How long would a hockey player take to adjust to speed skating?

So just how long would it take for a hockey player(amateur or proffesional players) to adjust to speed skating(short track or long track)? And vice versa.(speed skating to hockey)





*Both hockey players and speed skaters use the same muscles for powerskating.





*Speed skates have more blade on ice for efficiency while hockey skates tend to have shorter blades for maneuver.|||I'd hypothesize that it would depend on how much they skate. Just the blade size transition would be hard since the length of blade on a speed skate is much longer than a hockey skate. The blades are much more thin too. Also speed skates are more like a track shoe, whereas hockey skates provide much more ankle support. I'd assume less constriction for the ankle allows more range of motion, making pushing easier. Only from my experience with different figure blades, I think it would just be a matter of adjusting to the skates, which sometimes does not take long. Experience with each sport will most likely help each other.|||Really depends on the skater himself. Most Hockey players would do fine. However, It really depends on how well they can adjust to the longer blades and the weight shift side to side

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|||i do not think it would take that long maybe 2 weeks if he is on 5 times a week

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|||its all technigue...i would higley recond the LAURA STAMM POWER SKATING camp or dvd...i went there it is amazing....every one has muscles its all technque check it out..

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|||id recomend not switching hockey is way better

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|||Not Long


As long as you get the proper sized skates and start out with a 15 or 16 '' blade

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|||im 21. i started playing hockey competitively at age 4. I tried on a pair of speed skates when i was about 13 or 14 and i felt like i had never skated before.

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|||not very long dont worry

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