The Goal: To Create Smarter Hockey Players
- To teach players to read plays as they
develop on the ice, recognize their options, make the right decisions, then react appropriately
- To provide players the tools to make those
decisions and to execute them properly
- To develop anticipation and vision while
gathering experience and confidence with specific situations that arise in
every game
What’s being taught?
- Offensive zone – creativity, cycling, picking, forechecking, 3 on 2’s, 2
on 1’s, power-play options
- Neutral zone – regrouping, creating space and
using speed to your advantage
- Defensive zone – break-outs, angling, holding
the blue line, man coverage, take outs, penalty killing options
- Goaltender strategies – high percentage
moves, attitude and confidence building, game awareness, focusing
- Position specific training – where to go,
what to look for, and different options in each player’s position
- Thinking the game – playing smarter
- Power Skating - edges, full strides, Hip/Knee/Toe System, balance, acceleration, explosiveness
What’s
different about our program?
- More than just skills and drills – we take
the ‘game situations’ and the concepts learned and reinforce them each session during
the game
- Experienced instructors who play
professionally and understand the importance of the mental aspects of the game.
- Emphasis on expecting more from yourself and
playing out of your comfort zone; on using speed to your advantage; on proven
defensive strategies and techniques; and on creative offense to generate
scoring opportunities.
- Many hockey schools teach you the fundamental
physical skills of a hockey player – skating, stick handling, shooting, and passing.
However, the ability to think and read
the game is what ties together all these fundamentals. Unfortunately, this skill is often overlooked
and rarely taught. This ability is what
separates average players from the great players. At the D.E.L.L., the player will learn this
skill by competing in game situations every session where the right decisions
will be reinforced and will become habit
- Our focus is on
learning and not on winning. This
philosophy allows players the freedom to try new plays and moves, which will
lead to increased confidence. This is so
important in the development of young players
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