Stick Length Can Change Everything!
Two years ago I wrote a similar article in Sports & Leisure Magazine about stick length. As of late I have been noticing many players with sticks way to long for them. In fact, recently I did a practice where 13 of 15 players had sticks to long for them! Young player’s stick length should be no taller than their chin when on skates. Adam’s Apple is preferable. Personally, I use a stick to my chin when on skates. The length of a player’s stick can change everything. It changes their skating, stickhandling and shooting. Which, with no question, are 3 of the main skill parts of being a hockey player. When players have a stick that is too tall for them it does not allow them to maintain a…