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Developing Players of the Future 


A Signature Ice Hockey Trainging Program focused on training players to execute Stickhandling Skills at maximum Speed, Balance, Edge Control, Over-Speed, Explosive Acceleration, Increase Reaction time Change of direction, and confined space agility with a puck are program features.

 

Explosive Power Skating

  • Hockey Edge Program is for the player who desires to learn to maximize their skating edge and maintain their body weight over their skates while stickhandling the puck without losing power or speed.
  • The player will apply specific techniques to use their body against their edges for optimum power and control.
  • These essential skating techniques will enhances lateral movement, explosiveness, quick feet, stability, and power production by weight transfer over edges.
  • The ability to spontaneously make effortless turns responsively in any direction without losing speed or compromising your lateral movement
  •  Master the art form of quick back ward skating starts while maintaining proper position.



Elusive Stickhandling

  • Players will learn the art of stickhandling as integral part of being a complete player.
  • Protecting the puck from the opposition while gaining speed
  • Space Control in the corners using your edges and mass movement.
  • Learn the instinctive reactions as to when to perform the elusive maneuvers and set up and make the opposition vulnerable by their poor defensive position.  



The 4 Period E.D.G.E. program

  • E.  Explosive Power & elusive stickhandling is all about the acceleration & agility factor
  • D. Durability power is all about dynamics factors of prevention, continuous performance, high output and psychological persistance
  • G. Ground Force Power is all about stability power from the ground to the body & into hockey stick
  • E. Excellent peak performance Power is about the confidence factor, the knowing, the sense of presence that you have to excel & dominate your opponent. 
“The game of Optimal Performance” 

E.D.G.E. Program Philosophy

Hockey is a “Game of Edges” hockey players who participate in the EDGE program are Trained to Gain the Winning Edge.  The Good Old Hockey game is now about PASS: power, agility, speed, and skill. 

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SkatingEmphasis placed on:

  1. Lateral movement
  2. Turning responsively
  3. Explosive starts and lengthening strides
  4. Protecting the puck from the opposition while gaining speed
  5. Backward skating
  6. Maintaining speed with the puck
   

Scoring and Positional Play Emphasis placed on:

  • Game Situation Positioning, Techniques and Strategy of Scoring
  • Tight space skills and player battling
  • Creating goal scoring opportunities with proper body position 



Stickhandling Emphasis placed on:

  • Hands and Puck Control
  • Learning to be independent with stickhandling and Skating speed
  • Maintaining Speed and Vision of Ice
  • Puck Protection
  • Specific Dekes with Speed
  • Timing of Moves and Speed Changes
 

A Signature Program focused on training players to execute stickhandling skills at maximum speed. Balance, edge control, over-speed, acceleration, change of direction, and confined space agility with a puck are program features.