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- Hi I'm Derek Popke,
skating and skills coach
Vancouver Hockey School.
Most underrated tip for
skating for young skaters
is mastering the outside edge.
It's one of the hardest edges to use,
but it's the edge that
leads into crossovers,
leads into backwards transition,
leads into tight turns.
Outside edge is the edge
you want to focus on
as a young player.
It takes repetition and practice.
Here are some drills to get you going.
So first one, reverse C cuts.
Just finding your outside
edge, middle of the blade.
So we're here, making
nice C cuts, pushing out.
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Second drill to master
the outside edge, T stops.
So we're here, make a nice
letter t with the skates.
Pushing, t with the skate,
pushing, t with the skate.
Progression, moving into one
foot, outside edge stops.
So we're here, outside edge, crossing over
bringing it back, outside
edge, crossing over.
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The importance of the outside edge
is it's the first thing
you do in a tight turn.
So I'm here, punch some
into my glide turn.
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Mastering the outside
edge, take your time,
it takes repetition, don't give up
and it'll improve your game.
