Select Skills – Level 1
Prerequisite: Foundational Skills
Our Select Skills – Level 1 program is the most important part in the process of becoming an Elite hockey player. After completing Foundational Skills, players will challenge themselves by learning more advanced skills, while perfecting familiar skills learned in Foundational Skills. These skills will help the player become more advanced and progress through their development.
KHA Progression Guide
Elite Skills
| 2024-25 Season | Select Skills - Level 1 Sessions | |
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Session 1: Aug 20 - Oct 8 |
Tuesdays | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
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Session 2: Oct 15 - Dec 3 |
Tuesdays | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
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Session 3: Dec 10 - Feb 11 (No Class 12/24, 12/31) |
Tuesdays | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
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Session 4: Feb 18 - Mar 25 (2 Classes TBD) |
Tuesdays | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
Each session is 8 weeks long and held every Tuesday from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM.
A completed registration form and payment are required to hold your spot.
Registrations are NOT accepted after the second class of a session
Skating — Backward one skate stop & two skate stop, directional change, landing on feet after jump, V-start, T-start.
Puck Control — Change of direction with puck, fakes/deception with puck, receiving pucks off boards/along boards, attacking the triangle, diagonal puck handling, protecting the puck.
Passing & Receiving — One touch passes, give & go, area passes.
Shooting — Slapshot, fake shot, screened shot, deflections concept.
Contact — Stick press, angling concepts, intro to body contact, contact confidence.
Each week, participants will practice and develop the following skills, which will be evaluated on a 100-point scale, with 75% required to move on to Select Skills - Level 2:
Skating — Backward one foot stop, backward cross under, landing on feet after jumps, inside edge mohawks.
Puck Control — Backward puck control, toe drag
Passing & Receiving — Backhand pass.
Shooting — Backhand, snapshot.
Contact — Poke check.
