While you might not be trying to become a multi-sport athlete, there are actually some other sports that being good at could help improve your hockey skills. They’re useful to know, because if you don’t live near a rink, you might not be able to play ice hockey all year round. What can you do in the warmer months so that you don’t lose your skills and come back into hockey season ready to go? In this article, we’re going to have a look.
Not all of these sports are for the warmer months, but having well-rounded capabilities at a range of different sports can have a number of key benefits. Maybe you want a bit of a change of scenery and to try out some other games before you get back into hockey this year. Perhaps your existing hockey skills might make you even better at another sport. If you check out sites like TN Sports Betting, you’ll see loads of different sports. But which of them have transferable skills with hockey? Let’s have a look.
Roller hockey
This is the most obvious one. But if you don’t have any ice nearby but still want to practice your real hockey skills, roller or street hockey are about as close as it gets.
Field hockey
This is actually a lot less like hockey than street or roller hockey, but it’s still a good place to go if you want to practice your stick skills. Field hockey uses a ball rather than a pick, but it still uses hockey sticks—they are a different size though. One area where there’s even less difference is with a goalkeeper, so this could be a good place to practice your keeping skills when the ice has melted.
Curling
If you haven’t seen curling yet, you’re not alone. It’s quite obscure, but it’s great for getting used to the characteristics of ice. It’s a bit of a change of pace, but some rinks offer curling evenings so you might want to give it a try.
Running
This one might sound surprising, but nothing beats getting as fit as you can for the hockey season. You can do this by running and improving your stamina and speed endurance. This can all help when you hit the ice.
Bodybuilding
This might not be considered a sport by many, but it can still help you in hockey. Strength is important on the ice, so if you can build some more muscle you could find you improve on the ice.
Gymnastics
Balance is important, and gymnastics could help improve yours.
Baseball
Hitting a fastball is really hard. So if you want to improve your hand-eye coordination when trying to hit a puck on the ice, it could help. Although it is a completely different stick and “ball” (or puck), improving dexterity and motor skills can help for a lot of different things. And there isn’t normally much hockey going on in the baseball season.
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