LESSONS
Create Balance
Utilizing a deep knee bend to establish and maintain a strong ready position is essential for mastering most athletic skills. Skating is no exception. Kevin can identify flaws in your body position, such as insufficient knee bend or forward lean, and will use a variety of methods to correct these flaws and promote more efficient skating.
Improve Your Stride
Every player wants to be faster, and long powerful strides result in speed. Learn proper stride fundamentals, which include starting from center and achieving full extension.
Strengthen Edges
Edges are used in all aspects of skating and developing good edge control is necessary for becoming a great skater. Kevin uses a variety of innovative and challenging drills that promote edge control and improve overall skating ability.
Develop Soft Hands
Learn the basics of passing and stickhandling then progress through a series of more complex training techniques that develop soft hands and allow students to be confident and creative when handling the puck.
Improve Your Shot
Power and accuracy when shooting the puck is the result of utilizing proper technique. Students will learn the fundamentals of shooting, as well as how to shoot under the changing conditions that occur during gameplay.
Learn Key Concepts
Understanding the game is just as important as developing the skills that allow you to participate in it. Students will learn key concepts like angling, gap control, and puck support. Understanding these and other concepts, in addition to developing individual skills, are both necessary for becoming a complete hockey player.
