Drop-in Skill Clinics

Drop-in Clinics

HDC offers several skills clinics on PD Days and Holidays including Shooting clinics, puck control clinics and power skating clinics. Clinics provide a variety of fun sessions to help young athletes in specific skill areas.

SHOOTING CLINIC - Each 60-minute session is designed to improve fundamental shooting techniques to improve shot speed and accuracy.  

POWER SKATING & EDGE WORK - Designed for Hockey and Ringette players looking to improve their skating agility, power, speed and endurance. This specialized 60min clinic focuses on proper power skating mechanics including explosive starts and stops, edge control, acceleration, turning and more.

DEFENSIVE SKILLS CLINIC - This clinic is designed to enhance key defensive skills for players. Participants will focus on improving their positioning, gap control, stick checking, angling, and shot-blocking. Through high-intensity drills and game-like scenarios, players will develop the tools needed to excel in both 1-on-1 situations and team defence strategies.

PUCK CONTROL CLINIC - Our control program uses our custom on-ice player development system which focuses on improving puck handling agility and coordination to facilitate a player's small-area game performance. 

MAGIC MITTS® CLINIC - Specialized clinic focusing around the net to improve goal-scoring ability. Drills are focused on increasing the skills, timing, positioning and decision-making necessary to score goals.

GOAL SCORING SECRETS CLINIC - HDC has created this 60-minute clinic for players who would like to improve their goal-scoring ability significantly

STICKHANDLING - Our 60 min puck control Clinic focuses on improving stickhandling, reaction time and coordination to facilitate a player's overall game performance. 

EFFECTIVE PUCK MOVEMENT -  teaching the fundamentals of effective and accurate passing. Teaching players proper biomechanics required to deliver and receive a pass. Session includes

• passing while moving backwards

• backhand passing

• saucer passing

• receiving inaccurate passes

• timing passes 

• reverses

 ***Groups will be prioritized by skills then age

All sessions at Hockey Development Centre - #117, 10710 25 ST NE unless specified otherwise 

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