Program Highlights

• Professional power skating instruction that focuses on
  • Technique
  • Agility
  • Acceleration
  • Transition Skating
  • Starts
• Instruction in wrist, backhand, snap and slap shot - shot speed measured with a digital radar gun.
• Daily off-ice core strength and physical training program.
• Off-ice Skills Center instruction
• Each player receives a comprehensive evaluation and players handbook.

The program addresses six principal areas:

1. Power skating
2. Stick handling
3. Passing
4. Shooting
5. Checking
6. Puck Management

Calgary Flames students play in their respective age groups, or in line with their individual abilities, so that each player has an opportunity to develop rapidly by receiving full attention from their instructors.

Players will receive the best training and instruction in the fundamentals and application of techniques in game situations from experienced instructors. In addition to the two and a half hours of ice time per day, students participate in an extensive off-ice program which focuses on core strength training and plyometerics specifically designed for the needs of young hockey players.

The Calgary Flames Hockey School Skill Center focuses on shooting and is used daily by all groups at the CHS. Nets, radar guns, shooter tooters, pucks, targets, stick handlers, slide boards and ball machines for the goaltenders are all teaching tools and equipment used in the Skills Center.

Each player receives a one on one meeting with an instructor to answer hockey related questions which is included as part of the evaluation booklet that is presented to each player at the awards presentation. The evaluation booklet includes fundamentals and drills covered during the hockey school session as well individual testing results and comments.