Theory:

My theory is to teach the most proficient ways of gaining more speed, balance, and coordination. Every drill that I teach has to be purposeful for the game; otherwise, I am wasting your time and money. My goals are for you to master my skating drills with and without the puck, along with understanding when and where to apply them in a game situation, offensively and defensively (you are always playing offense and defense in every zone no matter what position you play).

My teaching style is based on “Blooms Hierarchy of Learning”. I believe that players should be developing their skills, synergistically with strategies, over a period of time, with consistency, new challenges, and positive reinforcement. I am extremely interactive with every student in correcting immediately and/or demonstrating the proper techniques. While my goals ARE NOT to improve just the skating skills of your child, but to build confidence and demonstrate good citizenship, while having fun!

90% of the game is skating; therefore, it is important that I teach every aspect of skating for the game, each having its own purpose. As your skating improves, so does your passing, stick-handling, and shooting. As you get to the next level of your game (whatever level it may be), you have to be faster, stronger and more creative than your competitor. But if you “Can’t Skate, at the next level, than your Can’t Play” there either.

Although hockey is a team sport, you are the sole proprietor of how good you want to be, whether it reflects your hockey career or your future. Remember that Hockey is a microcosm of life; it is about making yourself better for you, your team, but ultimately, making yourself more marketable for your future.

** Note** I am not teaching you how to play the game, nor am I teaching you to figure skate, but rather, I am just trying to teach you to become faster and more proficient on your skates for your game!