Programs
BRING YOUR GAME TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL
We offer a positive and fun learning environment with the hockey experience, methods and programs necessary to help you reach the Next Level:
- Teaching the Way Players Learn
- Experienced Instructors
- Technical Correction & Positive Feedback
- Skating, Puckhandling, Shooting, Defending, Scoring, Situational Strategy & Game Tactics
- Develop individual skills within team concepts
- Results and Confidence
- Safe & Fun Teaching Environment
You will see each instructor explain the skill/drill, see it demonstrated properly, and provide positive feedback for continued success or improvement. Our student’s leave with developed skills, a desire to improve, and the confidence needed to be successful.
Our program is based on real game situations, with many years expertise and research, our instructors have produced the most sophisticated and comprehensive skills program available. Our experience as parents, players, teachers, and coaches of the game, are the keys to helping each Halton Hockey Academy player gain the confidence and skills necessary to prepare them for the next level, and to be successful, have fun and enjoy the game.
Listed below are the skills and focus of the various programs that we offer:
INITIATION PROGAM
Focus is on developing basic hockey skills:
- forward skating
- backward skating
- starts
- stops
- crossovers
- turning
- puck handling
- passing
- shooting.
POWER SKATING
Focus is on:
- speed
- balance
- agility
- explosive starts
- leg extension
- edge control
- crossovers
- forward and backward skating.
SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT
This program offers:
- skating, forward, backward, crossovers, pivots, transition turns etc.
- passing, forward, backhand, saucer pass etc.
- stick handling
- deking
- shooting
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back hander
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snapshot
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one timer
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quick release
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protecting the puck
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wrist shot
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slap shot
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deflections
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tip in
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wrap around
and more, and it is focused on developing a player to achieve the highest level possible.