so you think you can skate

Al Taylor a professional consultant engineer took the science of skating and put it in lay man terms. Al has coached and conducted skating improvement sessions to over 2500 coaches across North America and Europe. Al’s theory of building a great hockey player is as follows.He relates it to his construction knowledge of building a foundation if one skating skills are not sound what ever is built on top will not be stable. One will not have sound puck control or checking skills if she/he have not honed their skating skills.