Materials for teaching Checking

puckfan · Post by **puckfan** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:15 am

With these latest incidents out there and the discussions that have followed (here and I'm sure at every rink in MN), it is very evident that players are either being taught how to check/take a check incorrectly or not at all.

With the vast knowledge on this forum (little scared about that comment) , there should be plenty of links to drills, video's or any other teaching materials relevant to helping others.

Please post information that others can access to hopefully help improve this process.

From MN Hockey e-mail:

squirt : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_xwFF-fVSE
Peewee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpLqWnW ... re=related
Bantan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpLqWnW ... re=related

I know that USA hockey has a great video but I can not seem to find it and also not sure if they charge for it (right now would be a great time to mass distribute this FREE OF CHARGE to show that it's not all about the $$$$$$ and that it's about safe hockey for all).

spin-o-rama · Post by **spin-o-rama** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:07 pm

Kudos to MH for putting together the videos. They do need to promote this more. If this info is going to reduce injuries and increase skills, it can't be squished between a skate for the troops and an Ely hockey blurb in the email newsletter. Give it top billing. USAh should do the same.

Here's what usah has on their website.

Body checking rule page
http://www.usahockey.com//Template_Usah ... &ID=299508

"Checking the Right Way for Youth Hockey" pdf
http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/ ... _FINAL.pdf

Off ice practice video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvNwI6AVaqU

It's not easy to find. When you go to the body checking rule page, the first 3/4s of the page talks about why they did the change. The instruction links are buried at the bottom. I bet very few know where to find it, and very few of those have read it.

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:15 pm

MH produces videos and distributes them and other information to each district and then to the local associations.

If they are used at the local level is up to the local coaches/associations.

My_Kid_Loves_Hockey · Post by **My_Kid_Loves_Hockey** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:26 pm

So there is not a link for getting this stuff on line from USA Hockey?

Can Mn hockey post link to it on their site for us?