Nov. 2, 2023

The Ride To The Rink - Shoot With A Purpose

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Ever wondered why elite NHL players almost never miss the net during warm-ups? Its because elite level players players always shoot with a purpose. They know exactly where they want to put the puck each and every time they shoot. In this week's episode of the Ride To The Rink, we highlight the importance of adopting a calculated approach to how you shoot.

Lee mentions that shooting aimlessly is a waste of a shot and shares practical advice on shot selection, placement, and more. We also discuss why this purposeful mindset should not be limited to shooting but should be extended to other aspects of hockey, such as passing and defensive play.

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Hello hockey skaters and goalies around the world and welcome to another edition of the ride to the rank, the show that we've made for you, the players, to give you some advice from us as coaches, from us as parents and us as hockey people to help you along or away.

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Today's message is kind of for both players and goalies, but I'm specifically talking about players and something you need to learn to do, and I've something I've noticed especially if you are a might or a squirt or even a pee, we and it is shooting with a purpose goalies you'll love this because you're going to get a lot more shots on net that matter.

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I've seen it too many times that you come into the net and we just kind of flick the puck or we throw the puck kind of mindlessly.

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Let me tell you something, a story.

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I was very fortunate to work at the NHL and for an NHL team for several years, so I got to see a ton of NHL games but, more importantly, a ton of practices and NHL warm-ups and something I noticed really early on when watching NHL warm-ups and a lot of you ever been to an NHL game have seen this players don't miss the net a lot when they're warming up.

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In fact, if they do, they get kind of disappointed, and it's because NHL players, top level players, always shoot with a purpose.

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They know where they want to put the puck, how they want to put the puck there, what the shot selection is.

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If there's a goalie in net, they are thinking about where they want to place the puck.

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Every shot is done with a purpose and I don't think that that's something that you need to wait until you're older to do so.

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Whether you have a great shot or not, the ability to mentally come in and say I want to put this top right, bottom right, bottom left with a wrist shot, snap shot, slap shot, toe drag, release, whatever it is do it with a purpose.

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Now I'll tell you this as well for goaltenders and warm-ups.

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Goalies want to feel the puck in the warm-up, and when you come in and just make a deek to make a deek and they're ready for a shot, you're both wasting precious time and precious abilities to warm yourselves up.

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When you come in on a goalie in a warm-up, pick a corner and, with great intention, shoot the puck there, your goalie will appreciate this.

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This is assuming that they're already somewhat warmed up.

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First few shots you should put in their pads anyway.

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But again, the message kids anytime you are putting a puck towards the net, shoot with a purpose, mentally and physically.

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And you can expand this to other aspects of the game, like passing dumps up the boards when you're breaking out defensively.

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Do it with a purpose.

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But I think the easy one to understand, the easy one for you to start with, is shoot with a purpose.

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Do not just throw it at the net.

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That is going to do it with this edition of the ride to the rink.

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I want you shooting with purpose today when you're on the ice.

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Be that player.

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It's going to help your whole team.

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That's going to do it.

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Again.

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I'm Leo I's.

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Thanks so much for listening to the ride of the rink.

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We'll see you in the next one.

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Have a great day and skate on everybody.