摘要 |
A hockey practice apparatus comprises a thin mat member having a length and a width each substantially greater than its thickness, a generally centrally disposed longitudinal axis extending along its length, and including a bottom stratum presenting a slippage precluding bottom surface and a top stratum adjoined to the bottom stratum and presenting a low friction substantially planar top surface for receiving a hockey puck in free sliding relation thereon. A method of teaching hockey skills comprising the steps of providing a practice surface for receiving a hockey puck thereon; initially placing a visual target adjacent the practice surface so as to be viewable concurrently with the practice surface by a practising player standing beside the practice surface and stickhandling the puck with a hockey stick, thereby encouraging the practising player to look at the visual target while stickhandling the puck with a hockey stick; and, subsequently moving the visual target to a superior position in the practising player's field of view, thereby encouraging the practising player to look up while stickhandling the puck with a hockey stick.
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