ICE HOCKEY ACADEMY LEVELS
What you will learn in ice hockey lessons
Our ice hockey program, Ice Hockey Academy, is the place to start your hockey journey.. In each level you’ll learn new skills, progressing from foundational edgework, to puck skills, and finally into game-like scenarios. This program sets you up to achieve your ice skating and hockey goals!
Take a look at what you’ll learn in each level!
Why you should skate a few times a week
Practice makes perfect! If you only visit the rink for your weekly ice skating lesson, a whole week passes before you get back onto the ice, and you may not pick up exactly where you left off.
If you skate once more each week, you have a chance to work on the things you have learned from your coach, and you may progress more quickly!
Learn to Skate and Ice Hockey Academy both come with unlimited access to ice skating sessions for the term, and this is something all skaters should take advantage of!
What is your ice hockey goal?
Our Ice Hockey Academy is the first step to achieving your ice hockey goals, whether it’s playing house league, for a local club, or even representing your state.
Here’s where ice hockey can take you, and what you need to learn in order to get involved!
Ice Hockey Academy program curriculum
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| Skate the Game 1 | 1. Correct way to fall and stand up |
| 2. Hockey Position | |
| 3. T-Start (left and right foot) | |
| 4. V-Start | |
| 5. Forward March | |
| 6. Forward Skating in Hockey Stance | |
| 7. Forward Swizzles | |
| 8. Half Snowplow Stop (left and right foot) | |
| 9. C-Cut (left and right foot) | |
| 10. One Foot Glide - Straight Line (left and right foot) | |
| 11. Two Foot Glide / Glide Turn (left and right foot) |
| Skate the Game 2 | 1. Shuffle Skate / Power Shuffles |
| 2. C-Push Around The Circle (left and right foot) | |
| 3. Forward Inside Edges Around The Circle - 1 Quarter (left and right foot) | |
| 4. Forward Inside Edges Down The Line (left and right foot) | |
| 5. Backward Swizzles | |
| 6. Backward C-Cuts | |
| 7. Backward Stops | |
| 8. Backward Skating | |
| 9. Lateral Crossovers | |
| 10. Forward Outside Edges Around the Circle - 1 Quarter (left and right foot) | |
| 11. Slalom |
| Play the Game 1 | 1. Forward Outside Edges Down The Line - No Crossover (left and right) |
| 2. Tight Turn (left and right) | |
| 3. Crossover start (left and right) | |
| 4. Forward Crossovers | |
| 5. Forward to Backward Pivots | |
| 6. Hockey Stop (left and right) | |
| 7. Dribbling with Puck | |
| 8. Lateral Pulls with Puck | |
| 9. Pushing Puck With One Hand | |
| 10. Skating with Puck Open (Forehand) | |
| 11. Stationary Passing & Receiving | |
| 12. Sweep Shot |
| Play the Game 2 | 1. Backward Crossovers |
| 2. Backward Start | |
| 3. Forward to Backward Transitions | |
| 4. Mohawks (not mandatory) | |
| 5. 'Four Quadrants' Range of Motion Puck Skills | |
| 6. Deke (Forehand-to-Backhand and Backhand-to-Forehand) | |
| 7. Weaving with Puck | |
| 8. Crossovers with Puck | |
| 9. Wrist Shot | |
| 10. Backhand Shot | |
| 11. Lead Passes - 70% | |
| 12. Passing while Skating |
| In the Game | 1. Three Point Turn (not mandatory) |
| 2. Escape Turns | |
| 3. Skating Backward with Puck (Forehand to Backhand) | |
| 4. Protecting the Puck | |
| 5. Attacking One-on-One | |
| 6. Defending One-on-One | |
| 7. Angling and Stickchecks | |
| 8. Closing the Gap | |
| 9. Shooting from Skating | |
| 10. Face-off Positions | |
| 11. Defensive Zone Roles | |
| 12. Breakout Roles | |
| 13. Line Rush Roles |
