Acres Hockey Training and Henry are excited to offer the 2nd phase of the Success Program in July 2010. The program takes place from July 27-31, 2010.
The Steps to Success Program is a continuation of the Foundation Program and will prepare players for the transition to the Elite Program.
This program focuses on basic skills (skating/passing/shooting/stickhandling) mastery/development while the on-ice sessions will be conducted closer to the Elite Program format.
Team play concepts will be incorporated into the trainings in addition to individual skill drills.
Dryland is also a progression of the Foundation skill set with more advanced drills, exercises and intensity. Improvements in balance/agility/strength are the focus.
The Steps to Success Program is for participants in the Major (2nd year) Peewee through Bantam age groups.
Henry brings a unique perspective to training in that he is still a player at a high level. During the past 3 season he has combined playing with coaching while in Europe.
For the 2008-09 season with Kiekko-Vantaa in Finland's Mestis League and also being involved with player development in Finland, as a coaching consultant with Tuuski Hockey, working with all coaches and players in that organization.
During the 2007-08 season he was a guest instructor with Asploven HC's teams from mites right up to the junior and womens programs. These coaching experiences combined with Henry's varied playing background provide participants exceptional exposure to 3 of the world's hockey powers developmental systems and training methods.
In 2006-07, with Arborga IFK in Sweden he was Assistant Program leader for the Hockey Gymnasium, Henry worked with the city's top high school aged players.
Program Synopsis
Full Day Program: Tuesday-Saturday 8:30am-5:00pm (view the detailed daily itinerary here)
High Instructor:Player Ratio 1:5
22 Skaters/4 Goalies Max.
2 x 1.15 hrs Ice sessions daily
Ice Session #1 Focus:
- Skating: Balance - Edges - Bkwds - Stops - Starts - Crossovers - Turns
- Passing: Forehand - Backhand - Sauce - In-stride
- Shooting: Forehand - Backhand - Wrist - Snap - Slap
- Stickhandling: Relays - Obstacles
- Systems: Breakouts - Positional-play
Ice Session #2 Focus:
- Review of morning session
- Skill Development Drills
- Games
Dryland Focus:
- Age appropriate strength development
- Balance
- Agility
- Co-ordination
- Speed
- Power
