Tate Philips is the best skill development coach with which I have ever worked. He helped me develop the skills and understanding of the game that allowed me to excel at my sport.

Cherie Piper
Olympic Gold Medal Winner
Team Canada

Thanks to coach Tate for three years of my life. In my crucial years of being in the early stages of a teenager he fined tune the skills I needed to play in the National Hockey League. He is the best teacher of the game when it comes to breaking a play down and correcting the individual skills needed to get to the next level.

Ryan O’Reilly
Colorado Avalanche NHL

Thanks to Tate Philips, I learned many elements of the game. He helped me be more creative and improve my puck skills. Tate ran great stick handling camps and I’m glad he trained me.

Cal O’Reilly
Nashville Predators
N.H.L

I'd like to thank Tate for the exceptional training he put me through to improve the individual skills I needed to excel at the NHL level. Tate runs the best stick handling and skill development program I have ever trained at.

Chris Stewart
Colorado Avalanche NHL

If I could give anybody any advice, if you are an up and coming player and you want to improve your skills, Tate runs the best stick handling and development and understanding of the game you could possibly train with.

Kevin Henderson
San Jose Sharks, NHL

In my career I was known only as a fighter until I started training with Tate. He helped me to grow as a player and improve my skills immensely to allow me to continue at the NHL level.

Theo Peckham
Edmonton Oilers, NHL

"Simply put, Tate Phillips made my son a better hockey player. He is a terrific skills coach who puts an emphasis on stick handling and smart puck movement. And he does with contagious enthusiasm for the game.

Paul Hunter

I had the best winter in New Zealand and the best year of my life in Canada developing my skills and understanding of the game of hockey from coach Tate. The individual and different techniques of Tate Philips’ way of training a hockey player made me become the youngest ever player to play at the national level in a world championship and have my sweater in the hockey hall of fame. Thanks Coach Tate

Jordan Challis
New Zealand Ice Blacks IIHF

Tate Philips is an exceptional coach, mentor and a developer of the game of hockey. He teaches the game with great passion and pride with extraordinary skills needed to be a pro. I highly recommend Tate to any boy or girl who wants to get to the next level in the game.

Edward Chyschuk
Heritage Hockey Team Canada 1972
Hockey Hall of Fame

I owe a lot of my improvement and understanding of the game to coach Tate. He showed me what it takes and the work ethic and the skill level needed to play at a high level of hockey. He was an exceptional coach and skill developer. The little things he showed me with the puck gave me all the confidence I needed.

Kyle Essery
St Lawrence University NCAA
Division 1

Thanks to coach Tate Philips stick skills development I learned to be very creative with the puck and see the game with confidence as my puck skills became exceptional. He has also helped me understand the little things of puck protection and gap controls on one on one situations of the game.

Tyler Toffoli
Ottawa 67’s OHL
Top Prospect 2010 NHL Draft

Training and being coached by Tate Philips, the development of skill he makes you understand needed to be not just a hockey player but an exceptional athlete made me a threat offensively and has given me every bit of confidence to try the little things to create offensive chances with the puck. I thank Tate so much for giving me the stick skills needed.

Joey Hishon
Owen Sound Attack OHL
Top Prospect 2010 NHL Draft

Tate is a world class professional instructor and developer he has developed a reputation as one of the finest skill instructors and coaches in our country. He has developed players at all levels of the game to reach their highest potential.

Bob Russell
Former Edmonton Oilers
Founder, President World Hockey Training Center

Tate Philips is a master at hockey skill development. He teaches athletes the art of stick handling in a fun yet challenging environment. Tate has a unique ability to transfer his knowledge to his students through a progressive development sequence as he keeps raising the par. Both my sons Cal and Ryan have benefited greatly from his teaching.

Brian O’Reilly
Human Potential Plus
High Performance Coach

“I had the pleasure of coaching with Tate Philips, who has coached 2 first overall picks to the OHL John McFarland and Ryan O’Reilly. Coaching with Tate has given me a new appreciation for the game of hockey. Tate is big in skill development, has allowed me to learn the ropes on how the game should be coached and be taught. Seeing a guy like this coach and instruct the kids made me realize that I had a lot to learn about the game.”

Beau Moyer
Beau’s Hockey Insider North Bay
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