hockey stop
Sudden ice halt
A hockey stop is a braking technique on ice skates or inline skates where the skater turns both skates perpendicular to the direction of travel, scraping the edges against the surface to halt quickly.
The move produces a characteristic spray of ice shavings.
Named for its essential role in hockey, where rapid stops and direction changes are constant.
Reducing speed deliberately
- decelerationDecrease in speed
- weight transferRedistribution of mass between supports
- pivotingRotating around fixed point
- slidingMoving smoothly across surface
body position · friction · sharp turn · balance · footwork · stance · parallel · perpendicular
Wheeled or bladed footwear
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
- iceWater's solid form
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
glide · shavings · carve · momentum · speed · crossover · backward · forward
Repeated work toward mastery
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- skill developmentAcquiring new abilities
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
progression · confidence · repetition · muscle memory · instruction · lesson · fundamentals · coordination
braking
Reducing speed deliberately
- decelerationDecrease in speed
- weight transferRedistribution of mass between supports
- pivotingRotating around fixed point
body position · sliding · friction · sharp turn · balance · footwork · stance · parallel · perpendicular · spray
skates
Wheeled or bladed footwear
rink · glide · shavings · carve · momentum · speed · crossover · backward · forward · transition
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- skill developmentAcquiring new abilities
beginner · progression · confidence · repetition · muscle memory · instruction · lesson · fundamentals · coordination
- skatingskating, ice skating, roller skating, figure skating, inline skating
- roller skatingroller rink, inline skates, skate wheels, rollerblades, skate parks
- turnsturn, rotate, spin, pivot, twist
- Winter Sports Movesaxel, lutz, salchow, toe loop, slalom
- skating skillsbackward skating, crossovers, gliding, pivoting, transitions
- ski techniquesparallel turn, snowplow, carving, stem turn, edging