How to Be a Defenseman in Hockey
learn how to be a defenseman in hockey? I'm here to tell you how to do it. Today I will teach you how to take a shot from the blue line, Also how to protect your net and goalie. I will give very specific ways to do these techniques. You know what even when you want when you're older you can try to make the NHL and become professional.
Supplies
A full water bottle
Your skates that are sharpened helmet, shoulder pads/chest protector, elbow pads, mouthguards, protective gloves, heavily padded shorts, a ‘jock’, shin guards and a neck guard. A hockey bag A stick and puck
Warm-up
You should warm-up before you get on the ice, you should warm up because you get your body ready for the game and it makes your body all come.
Prepare for the Game
When you’re getting ready for the game you should be all focused and don’t fool around or else if you have a strict coach you just need to be focused so you don’t get in trouble.
Getting Ready in Your Gear
To get ready in your gear you put your cup on then your shin pads, then socks that go over your shin pads, then your pants, then skates, then shoulder pads, then elbow pads, then neck guard, then your jersey.
Face-off
At the start of the game, you have to do a face-off. When you do the face-off you first start to bake to the blue line before the puck drops you move more back than if you get a pass to be ready.
Defending Your Zone.
You want the enemy to stay on the outside of the shooting zone so then they can’t get a good shoot off.
Pinching
To pinch you in the other team’s end you wanna stay high when your team has the puck but when the other team has the puck you get low and try to get the puck.
The End of the Game
At the end of the game, you will hear a loud horn that means the game is over so after the game you line up and shake the other team’s hand and say good game.
The Most Important Rule of All Time
This is the most important step of them all having fun. And be a good sport not won who yells at the referees and curses.
Safety
You always want to be safe so never and I mean never do stuff that will injure you for a bit or even forever if you feel uncomfortable just tell your coach.
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed the information on what I gave you. Maybe you can share this with your friends and become a defenseman in hockey. I hope you learned that this lesson will help you become a better defenseman in hockey. Make sure to leave a comet for me to make sure I can help you become a better hockey player.