They are passionate about hockey, proudly wearing Canadian colors on the international scene and preparing to defend their title of world champions. But beware, it’s not the national women’s ice hockey team, but the ball hockey team.
Members of the Canadian team will hold their training camp in Ottawa in preparation for the World Championships to be held from June 21 to 27 at Place Bell, in Laval.
The team is made up of former university players such as Corie Jacobsona former color holder of Golden Knights of the University Clarksonnasa NCAA.
The defender from Warren, in northern Ontario, admitted right away: ball hockey requires a different physical preparation than that required for its version on ice.
I have to practice [en faisant] long distance races. In ice hockey, I practice sprintssaid the 27 -year -old girl who can travel up to eight kilometers during a fight.
In other words, beware of defenders who, in ice hockey, are usually brought towards the offensive zone.
If they decide to hit the attack on the surface of the hockey ball, they should also have enough fuel in the tank to get stuck as soon as possible.
[Au hockey balle], you can’t cheat! you can not glider [glisser] like ice […] If you stop, you will not movespear Corie Jacobsonngumisi.
Essential Skills
The fact remains that individual skills are essential to ensure a rapid transition from defense to attack, continuing the latter.
[Les défenseurs] need to run, pick up the ball, get up as quickly as possible. You need offensive skills to do thathe added.
It’s up to a group of coaches, including Emilie Morter, to make sure Canadian players are ready to defend their world championship title.
They were all athletes who played at a very high level […]. It’s really about knowing what to tell them and when and let them playexplanation of the assistant coach who hails from Hawkesbury, in eastern Ontario.
First game against USA
In Laval, Canadians will face their eternal rival, the Americans, as a curtain raiser. However, other formations must also be monitored, warns Emilie Morter.
Slovakia is very strong on the women’s side. […] More than 14 countries will come to Laval next week. It’s coming to be really bighe pointed out.
This is the second time Corie Jacobson defends maple leaf colors in an international competition.
The first time was a member of the women’s national team that won gold at the World Under-18 Ice Hockey Championship, held in Finland, in 2013.
We really hope that the world will come to support us, which they see [le hockey balle] for the first time, they loved itend Corie Jacobson which will be one of Canada’s headliners.
Meanwhile, Canadian players will have the chance to get back in action this Sunday when they face the Lebanese national team in a preseason game at Ottawa’s Fred Barrett Arena.
Source: Radio-Canada
