Okanagan Hockey School’s full time hockey staff, with over 50 years of NHL playing experience, understands as well as anyone the importance of shooting and scoring. The line between a good chance and actually scoring a goal is thin. Minor hockey programs do not allow enough time for shooting and scoring development, while accuracy, velocity and confidence come with repetition. The shooters and scorers program accomplishes this by working with players both on and off the ice in condensed week-long sessions. This program is guaranteed to improve goal-scoring skills and in doing so making you a more complete hockey player.

OHS' Shooting and Scoring School will teach each participant numerous shooting and scoring skills. This program is designed for players,13-16, years who are playing at the highest or elite level in their respective age groups. Many players combine one week of Elite Skaters Program followed by one week of Shooters and Scorers School.

Program Highlights

• 3 hours of daily on-ice shooting instruction.
• Intensive instruction on:
  • shooting balance and positioning
  • quickness of execution
  • wrist, backhand, snap, flip and slap shots
  • goaltender anticipation
  • hand-eye coordination
  • screens, tip-ins, deflection
  • shooting accuracy
  • shootout contest
  • best scoring positioning
• Sport radar gun to measure the speed of your shot.
• Advanced power skating focusing on shooting in stride.
• Innovative equipment - target nets (that test shot accuracy), deflection ramps.
  Complete off-ice program, conducted on synthetic plastic ice to develop power, accuracy and quick release.

In addition to 3 hours of daily on-ice shooting instruction, students participate in an extensive off-ice program which focuses on core strength training and upper body plyometerics specifically designed for the needs of young hockey players. Also included is an upgraded off-ice lecture program featuring customized hockey instructional material presented by qualified instructors. Players also participate in motivational seminars that key into important off-ice skills such as visualization and goal setting. A nutritional seminar is also given so young hockey players understand the importance of a healthy diet and hydration.

The Okanagan Hockey School Skills Center focuses on shooting and puck handling. Players receive an additional hour per day in the skill center on the synthetic plastic ice. Each player have slap, wrist, snap and back hand shots digitally recorded to be reviewed. This allows an instructor to break down each shot frame by frame to isolate strengths and weaknesses in players shots. 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 1-on-1 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 ceremony. The evaluation booklet includes fundamentals and drills covered during the hockey school session as well individual testing results and comments.

The Shooters & Scorers program is only offered at OHS Penticton.