Pullilng the ball to the right

Had an interesting discussion with 2 junior hockey coaches last night with regards to the ability to pull the ball to the right hand side.

Because the majority of hockey players are right handed / right hand dominant the natural instinct when running with the ball, is to pull the ball hard to the left to go round an opponent.

Much of this is attributed to not developing these muscles and body mechanics early on as a youth player.

Youth players need to be coached to move the ball to the right - it is a physical skill that takes practice and the earlier they learn it, the stronger they will be at it when they get older.

Create entire exercises that focus on movement to the right.

It is important also to not let players simply pivot on their right foot and then still pull to the left. That is defeating the object and is as predictable.

The pull must be a genuine controlled movement to the right hand side...