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Spotlight - Landon Kooker, Collegiant Hockey Player
Coach Landon Kooker has been on skates since he was 5 years old. He started playing inline hockey at Skate West 16 years ago then took...
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Sep 15


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Aug 15


Spotlight - Whitney Sturtz, Semi-Pro Hockey Player
Coach Whitney Sturtz grew up in a hockey family. As a child, he played for the Des Moines Xplosion and Marshalltown Snipers. In...
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Aug 1


2025 Xplosion Medal Count
GOLD MEDAL TOURNAMENTS: TORHS Colorado Regional - 8u TORHS Colorado Regional - 10u TORHS Colorado Regional - 14u IHA Omaha Invitational -...
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Jul 15


Roller Hockey in the NHL
Roller Hockey has been the secret tool of the top hockey players for decades. Three-peat Stanley Cup Champion Pat Maroon has been...
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Jul 1


Spotlight - Mark Muse, World Champion Speed Skating coach
The Muse name in roller sports has been around for generations. It all started in 1972 when John and Ramona Muse built their first...
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Jun 15


Pro level training in Des Moines!!!
Check out this video of ECHL and PAMA Pro player John Schiavo training with Coach Rob Kooker at Skate South. Contact us at...
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Jun 1


Xplosion Travel Hockey Update
Xplosion was able to have 6 travel teams this season in the 8u, 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, & 18u divisions. The teams first traveled to Colorado...
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May 15


Spotlight - Rob Kooker, National Champion Coach
Coach Rob Kooker has been coaching and playing Hockey for over 30 years. Previously Rob was at Sk8 2000 helping build what was one of...
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May 1


Explosive start for Xplosion Travel
With not much practice time before the start of the season, the first tournament of the summer can be rough. However, Xplosion did very...
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Apr 15


Cross train with Roller Hockey
One secret that is slowly emerging in North America to help you develop your puck skills and creativity is ROLLER HOCKEY! More and more...
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Apr 1


Spotlight - Blaine Barker, Pro-Inline Goalie
Coach Blaine Barker has been around Inline Hockey for over 25 years. He started playing through his local YMCA in Newton IA before...
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Mar 15


Iowa is PIHA Division Champions
Central Iowa's Leaf Ray is the Rocky Mountain North Division Champions. The team came into the weekend as the 2nd seed with a 13-7 record....
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Mar 1


Roller Hockey at XGames?
I mean let’s be honest who doesn’t remember Pro Beach Hockey and how epic it was/looked. 4 weeks of Beach Hockey right on Huntington...
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Feb 15


Spotlight - Brolen Kooker, High School Hockey Player
Coach Brolen Kooker has been on skates since he could walk. He started playing inline hockey at a very young age. He has countless...
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Feb 1


Marsblades - the Off-Ice Skate
You have probably already seen or heard of Marsblade as the revolutionary new roller blade that essentially simulates on ice skating. It...
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Jan 15


How to Elevate Your Game
One secret that is slowly emerging in North America to help you develop your puck skills and creativity is ROLLER HOCKEY! More and more...
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Jan 1
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