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Elite
Players' instructional Program
PROGRAM
HIGHLIGHTS
- Professional power skating instruction that focuses on:
- Technique
- Agility
- Acceleration
- Transition Skating
- Starts
- Checking Clinic
- Proper Technique
- Angling
- Shoulder
- Hip
- Stick
- Receiving a Check
- Instruction in wrist, backhand,
snap and slap shot - shot speed measured with a digital
radar gun.
- Advanced instruction in stick
handling.
- Daily off-ice core strength and
plyometric physical training program.
- Off-ice Skills Center
instruction.
- Digital video analysis of skating,
shooting and checking.
- Each player receives a
comprehensive evaluation and players handbook.
- Players participate in a
private individual conference or seminar with an assigned
instructor.
ELITE PLAYERS INSTRUCTIONAL
PROGRAM (11 -16 YRS)
The Okanagan Hockey School has provided leading edge instruction since 1963 as it enters into its 44th year of operation. Okanagan Hockey School has recognized that the new rules have significantly altered hockey at all levels to a game of unprecedented speed and skill. Collectively, with over 70 years of NHL playing experience, our full time hockey staff has designed comprehensive hockey specific programs to address these changes.
Players will be grouped
according to age and ability. It
is our main objective in the Elite Programs to put together
a group of players who have reached a high level of the
basic skills for their age, and are thus prepared to
undertake a more rigorous program with regard to skating,
passing and shooting, puck control, checking and team play.
Entrance to our elite programs are limited to players playing rep hockey throughout the current season. Okanagan Hockey School requests a letter from the player’s coach and or manager to confirm his level.
 Players accepted into this
program will be exposed to the best instruction available.
Each group will have a qualified, experienced head instructor with 6 qualified assistant instructors that results in a player instructor ratio of 5-1. The head instructor in most cases will be from
the Collegiate hockey system or Professional coaching ranks.
It should also be recognized that this specialized program
is not for average athletes, and can only be as “Elite”
as the attitude, ability, performance and desire of each
individual who makes up the group.
In
addition to three hours of daily on-ice instruction,
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. Also included is an
upgraded off-ice lecture
program featuring top new customized DVD 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 Skill Center focuses on
shooting and is used daily by all groups at the OHS. Players work on their shooting and puck handling skills at the Okanagan Skill Center on our synthetic plastic surface. Each player has
their 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 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.
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