 Power-Skating Instruction
Students participate in a daily program to maximize strength, speed,
balance and agility.
Players strengthen their forward and backward strides and improve their
stopping, turning, and crossover techniques. Drills help develop effective
skating, with and without the puck.
All players and goalies skate with full equipment.
Hockey Instruction
Players spend one ice session daily concentrating on individual skills, including
passing and shooting, hand placement and position, and the concept of soft
hands.
Players learn the 1-2-3 method of passing and receiving the puck. Stickhandling drills emphasize decision making—when
and when not to pass the puck—as well as effective moves.
An additional session emphasizes team skills, such as breakout patterns, neutral-zone
techniques, offensive-zone alignments, checking
systems, and playing position.
Players age 11 and above are taught the fundamentals of body checking.
 Scrimmages
Scrimmages are conducted on Wednesday and Thursday; a game is played on
Friday.
Followup
Parents are invited to meet with instructors following Friday's game for
player evaluations.
Please note: We at the Hockey Development Center
intend for players to have fun and a positive experience—without
putting anyone at risk of injury. On rare occasions, we find players cannot
compete at the level of the group. For their safety, we may ask them to skate
with a less-competitive group or return home.
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