Skating Sequence to Develop Your Mohawk Turns, Outside Edge Control, and Crossovers
This skating sequence builds control, power, and agility by combining mohawk turns, outside edge work, and crossovers into one fluid drill.
From: Brandon Rubeo of Quest Hockey, founder of the Hockey Players Club
🎯 Skating Skills Targeted:
‘Mohawk’ (also known as ‘10 & 2’ or ‘Sid’) turns
Outside edges
Crossovers
📕 What You’ll Learn
How to execute clean mohawk turns
Proper technique to isolate and control your outside edge
How to improve crossover mechanics and turning power
🧠 Why Develop These Skating Skills:
Because ‘mohawk’ turns are effective for puck protection and as deception (i.e. a fake) to create time and space.
Outside edges impact many of our skating maneuvers including crossovers, tight turns, and many forms of stops and starts.
Crossovers help us accelerate out of tight turns and during the course of wider turns.
🛠️ Equipment Needed:
Nothing beyond your skates and an open area of ice.
*Full drill description and tips below the video.
VIDEO: Skating Sequence to Work on Mohawk Turns, Outside Edge Control, and Crossover Technique
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Skating Sequence to Develop Your Mohawk Turns, Outside Edge Control, and Crossovers
✍️ Skating Drill Description:
Have the player start the sequence with a controlled ‘Mohawk’ turn followed by riding just the outside edge of their lead foot and finishing with a slow exaggerated crossover before beginning the entire sequence again.
💡 Tips Specific to this Skating Drill:
Mohawks:
Keep your toes pointed in opposite directions.
Try to keep both blades flat on the ice, specifically on your inside edges.
Maintain hip width distance between your heels.
Maintain a nice deep knee bend.
Keep your chest mostly upright with a small forward lean.
Outside edge:
Keep your weight fairly evenly distributed on your outside edge, with a slight forward lean — avoid leaning back or too far forward.
Initiate your turn by rotating your upper body and outside hip (i.e. if you’re riding your right foot outside edge, rotate your left hip) around your standing foot.
Be patient! Don’t allow your raised foot to come down prematurely, minimizing the isolation of your outside edge.
Crossovers:
Point the toe of your lifted foot down and across the foot on the ice.