5 Default Posture Habits Every Hockey Player Should Develop

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: September 04, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body's own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here:

https://train2point0.com/membership

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level.

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://train2point0.com/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

📧 Want free content, trends, and breakdowns we don’t post anywhere else? Join the Train 2.0 Weekly Report and get elite skating, skill development, and performance insights delivered straight to your inbox every week.: https://train2point0.beehiiv.com/

🔔 Subscribe and turn on Notifications Bell for weekly hockey skill presentations + drills: https://www.youtube.com/@Train2point0

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The Celebrini Iq Factor

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: September 03, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body's own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here:

https://train2point0.com/membership

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level.

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://train2point0.com/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

📧 Want free content, trends, and breakdowns we don’t post anywhere else? Join the Train 2.0 Weekly Report and get elite skating, skill development, and performance insights delivered straight to your inbox every week.: https://train2point0.beehiiv.com/

🔔 Subscribe and turn on Notifications Bell for weekly hockey skill presentations + drills: https://www.youtube.com/@Train2point0 Check out our other Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/train2point0/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/train2point0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/train2point0/

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How To Exploit Your Crossunders For Max Speed

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: September 02, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body's own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here: https://app.train2point0.com/bundles/membership-plus

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level.

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://train2point0.thinkific.com/courses/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

📧 Want free content, trends, and breakdowns we don’t post anywhere else? Join the Train 2.0 Weekly Report and get elite skating, skill development, and performance insights delivered straight to your inbox every week.: https://train2point0.beehiiv.com/

🔔 Subscribe and turn on Notifications Bell for weekly hockey skill presentations + drills: https://www.youtube.com/@Train2point0 Check out our other Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/train2point0/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/train2point0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/train2point0/

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How To Enter, Hold & Exit Your Turn With Speed

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: September 01, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body's own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here: https://app.train2point0.com/bundles/membership-plus

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level.

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://train2point0.thinkific.com/courses/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

📧 Want free content, trends, and breakdowns we don’t post anywhere else? Join the Train 2.0 Weekly Report and get elite skating, skill development, and performance insights delivered straight to your inbox every week.: https://train2point0.beehiiv.com/

🔔 Subscribe and turn on Notifications Bell for weekly hockey skill presentations + drills: https://www.youtube.com/@Train2point0 Check out our other Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/train2point0/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/train2point0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/train2point0/

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How To Stop Losing The Puck

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 30, 2026

Two Moves Almost Every Coach Skips (outside Edge + Soft Drag)

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 30, 2026

Summary

Two Moves Almost Every Coach Skips (Outside Edge + Soft Drag)

The first ten minutes of most practices are gone before anyone notices. Laps, a whistle, some stretching at the blue line, and a group of players who are now warm but no better than when they walked in. That block is worth a lot more than it is being used for.

In this video I go through exactly how I would restructure it: where the warm-up actually belongs, how to run it so nobody is standing in a line, why every player should have a puck from the very first rep, and the two mechanics I would put ahead of everything else. They are the two almost no team trains, which is exactly why they create such a gap for the players who do.

Watch the full walkthrough to see how the block is built and what to run inside it.

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body's own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here:

https://train2point0.com/membership

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level.

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://train2point0.com/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

📧 Want free content, trends, and breakdowns we don’t post anywhere else? Join the Train 2.0 Weekly Report and get elite skating, skill development, and performance insights delivered straight to your inbox every week.: https://train2point0.beehiiv.com/

🔔 Subscribe and turn on Notifications Bell for weekly hockey skill presentations + drills: https://www.youtube.com/@Train2point0 Check out our other Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/train2point0/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/train2point0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/train2point0/

#train2point0 #downhillskating #hockeytraining #NHL

How To Deke With Momentum

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 28, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body's own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here: https://app.train2point0.com/bundles/membership-plus

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level.

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://train2point0.thinkific.com/courses/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

📧 Want free content, trends, and breakdowns we don’t post anywhere else? Join the Train 2.0 Weekly Report and get elite skating, skill development, and performance insights delivered straight to your inbox every week.: https://train2point0.beehiiv.com/

🔔 Subscribe and turn on Notifications Bell for weekly hockey skill presentations + drills: https://www.youtube.com/@Train2point0 Check out our other Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/train2point0/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/train2point0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/train2point0/

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What Happens When Hockey Players Skate With Gravity?

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 28, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body’s own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here: https://app.train2point0.com/bundles/membership-plus

How To Coach Your Players For Unrecognizable Transformations

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 27, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body's own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here: https://app.train2point0.com/bundles/membership-plus

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level.

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://train2point0.thinkific.com/courses/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

📧 Want free content, trends, and breakdowns we don’t post anywhere else? Join the Train 2.0 Weekly Report and get elite skating, skill development, and performance insights delivered straight to your inbox every week.: https://train2point0.beehiiv.com/

🔔 Subscribe and turn on Notifications Bell for weekly hockey skill presentations + drills: https://www.youtube.com/@Train2point0 Check out our other Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/train2point0/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/train2point0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/train2point0/

#train2point0 #downhillskating #hockeytraining #NHL

How To Coach Players Based On Anatomy

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 26, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body's own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here: https://app.train2point0.com/bundles/membership-plus

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level.

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://train2point0.thinkific.com/courses/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

📧 Want free content, trends, and breakdowns we don’t post anywhere else? Join the Train 2.0 Weekly Report and get elite skating, skill development, and performance insights delivered straight to your inbox every week.: https://train2point0.beehiiv.com/

🔔 Subscribe and turn on Notifications Bell for weekly hockey skill presentations + drills: https://www.youtube.com/@Train2point0 Check out our other Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/train2point0/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/train2point0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/train2point0/

#train2point0 #downhillskating #hockeytraining #NHL

How To Stickhandle Faster

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 25, 2026

Summary

Welcome to Precise Puck Control.

There’s a reason we call this puck control and not just stickhandling.

Stickhandling usually refers to isolated mechanics like moving the puck around cones or in drills disconnected and from real gameplay. Puck control, in our context, is different. It’s the conscious ability to move the puck exactly where you want, at the speed you want, while your skating, shooting, and deception mechanics are fully integrated.

At Train 2.0, we teach it as part of a complete movement system.

The truth: isolated stickhandling doesn’t transfer to games. You might develop quick hands. You might look smooth in drills. But without integrating footwork, balance, posture, and skating mechanics, you’ll be missing that puck on a string look in-game.

We’ve all seen players with “great hands” who somehow struggle in games. That disconnect happens when puck skills are trained without mechanical awareness or integration. Repeating the same patterns around cones without adjusting mechanics can actually reinforce bad habits instead of building elite control.

Our goal with this system is to give you a language for puck control: a mechanical framework you can understand, feel, and adjust. When you combine awareness with deliberate repetition, you build mastery.

Inside this course, you’ll learn:

How elite NHL players integrate skating, handling, and deception.
What mechanical adjustments create real control at top speed.
How to systematically close the gaps in your own puck control.
How to create more options in more situations during games.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100’s of videos) all available in Train 2.0+.

The Rare Secret Of Skating Rotation

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 25, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body's own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here: https://app.train2point0.com/bundles/membership-plus

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level.

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://train2point0.thinkific.com/courses/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

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Stop Swinging Your Arms Forward When You Skate

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 23, 2026

Summary

Stop Swinging Your Arms Forward When You Skate

Most power skating coaches teach arm swing based on what they see in sprinters, and on the surface it makes complete sense. But there's a visual illusion hiding inside that comparison, and buying into it quietly robs players of leg power in a way that's neurophysiological, not motivational. There's even a two-second experiment you can run off the ice tonight that proves it on your own body.

Watch the full breakdown to see what your arms are actually doing when you skate, why the answer changes the moment your chest leans over, and how to test both approaches yourself on the ice.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here: https://platform.train2point0.com/

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level.

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://platform.train2point0.com/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

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The Untaught Stickhandling Mechanics You Need To Know

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 23, 2026

Summary

Welcome to Precise Puck Control.

There’s a reason we call this puck control and not just stickhandling.

Stickhandling usually refers to isolated mechanics like moving the puck around cones or in drills disconnected and from real gameplay. Puck control, in our context, is different. It’s the conscious ability to move the puck exactly where you want, at the speed you want, while your skating, shooting, and deception mechanics are fully integrated.

At Train 2.0, we teach it as part of a complete movement system.

The truth: isolated stickhandling doesn’t transfer to games. You might develop quick hands. You might look smooth in drills. But without integrating footwork, balance, posture, and skating mechanics, you’ll be missing that puck on a string look in-game.

We’ve all seen players with “great hands” who somehow struggle in games. That disconnect happens when puck skills are trained without mechanical awareness or integration. Repeating the same patterns around cones without adjusting mechanics can actually reinforce bad habits instead of building elite control.

Our goal with this system is to give you a language for puck control: a mechanical framework you can understand, feel, and adjust. When you combine awareness with deliberate repetition, you build mastery.

Inside this course, you’ll learn:

How elite NHL players integrate skating, handling, and deception.
What mechanical adjustments create real control at top speed.
How to systematically close the gaps in your own puck control.
How to create more options in more situations during games.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100’s of videos) all available in Train 2.0+.

How To Do The 360 In Hockey

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 22, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body’s own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100’s of videos) all available in Train 2.0+.

How Should You Skate In A Tight Circle

Author: Coach Rox

Posted on: August 20, 2026

Summary

The Downhill Skating System is the mechanics-first approach that unlocks effortless, controlled speed on the ice without extra conditioning, pushing or “trying harder.” Inspired by the movement signatures of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and other elite NHL skaters, this system teaches you how to move on the ice with gravity, using your body's own stretch shortening cycles mixed with the most efficient footwork patterns and various skating mechanics.

Most players skate “uphill”: stiff, blocky, pushing hard, creating tension and burning energy like we were always taught in traditional powerskating. Downhill skating flips that model. By using counter rotation, proper joint angles, and natural gravitational momentum, we teach you move faster with less effort.

Inside the Downhill Skating System, players learn to:

1) Unlock the inner spring for better acceleration. 2)Use different footwork patterns to add options, deception and effortlessness. 3)Proper joint alignment for efficiency and balance instead of creating tension with push strides.

Apply NHL-base mechanics like shin angle, Y-angle, rhythm and cadence. Generate speed using the rocker, with heel pressure and subtle weight transfers.

This system is not what players would learn in traditional, outdated power skating methods. It’s a biomechanics-based operating system designed to match your body type and natural movement patterns.

Whether you’re trying to improve the forward stride, lateral movements, deception, or posture, Downhill Skating reveals the hidden mechanics the NHL’s best rely on, and shows you how to plug them into your game step by step.

If you’re ready to skate faster with less effort, flow through transitions, and move with the smoothness of the world’s best players, the Downhill Skating System is your blueprint to faster player development.

👉 Drills, breakdowns, progressions, and full mechanics playbook (100's of videos) all available in Train 2.0+ here: https://app.train2point0.com/bundles/membership-plus

About Train 2.0: Train 2.0 is an online hockey development platform founded by Jason Yee: kinesiologist, former professional player, and UBC honors graduate. We give players and coaches a mechanical advantage by reverse-engineering elite NHL movements and making them available to players at every level. ---------------

👉 Start your Train 2.0 Free Training and learn the Downhill Skating System pillars here: https://train2point0.thinkific.com/courses/free-training

🌐 Visit us on home ice at our website for more details about Train 2.0 Hockey https://www.train2point0.com/

👉 Check out the Train 2.0+ Coaches Certification and book a free discovery call here: https://train2point0.com/coaches/#

📧 Want free content, trends, and breakdowns we don’t post anywhere else? Join the Train 2.0 Weekly Report and get elite skating, skill development, and performance insights delivered straight to your inbox every week.: https://train2point0.beehiiv.com/

🔔 Subscribe and turn on Notifications Bell for weekly hockey skill presentations + drills: https://www.youtube.com/@Train2point0 Check out our other Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/train2point0/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/train2point0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/train2point0/

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