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Here’s a few quick tips to teaching skaters how to transition efficiently. If you’re interested in watching the FULL Skating Agility Team Practice Plan, check it out today at iTrainHockey.com | ITrain Hockey

Tips for quick accelerating out of the block and getting up to your max speed as fast as possible. On a typical ice surface, if you’re standing on the blue line and about to accelerate to the red line, how many strides should we take? I tell my players that an average A level player often only takes 3 strides, a AA player would take 4 and a AAA player aims for 5! We will reach the red line quicker if we reduce the amount of time we’re pausing our strides by gliding. Imagine you’re in a game and