Core Skill Series with Coach Curtis

FULL CURRICULUM

This 7-week total skills

• 2 days a week all summer
• 21 hours of on-ice training
• Parachute resistance training
• Reaction shadow training
• Overspeed/bungee training
• Game-specific stickhandling/moves/dekes
• Limited spots available

Group A: 2007,2008,2009,2010

Time: 3:00-4:30pm

Group B: 2002,2003,2004,2005,2006

Time: 5:00-6:30pm

Tuesdays

July: 9,16,23,30 August:6,13,20

Thursdays

July:11,18,25 August:1,8,15,22

WEEK 1:

-Forward stride fundamentals;

• body position,
• stride angle,
•  recovery angles
•  loading
•  extension
• plantar/dorsiflexion

-On rush pass receptions at full stride

-Straight line moves

WEEK 2:

-First step acceleration techniques;

• Cross-over starts
• V-starts
• glide accelerations

-Parachute resistance training for Group B

-Multidirectional moves and attacks.

-Explosive direction changes using, starts, stops, punch turns, tight turns, escape moves 

WEEK 3:

• Forward Cross-overs,
• Linear Cross-overs.
• Parachute resistance training with cross-overs Group B.
• On rush passing to attacking – hitting lanes with speed.
• Tight area stickhandling and awareness development.
• Small area gameplay.

WEEK 4:

• -Backward skating fundamentals.
• -Transitions, reverse pivots
• Transitioning off both edges on a single leg.
• -Backward acceleration.
• -Transitional attacks.
• -1 on 1's.

WEEK 5:

• Puck control mastery
• Puck protection and escape moves
• In tight puck control
  • Quick feet puck control and moves
• -dekes, shooting, and passing

WEEK 6:

• Overspeed training
• Overspeed bungee cords for acceleration, direction changes, first step speed.
• Fast twitch reaction drills.
• Keep body weight on the acceleration points of the blade (ball of the foot).
• End to end rushes, understanding how to read the play in front of you, open ice rushes and moves.

WEEK 7:

• -Putting it all together
• -Recap of everything focused on over the summer