Regular
Skaters' INSTRUCTIONAL Program
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
- Video analysis of skating,
shooting and checking.
- Private individual conference
or seminar with an assigned instructor.
- Each player receives a
comprehensive evaluation and players handbook.
REGULAR
PLAYERS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM (8-16 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.
 The Six principal areas, the program addresses are the following:
1. Power skating
2. Stick handling
3. Passing
4. Shooting
5. Checking
6. Team concepts
OHS 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 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, 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 are able to wear their skates off the ice on our synthetic plastic
ice surface to simulate shooting in game like situations. 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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