1. Two (2) hands on stick at all times.
2. Carry stick low - as close to ice as possible at all times.
3. Head up - practice handling puck without looking at ice.
4. Carry the puck about midway on blade.
5. Protect the puck with your inside leg and thigh.
6. Grip the stick rather tightly with plenty of weight on bottom hand.
7. When you fake or feint dip your head and shoulder in direction of fake - make the fake slowly enough so opponent will react to it.
8. Stay over the puck - do not stickhandle with puck too far out in front of you. - You do not have good control if opponent attacks your stick.
9. For best control of puck turn or "toe" the blade in.
10. Don't "muscle" the puck - Develop a touch.
11. Don't carry the puck in too close to an opponent. You just give him a greater opportunity to poke-check or sweep check it away.
12. When you try to skirt an opponent drive by pushing off outside leg - don't glide or coast.
13. Don't dribble the puck anymore than necessary to control it.
14. Stickhandle and skate straight ahead without arcing, looping or swaying until you have an opponent to beat.

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