Learn to Play Manual
Each week will consist of 4 stations, stick handling, skating skills, shooting, and passing. Students will have about 7 minutes in each station. Groups will be made based on age.
Week 1: Introduction
Stations:
- Stick Handling:
- Stationery-during the first week, teach participants how to properly hold their sticks. Do basic skating back and forth, making sure participants continue to hold the stick correctly.
- Skating Skills
- Inside Edges/Slaloms-Warm up by doing swizzles down the rink. Follow up with forward inside single-leg c-cuts down the blue line. For beginner participants, work on slaloms using inside edges.
- Shooting
- Wrist Shots-First, teach proper way to hold stick, and movements needed for a wrist shot. Then have participants line up on the crease and take turns shooting into the net. Once everyone has taken a shot, repeat.
- Passing
- Stationary-teach participants how to aim, and proper body movement of a pass. Participants will line up across from another participant and pass back and forth.
Week 2: Guest Coach
** Guest coaches will join stations-give them 2-3 minutes at the conclusion of class to talk to participants**
Stations:
- Stick Handling
- Stationary-Review proper stick handling. Introduce pucks, have participants start stationary, give each participant a puck, and have them dribble puck back and forth, focusing on stick handling and controlled touches.
- Skating Skills
- Inside Edges: Warm up with forward single-leg c-cuts down the blue line. Teach inside edges down the blue line. Focus on using inside edges and having an upper body lean.
- Shooting
- Wrist Shots-Repeat exercises from week 1.
- Passing
- Stationary-Repeat exercises from week 1.