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Originally Posted by todd  hence my use of the "real" moves  |
Yeah, but as I tell my kids, the basics win the big games, but if the basics are all you know, then they're the hardest thing you know, and it takes effort to pull them off. The more twisted interesting things you can do, the better your fine motor control over the puck becomes, the more simple the 'basics' become and the less time you spend thinking about them in the big games - which equals better, smoother control with faster reflexes.
Learn the cool moves kids, just make sure you keep up the work on your basics as well.
Oh, and those occasional flashes of brilliance in worlds games surrounded by a cloud of hard fought basic skills? Those are the flashes that win and lose close matches.