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Remember that skating is a highly specialized skill. When you have mastered it, after months and even years of practice, your balance, speed and maneuverability will be so natural, you won't have to think about it. 
Apart from their stellar reputation as teachers and coaches, Cindy and Peggy are known for their dedication to the success of their students.  They have a fun-loving and caring but no-nonsense approach, that demands and expects a 100 per cent effort. And, they deliver the results!  Cindy working with Geraldine Heany. 
Above and below: Monitoring a player's technique. 
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Power skatingSo, what is it exactly? Here's the short answer:
Proper body control and positioning is integral to the correct development of the form and techniques demanded by today's highly-skilled game of hockey. In heated action, players have so little time to be concerned with how they react on their skates to unexpected situations or body checks. Over time, it's been demonstrated that the best players are often the best skaters and yet, skating remains the most neglected factor of the game. Learning from a figure skating coach, whose skating drills are set up in a unique style, designed to work with hockey principles, allows the player to quickly learn and develop the correct skating techniques, essential to his/her success in the game. Drills are necessary to reach full potentialBecause skating is such a vital skill, it's important for the power skating coach to develop an on-ice programme that is stimulating. Our power skating programme is designed to give the player the confidence and skills necessary to develop his/her skating ability to its fullest potential. Drills are designed for all levels of ability and become more difficult as the skater advances.  Above and below - Cindy and Peggy conduct skaters' drills
Power skating drills are so important - for the advanced pro as well as beginners.
 Peggy and players from Vienna/Slovakia tour July/09 |
