great video coach, good points that I agree 100% with.. just worked with a player that was never taught about all his extra touches losing opportunities in the o-zone.

[LakersSharks]

When stickhandling how far away is the top hand from your body?

[dulla]

you actually notice this in games too when he showed the examples, the example with the puck on his side, is usually how i see players in nhl games go into the offensive zone, my coach told me to always keep the puck infront, cause keeping it on my side will make it really easy for players to take the puck from me without me seeing them cause my peripheral vision wont be on it

[SlarWnd]

How do you make any lateral moves with the puck on the side in the snowplough position?
Sure you can shot but just entering the zone it’d hardly be a threat?
Should this advise be qualified that it only really applies below the ringette line?

[Jmelton]

When ever I stick handle I always lose the puck when ever I have the puck and I’m movie it back and forth lose it what can I do to change that