PROGRAMS
HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT
At Pro Tech Hockey Academy Inc.® our programs are for players who are seriously committed to developing and improving their skating and skills to become better hockey players. This is not a beginner’s program.
Our students are grouped by skill level and/or age, and separated again on the ice into groups of similar calibre.
Note: Personal Services are based on request & availability
Ratio: Students to Instructor 5:1 – Maximum Personal Attention – Quality, NOT Quantity
We Develop (with Hockey Stick in Hand):
| Posture | Balance | Weight Transfer |
| Boot Work | Quick Start | Stops |
| Edge Work | Overspeed | Transition |
| Power Edging | Accelerating | Changing Speeds (3 Gears) |
| Loading and Exploding | Resistance | Speed and Quickness |
| Stride | Forwards | Backwards |
Edges (Inside and Outside / Controlled / Power / Push Off / Undercut / Rip/Straddle)
Hockey Strides (Length / Power / Quick-Start / Straddle)
Crossovers (Controlled / Power / Quick / Undercut / Accelerating / 2 Edge Pushoff / Extension)
Agility (Lateral / Angles / Quick Feet / Transitions / Turn-Ups / Pivots)
Stops (Traditional / Power / Quick Cross / Under-Over)
Isolation (Right Leg Stride / Left Leg Sride)
Power Turns (Speed In – Speed Out)
Develops proper length of stride, power, speed, quickness, conditioning and stamina
*** Progressed into Drills / Game Situations, with the reinforcement of fundamentals. At Pro Tech Hockey Academy® we train our students in our advanced power skating with HOCKEY STICK IN HAND™, PROGRESSION WITH PUCKS™, as our power skating techniques are geared to the game of hockey.
We Develop:
| Your Steering Wheel | Direction (Forward & Backward) | Head Up |
| Your Tool | Two Hands / One Hand Techniques | Stick on Ice |
| Positioning (Hands & Blade) |
We Develop:
| Posture | Blade Work | Hand Positions |
| Rolling Wrists | Transfer Weight | Quick Hands |
| Protect Puck | Straddling | Overspeed with the Puck |
| Control Hand | Various Dekes | Head Fakes |
| Guide and Grip Hand | Curling the Puck | Pivots |
| Two Hand / One Hand Techniques | Quick Starts with the Puck | Forwards and Backwards |
| Toe Drags | Wide Extension | Various Crossovers |
| Controlling the Puck with the Skates | Push / Pull / Drag | Head Up |
| Transitions | Exploding with the Puck |
*** Progressed into Drills / Game Situations, with the reinforcement of fundamentals
We Develop:
| Posture | Rolling Wrists | Hand Positions |
| Transfer Weight | Follow Through | Short & Long Passing |
| Saucer Pass | Flip Pass | Tip Pass |
| Boards Pass | Forehand & Backhand | Leading a Player |
| One-Timers | Receiving a Pass | Cushioning the Puck |
| Stationary & Flow | Skating to Open Ice | Skating into a Pass |
| Looking Off a Player | Momentum to Target | Head Up |
| Eyes on Target | Passing in Stride |
*** Progressed into Drills / Game Situations, with the reinforcement of fundamentals
We Develop:
| Posture | Sliding Hand | Hand Positions |
| Rolling Wrists | Transfer Weight | Forehand & Backhand |
| Opening and Closing Blade | Leg Power | Driving the Body Through the Shot |
| Skate Positioning | Dropping the Shoulder | Opening Up |
| Shooting Off One Leg (Left & Right) | Shooting in Stride | Angle Shooting |
| Wrist Shot | Snap Shot | Slap Shot |
| One-Timers (Leg Drag) | Back Hand | Quick Release |
| Spin and Shoot | Low, Middle, and High Shots | Accuracy |
| Toe Drags | Deflections | Rebounds |
| Fakes | Head Up | Eyes on Goalie / Look for Openings |
*** Progressed into Drills / Game Situations, with the reinforcement of fundamentals
We Develop:
| Posture | Technique | Back Checking |
| Fore Checking | Balance | Defensive Side |
| Hip Checks | Shoulder Checks | Protecting |
| Leaning | Spinning Off | Side Step |
| Compact | Exploding (Leg Power) | Angling |
| Close Gap | Pushing Off | Arms In |
| Stick Checks (Two-Hand Slap / Two-Hand Lift / Swoop / Poke) | Stick to Puck | |
| Body Checking (Giving / Receiving / Finishing / Pinning)*For players who play body contact | Head Up | |
*** Progressed into Drills / Game Situations, with the reinforcement of fundamentals
We Develop:
| Instructional | Competitive | Offense |
| 1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3 battles | Controlled | Defense |
| 4 on 4, 5 on 5 | Positioning | Faceoffs |
Note: Services are based on request & availability
Private Tutoring (1 on 1) or Semi-Private (2 – 6 Students)
Team Development
Coaching Seminars
Player / Parent Seminars (Educate & Plan)
Tutor Players (OHL, College & Pro levels)