Great advice. We gave our player a new stick... left it about 1.5" longer than old stick for "grow buffer" (I knew it was a little too long...but . I let it ride anyhow..)). regretfully....completely screwed up her posture and play. Affected her skating also, not as low as she used to be. This is a very important detail. especially when young. (squirt and below). One tip.. keep your stick cutoffs.... with composite sticks you can extend them later as your skater grows... just use the chunk that was previously cut off... use a section of rectangular wood, cut to inside dimensions of shaft (about 4" long) to attach it together. Tap it about 2" inside the stick and then you can slip the piece of stick back over the wood for a clean extension. Can add a little glue or jb weld. Good as new. Never see joint after top is taped.
Great advice. We gave our player a new stick... left it about 1.5" longer than old stick for "grow buffer" (I knew it was a little too long...but . I let it ride anyhow..)). regretfully....completely screwed up her posture and play. Affected her skating also, not as low as she used to be. This is a very important detail. especially when young. (squirt and below). One tip.. keep your stick cutoffs.... with composite sticks you can extend them later as your skater grows... just use the chunk that was previously cut off... use a section of rectangular wood, cut to inside dimensions of shaft (about 4" long) to attach it together. Tap it about 2" inside the stick and then you can slip the piece of stick back over the wood for a clean extension. Can add a little glue or jb weld. Good as new. Never see joint after top is taped.
also my first stickhandling camp I did was was Turcotte. I still have my red white and blue practice jersey from that camp! (prob 30 years ago!!!)
This is a great share. It has been a process as an adult in LTP to figure out stick selection and cutting.
Is there more footage from this coach?
Merci bien, M. Turcotte