The game of hockey is evolving into a highly skilled game where speed and skill are crucial elements of the new generation game. More and more players use dynamic skills with the puck on their stick. There are 5 basic skills needed to play this game: skating, body contact, stick handling, passing and shooting. It is well documented in many world-class athletic magazines and books written by professional coaches and mentors; it takes 10,000 hrs to be a master of any one skill.
In Pro Stick Skills clinics the focus will be mastery of 3 basic skills: stick handling, shooting, and passing. Instruction and practice will include moving the puck in traffic, play making, protection of the puck, passing and receiving, shot release accuracy and speed, creating time, space and gap control. Skating skills will include skating laterally with the puck, balancing, turning, agility, change of speed, edges and quick starts. This happens automatically when adapting and adjusting feet for puck protection, shooting, passing/receiving and changing speed to find open space and holes to create chances.
Our program is known for stick skills. We have been specialists for over 12 years. I have traveled across North America, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia teaching stick handling skills to players at all levels of ability: NHL, National, Olympic, IIHF, University, Junior and Minor Hockey Leagues. All players have shown marked improvement in understanding the importance of skill development and pro stick skills. Our program is fun yet challenging. With our instruction, correction techniques and repetition, players will achieve their goals.
In Pro Stick Skills clinics the focus will be mastery of 3 basic skills: stick handling, shooting, and passing. Instruction and practice will include moving the puck in traffic, play making, protection of the puck, passing and receiving, shot release accuracy and speed, creating time, space and gap control. Skating skills will include skating laterally with the puck, balancing, turning, agility, change of speed, edges and quick starts. This happens automatically when adapting and adjusting feet for puck protection, shooting, passing/receiving and changing speed to find open space and holes to create chances.
Our program is known for stick skills. We have been specialists for over 12 years. I have traveled across North America, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia teaching stick handling skills to players at all levels of ability: NHL, National, Olympic, IIHF, University, Junior and Minor Hockey Leagues. All players have shown marked improvement in understanding the importance of skill development and pro stick skills. Our program is fun yet challenging. With our instruction, correction techniques and repetition, players will achieve their goals.
