The footwork. The speed. The agility. The precision. The skills.
Highly skilled soccer players would make good ice hockey players if they were shown the basics and receive power skating practices. Sure!
Brazilians would make some pretty good ice hockey players based on their futbol prowess. The transition to ice hockey from futbol is on point. The balance. The footwork. The precision. The skills. They are all present. The major difference is between the grass and ice and using sticks versus using feet.
Skate to stick puck control on the ice is akin to skilled dribbling in futbol.
For speed - did you see the Brazil vs. USA game? No? Here are some highlghts. Just check out the burst of speed from the Brazilians. It is similar to acceleration in ice hockey transitions.
The ball-handling skills - good footwork with ball or puck control go hand-in-hand. When they are synchronized, it is very difficult to steal the ball or puck away.
Balance - futbol players need a lot of balance as do ice hockey players. Having played both sports (ice hockey at a higher level), muscles actions, namely the sartorius, gluteal muscles (especially the gluteus medius), gracilis, hip adductors, and hip abductors get in a lot of play in both sports.
With heart,
Derek
Derek Arledge, MS, CSCS www.teempt.com TEEM Performance Training
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