Advantages of Personal Hockey Instruction vs Team Practice
Can concentrate on skills needed for your son, rather than the entire team.
• Program tailored to your own child’s skating, style and goals
• Specialized coaching options for your son
• Faster skating development
• Players develop at different rates, but skill improves with instruction and is more
• Remember that studies show: 1 hour of personal hockey practices is equivalent to over 11 additional hockey games/practices in developing player skills!
Key Features:
Personalized Training: Tailored to your child's skating style and goals.
Specialized Coaching: Focus on faster skating development and game-ready skills.
Small Group Size: Allows detailed adjustments per session with 2 instructors.
Structured Sessions:
1-hour detailed powerskating (techniques like edges, lateral agility, and eagle training).
1-hour game-specific drills (puck protection, shooting, scoring, and boxing out).
Weekly Focus Changes to target different aspects of skill development.
Grouped by Age: Players train with peers in similar skill levels.
This is a 7-week semi-private development program designed around age grouping and progression.
To maximize development, players are grouped with similar ages and ability levels.
Typically:
Days are assigned based on:
Age group registration numbers,
Skill compatibility,
Creating balanced training pods
This ensures:
✔ Similar skating speed
✔ Similar physical maturity
✔ Proper contact confidence work
✔ Better competitive reps
ach group trains:
One consistent day per week
One consistent 2-hour time block
For 7 consecutive weeks
8:00a.m-10:a.m or
10:00a.m-12:00pm
This is not drop-in hockey.
It’s progression-based development.
By keeping ages together:
Drills can be more detailed
Pace stays appropriated
Compete level is realistic
Skill layering builds week to week