Congrats Oli !!!

On your recent call up to Hamilton!!

Olivier Latendresse,older brother to Guy recently called up from Cincy is making his mark!!
I cant wait to hook up with you in Hamilton!

Every coach says...HEAD UP! and 2 HANDS on your STICK!

Well thats what Brady Galinski is doing! and that is why he will keep putting the PUCK in the NET!(eye contact on the target)

Even better yet... with both his feet on the ice,if there happens to be a rebound, then his reaction time is double! Great preparation Brady! always thinking about... what could happen next!

We are the Champions of!

The Stratford Aces Tourney...CONGRATS!!! To the girls for working so hard and together as a team!!! and hats off to Jeff Campbell and his staff for always turning negatives into positives!

Keep up the hard work ladies...and I will see you at the next practise
All the Best... your PROshooter, Tim

Relationships in the shooting process

There are many key points and technical relationships when taking a slapshot! Whether you are stationary or in motion the relationship between your blade and the impact on the ice is crucial! as is the relationship between your blade and the impact on the puck and where it makes contact with your blade.(heel,middle,or toe). P.K. Subban, Montreals 2nd round choice, 43rd overall in 2007 and I analyze those relationships. He will make a few minor adjustments and work on them.
Good job P.K.!

Asking Questions

Montreal's 1st round choice,22nd overall, in 2007, Max Pacioretty is always trying to improve his game.
Max says," If you dont ask questions,then how do you get better or improve your game, meeting Tim and having him around is great for all of us to learn different techniques to help our overall development!"

Everyone pays Attention!

Not only are the players focused... check out Chuck Weber,(in the middle) coach of the Kelly Cup Champions Cinncinati Cyclones, East Coast League, Montreal Canadiens Affiliate.
He needs to reinforce all my techniques and terminologies to have another successful season.

Montreal Canadiens Development Camp

Attending my first Development camp with the Canadiens,July 2008, this is a great picture, turns out all 5 players focusing on my next drill made the current Hamilton Bulldogs roster. Left to right, David Desharnais,Ben Maxwell,Max Pacioretty,Ryan Russell and J.T. Wyman
Congrats Guys!

An Interview in Stockholm

On one of my recent visits to Sweden, I had the opportunity to work with many of Swedens Olympic hockey players... 2 of them being in the top 10 women players in the world!!! Maria Rooth and Danjela Rundqvist.

Read what one of them had to say...

AIK:s damer tar hjälp från NHL

AIK’s women’s team are excelling with help from NHL.



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Fast visst finns det mycket kvar att slipa på än, därför anlitade klubben Tim Turk som jobbar som skottränare åt bland andra NHL-laget Montreal Canadiens.

There are a lot more to do, that’s why AIK hired Tim Turk , who works as Skills instructor/ProShooters for Montreal Canadiens.



Det han gör vid en kirurgs arbete och kollar på alla detaljer i ett skott för att det ska bli rätt i slutändan. En del grejer plockar man upp och tänker mer på i träningar och så. Men så här i slutspelstider tänker man kanske inte på

What he does is comparing his work with a surgeon. He checks every detail in order to get it correct. Some stuff you pick up and work with on practice and so, but in the play-offs you more likely think of wholeness instead of details. Then it’s the team that matters, so what he has been teaching us, we will work on later in the after season, says Maria Rooth.



Detaljer, då blir det mest helheten. Då är det laget som är viktigt, så det han har lärt ut får vi jobba vidare med sedan, på sommaren, säger AIK-forwarden Maria Rooth.

När Tim Turk kom till Solna, studerade han först hur var och en höll klubban i olika situationer.
When Tim Turk came to Solna, he first studied how everyone holds their stick in different situations.



Han gick han ner på detaljer, som hur man ska hålla händerna beroende på om det är ett slag eller dragskott som ska skjutas.

He broke it down to tiny details, as supposed holding the stick depending on slapshot, wristshot, etc…



Och var skottet ska dras ifrån: And from where the shot will be drawn from.

– En grej var att man inte ska dra bak klubban bakom kroppen för att skjuta utan man ska ha den vid sidan av kroppen istället. Drar man bak klubban och laddar är risken stor att man missar pucken. Drar man den till sidan, så tar man med sig bättre kraft. Det var en sån grej man kan tänka på, förklarar Maria Rooth.

- One thing was that you shouldn’t be pulling the stick behind your body in order to shot, instead of having it beside your body. If you pull your stick behind there’s a risk that you might miss the puck. If you pull it beside your body, you will more likely conserve more power. That’s a thing to think about, says Maria Rooth.



Och Tim Turk blev imponerad av AIK-tjejerna.

and Tim Turk was impressed by the girls.



– Med tanke på hur liten tid vi hade på oss så måste jag säga att de var snabba på att plocka upp det jag sa. Det syntes resultat nästan direkt. Man såg hur självförtroendet i skottögonblicket växte också. Otroligt roligt, säger han.
- Considering how little time we had, I must say that they were pretty fast in learning and picking up things that I said. You could immediately se results. You also saw how confidence grew in the shoting phase/release phase.




Men allt gick inte in. Inte nu åtminstone.

Everything didn’t fall into places, not now, but will in due time.

– Alla har ju sin speciella stil i grund och botten, den ändrar man inte på. Men här fick vi chansen att träna på skotttekniken, puckhantering överhuvudtaget. Klart att man tar in en del direkt men inte allt, för då blir det kaos i hjärnan om man ska ändra på saker precis innan slutspelet, säger Rooth.
- Everybody has their own style, you just don’t change it, but here we got the chance to work with shooting technique, puckhandling etc. some of it you absorb directly, but not all, cause there will be chaos in your brain if changing style before play-offs, says Maria Rooth.

FAKTA:
Ett skott kan förbättras hur mycket som helst. Här är några detaljer signerade Tim Turk , skottränare åt bland andra Montreal Canadiens:

A shot can be excelled so much. Here is some details, signed Tim Turk , shooting instructor for Montreal Canadiens:

• Eftersom det handlar om millimeter så är greppet om klubban enormt viktigt.

- it’s all about millimeters, so the grip of the stick is importante!!!

• Det finns mycket att tänka på. Till exempel var du möter pucken med bladet i ett handledsskott, hur du vinklar klubban för att få rätt vinkel när bladet möter isen, hur bladet träffar pucken vid ett slagskott. Var du har pucken i förhållande till dina skridskor, hur du ser till att ha pucken framför, vid sidan och bakom din kropp styr också skottet.

There is a lot to think about. For example where you meet the puck with your blade in a wristshot, angling of the stick in order to get the right aligmnent when the blade hits the ice. Your skates compared to your stick.

• Damspelare saknar ofta en del av herrspelarnas styrka i skottet. Men det kompenserar de med rapphet och bättre träffsäkerhet.

Women player often lack some of the men’s strength in their shot. But they compensete that with quickness and accuryse.

• För att få ut det mesta av skottet måste du ha rätt grepp om klubban, vid varje skotttillfälle, redan innan situationen uppstår. Greppet ska sitta i ryggmärgen.

To get the most out of the shot you have to have proper grip alignment on your stick. On every shot, before the situation occurs. The grip moment should come from your backbone!

• Ett av de vanligaste felen är att man laddar på med klubban bakom ryggen. Och tappar tid och kraft. Lägg istället pucken vid sidan av kroppen och dra skottet därifrån, då utnyttjar man sin styrka bättre och får lättare att göra mål.

The most common error is that you load your stick behind your back,. And therefore losing time and power. Put the puck on the side instead and pull the shot from there. By that you use your own strength better and will more likely score more goals.

Tryout Sessions

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Off to Sweden March 2nd

I'm heading over to Sweden from March 2nd to 10th to work with the 16/20 year olds of AIK Hockey, based in Solna, just north of Stockholm. Formed in 1921, the club relocated to Solna in 1937, but still plays their matches in Stockholm - mainly at Hovet. Some more popular games are played at Globen, which has a larger capacity of 14,119. AIK are currently playing in Allsvenskan, the second highest league in Sweden.

PUT THE PUCK IN THE NET . . . IT'S WHAT YOU LIVE FOR!!!