Power Start and Edge Work Drill
Skating
Legend
- player
- cones
- movement path
How it works
Develop explosive starts and precision edge work by combining quick-start technique with targeted edge drills at competition speed.
What you need
- hockey stick
- puck
- cones
- ice
Your focus
Elite skating requires both the ability to explode from a standing start and to transition between edges with precision at high speed. Training these together , starts leading directly into edge work , develops the complete skating skill set that separates elite players from good athletes on skates. Players who combine explosive starts with precise edges can escape any forechecking pressure and attack any gap.
Player starts from a dead stop at the goal line and drives 3 explosive strides toward the blue line.
At the blue line, player transitions into a tight 180-degree edge turn around a cone.
Player immediately accelerates back to the goal line with 3 explosive strides.
Run 8 reps; coach evaluates first-step power and edge quality on the turn.
Goal
You've got it when your explosive starts feel like you're launched forward, not stepping and hoping, but driving with real force.
Helpful cues
- First stride is your widest and hardest, commit the weight forward
- The turn is an edge, not a glide, stay on the inside edge through the full 180
- Explode out of the turn, the turn ends in acceleration
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Reduce to a 90-degree turn to decrease edge demand before building to 180.
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