ICE HOCKEY ACADEMY
Ice hockey lessons in Perth – get your gloves on, let’s have some fun!
Ice hockey is a sport that both children and adults can enjoy, and develops a myriad of skills that can be used both on and off the ice. The ice hockey community in Perth is full of friendly, enthusiatic people with a genuine passion for the sport. Give it a try and see what it’s all about!
You can learn to play ice hockey in Perth at our Ice Hockey Academy. Ice hockey lessons are available for children and adults.
The Cockburn Ice Hockey Academy consists of 3 stages, and will guide you through basic skating skills, through to being ready to ‘Play the Game’.
FROM LEARN TO SKATE TO NATIONAL HOCKEY STAR
FREE STICK & PUCK SESSION
For Ice Hockey Academy students, on Thursdays from 3pm – 5pm
FREE ICE SKATING SESSIONS
For the entire duration of the term
Ice Hockey Academy Term 4
Monday 7 October – Sunday 15 December
Enrolments open: 19 August
ABOUT
Learn to play ice hockey over three comprehensive units:
Skate the Game 1: focuses on developing foundational hockey-specific skating skills such as posture, balance, forward skating, starts, stops, and working on basic edges.
Skate the Game 2: builds upon Skate The Game 1 by having a more in-depth focus on engaging inside edges, introducing backward skating, and helping players to start using outside edges.
Play the Game 1: focuses on more advanced skating skills such as forward, tight turns, and forward-to-backward pivots. Play the Game 1 introduces players the basic puck handling techniques such as grip width, mechanics of bottom and top hand on the hockey stick, and basic passing and shooting techniques.
Play the Game 2: takes skill development to the next level with backward starts and crossovers, transitional pivots, and mohawks. There is an extra emphasis on puck skills in Play The Game 2 where puckhandling mobility, deking against an opponent, and carrying the puck through tight turns and crossovers will be taught. Along with puck-carrying skills, proper shooting techniques will e demonstrated for wrist shots and backhands. Lastly, team skills such as passing to a moving target and skating while passing will be enhanced.
In The Game (NEW 2024): our new level of In The Game combines individual skills and applies them to real game scenarios such as 1 vs 1, 2 vs 1, and offensive rushes. Along with gameplay, this level will teach players how to break the puck out of the zone, where players should be when playing in their defensive zone, in addition to the basic rules like off-sides and icing. This level of the academy keeps players engaged and growing even after they have started playing in a league.
AGE RANGE
Ice hockey lessons are available for both children and adults. Ice Hockey Academy is suitable for children aged 4+, however, there can be exceptions. Things to consider are:
- your child’s attention span (lessons are 60 minutes)
- your child’s balance
- willingness to take instruction from another adult
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- 10 x 60 Minute weekly ice hockey lessons
- Admission to the rink
- Unlimited access to ice skating sessions
for the entire term* - Weekly stick and puck session for Academy students on Thursdays from 3pm – 5pm
*Please note that the free access to ice skating sessions is an added bonus, and is not a part of the price of the program.
REQUIREMENTS
A pass in NOVICE 2 of our Learn to Skate program is required in order to join the Ice Hockey Academy.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
We also have a limited number of skateboard style knee and elbow guards available. If you have some, please bring your own.
For Skate the Game 1 & 2, which is the first unit of the program, the following is required. If you need to, you can borrow a hockey stick and a helmet, however we do encourage you to drop into our MySkate Proshop and get sized up for your own as sticks to borrow are limited. Its very important to have the correct size stick and helmet so that you can progress quickly!
 Hockey skates |
 Hockey Stick |
 Helmet |
 Shin Guards |
 Elbows |
 Hockey gloves or leather gloves |
 Jumper |
 Long Pants |
 Neck guard |
For Play the Game 1 and 2 you will also need:
 Shoulders |
 Hockey pants |
 cup |
 Jersey |
 Hockey socks |
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LESSON DAYS
Monday (ages 13+): 5:45pm – 6:45pm, 6:45pm – 7:45pm
Lesson Dates: 7, 14, 21, 28 October, 4, 11, 18, 25 November, 2, 9 December.
Wednesday 4pm – 5pm, 5pm – 6pm
Lesson Dates: 9, 16, 23, 30 October, 6, 13, 20, 27 November, 4, 11 December.
Saturday 12:45pm – 1:45pm, 1:45pm – 2:45pm, 3pm – 4pm
Lesson Dates: 12, 19, 26 October, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November, 7, 14 December.
EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT
Receive a $40 discount if you enrol on or before 8 September 2024. Regular pricing applies to all enrolments taken from 9 September 2024 onwards.
PRICING
1 day per week: $329 / 10 weeks
Regular price of $369 applies to all enrolments taken from 9 September 2024 onwards.
2 days per week: $479 / 10 weeks
Regular price of $519 applies to all enrolments taken from 9 September 2024 onwards.
U12 Sunday Games Term 1
Tuesday 30 January – Monday 25 March
ABOUT
In U12 Games, players will be put into 4 teams divided by skill level, and play cross ice games. These games will help solidify the skills and strategies they’ve learnt by putting them into action. This program usually runs in terms 1 and 4.
AGE RANGE
U12 Sunday games is suitable for children aged between 8 and 11.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- 8 x 60 Minute weekly ice hockey sessions
- Admission to the rink
- Unlimited access to ice skating sessions
for the entire term
REQUIREMENTS
Player must have either completed the Ice Hockey Academy program, or;
be currently enrolled in it, and have passed Skate the Game.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
Full gear is required.
| Hockey skates |
Hockey Stick |
Helmet |
| Shin Guards |
Elbows |
Hockey gloves |
| Jersey |
Hockey socks |
Neck guard |
| Shoulders |
Hockey pants |
cup |
LESSON DAY
Sunday 8:45am – 9:45am
4, 11, 18, 25 February; 3, 10, 17, 24 March.
EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT
Receive a $40 discount if you enrol on or before 1 January 2024. Regular pricing applies to all enrolments taken from 2 January 2024 onwards.
Ice Hockey Academy
TERM 1 Lesson Dates
30 January – 25 march 2024
Monday (ages 13+): 5:45pm – 6:45pm, 6:45pm – 7:45pm
Lesson Dates: 5, 12, 19, 26 February; 4, 11, 18, 25 March.
Wednesday 4pm – 5pm, 5pm – 6pm
Lesson Dates: 31 January; 7, 14, 21, 28 February; 6, 13, 20 March.
Saturday 12:45pm – 1:45pm, 1:45pm – 2:45pm, 3pm – 4pm
Lesson Dates: 3, 10, 17, 24 February; 2, 9, 16, 23 March.
Get your skates expertly fitted for your ice hockey lessons
A perfectly fitted skate is important to get the most out of your ice hockey lessons. The BAUER 3D Skate Lab uses scientific algorithms to determine the perfect skate for you – from skate size and width, to one of Bauer’s signature Vapor, Supreme, and Nexus models.
VISIT MYSKATE TO GET YOUR PERFECT FIT
Ice Hockey Academy skating requirements
A pass in Novice 2 of our Learn to Skate program will ensure that you have the appropriate skating skills to jump in and start learning how to play ice hockey without a steep learning curve. This can normally be achieved in one or two terms, depending on how much practise you put in.
You can see the elements required to pass Novice 2 below.
| TIny Tots / Parent & Child Level (for kids under 5) After completing Tiny Tots, skaters proceed to Basic 2. |
Tiny Tots 1 |
Correct way to fall and stand up |
| Penguin Walk | ||
| March forward, then 2 Foot Glide (1 metre) | ||
| Dip (whilst moving) | ||
| Forward Skating (ten steps) | ||
| Tiny Tots 2 | Forward Swizzles (two in a row) | |
| Rocking Horse (one swizzle forward, one swizzle backward) | ||
| Backward Wiggles | ||
| Two Foot Glide on a curve | ||
| Two Foot Hop in place | ||
| Basic Level | Basic 1 | Correct way to fall and stand up |
| Forward Two Foot Glide | ||
| Dip (while moving) | ||
| Basic 2 | Forward Swizzles | |
| Forward One Foot Glide | ||
| Snowplow Stop | ||
| Novice Level | Novice 1 | Forward Slalom |
| Backward Swizzles | ||
| Backward Two Foot Glide | ||
| Novice 2 Pass Novice 2 to join the Ice Hockey Academy |
Forward Outside Edges (on a circle) | |
| Forward Inside Edges (on a circle) | ||
| Forward Chasses | ||
| Novice 3 | Forward Stroking | |
| Forward Crossovers | ||
| T-Stops | ||
