Program

Our program runs year long, two days a week for an hour and ten minutes each day. Hockey academy classes replace physical education and options classes. Academics remain a top priority and students do not miss out on academic time. Our year consists of the terms: preseason, season and postseason.

Preseason

Focus on developing cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength, muscular endurance through dryland hockey activities. These activities take place in the gymnasium, outdoors and in our workout facility.

Season

The on-ice season is focused on the development of students skills. The key goal being developing and maintaining hockey skills. These skills include the following:

• Balance and agility
• Edge control
• Starting and stopping
• Forward skating and striding
• Backward Skating
• Turning and crossovers
• Puck Control
• Passing and Receiving
• Shooting
• Individual offensive and defensive tactics
• Team play

Postseason

Focus on developing physical literacy skills through various sports and activities. These literacies developed include the following:

• Balancing
• Running
• Sprinting
• Jumping
• Throwing
• Catching
• Trapping
• Kicking
• Striking