MAIN AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT:

• Puck control & confidence - All players will be continuously challenged with difficult puck handling & hand/eye co-ordination drills with high corrective repetitions. The players will be forced out of their comfort zone and tested with countless drills where they sometimes dangle through an entire obstacle course or have to protect the puck using intense pressure tactics, just as examples. The players puck confidence rapidly develops with this type of training and transfers to the rest of their game.

• Shooting - All players will be learning the fundamentals and mechanics on a number of different shooting techniques and skills. We don't teach a lot of stationary shooting as the players will be continuously moving, shooting in-stride, under pressure and put out of their comfort zone to mimic patterned game situations. 

• Skating & edges - All players will be developing their edges and skating abilities using a number of different methods. 

• Speed and power - Tight area and open ice speed will be developed. The players will learn a skating system on how to generate explosive speed and power, consistently.

• Balance, agility, athleticism - All will be continuously challenged and developed.

• Body contact/checking - All players will learn to give and take checks safely, correctly and consistently. 

• Puck protection - All players will be developing their puck protection skills every class as they use these skills every shift in a game. The players will be tested with game situations and with numerous drills to develop their puck protection skills.

• Position specific - The players will be grouped into two groups, 12 forwards and 8 defencemen. We will focus on position specific skills, positioning and on-going hockey IQ.   

• Games - Every game will be full ice and structured with referees and score clock. Mike Knight will be on both benches during the games giving individual feedback and correction with the players. All players will be encouraged to maintain good habits, apply the skills worked on and compete hard. 

• Game analyse & review - The games will be taped and professionally reviewed by Mike Knight. All players will receive visual feedback of the games using interactive software with voice over so the game review is easy to follow for all players. Some area's of focus will be zone entry skills, time and space management, decision making, consistency, positioning, game presence and identity as well as many others. All teaching points fit into any team system and are all currently being taught at the highest level. 

• Off-ice strength & conditioning - All players will receive a general off-ice strength & conditioning program that they can follow the entire Spring and Summer.