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PLAYER TRAINING

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PLAYER PROGRAM

 

CGGC player training is both challenging and rewarding, ensuring that each player has the best opportunity to reach personal goals and accelerate their development.

 

Drawing from some of the latest teaching techniques as well as time-tested methods, we aim to improve every athlete’s strength, speed, power, and skill. Each player’s individual skill set is attended to. From power skating and puck handling to game systems and team tactics; every athlete at the CGGC will be encouraged to become faster, stronger, and smarter.
 

TECHNICAL GAME

1. POWER SKATING - TECHNIK

Stance, Extensions, Toe Flickdelays, Knee Drives, Foot Forward, Arm Swing, Starts, Stops, Edges, Turns, Pivots, Backwards, C-cuts, Crossovers;

 

2. PUCK SKILLS

Inside Stance, Outside Stance, Combos, Box drills, Pushing, Tight turns, Skating fakes, Passing, Puck Protection, Transitions, Look Away, Laterals in & out, Spins, Use of the net, Counters, D to D, Reverses;

 

3. SCORING SKILLS

Stance, Weight Transfer, Shot in low stride, Expect Rebounds, Scoring Areas, Slot Movements, Deflections, Net Drives, Triangulation, Wraparounds, Walk Outs, Cycling, Point Shots, Bad Angles;

 

4. CHECKING SKILLS 

Deflect, Steer, Angle, Offensive Blue Line, from the Corner;

 

5. TACTICAL SKILLS

1 vs 1, 2 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 3 vs 1, 3 vs 2, 3 vs 3, 4 vs 3, 4 vs 4, breakouts, 5 vs 3, 5 vs 4, 5 vs 5;

 

6. GAME SKILLS

Four Roles, Between Shifts, small area situations, Rebounding after a bad Shift, Playing without fear, Emotional Control.

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VARIAN KIRST

Director & Head Coach of CGGC

"HOCKEY is a lifestyle. Prepare and live every day so you can be 100% on game day when the puck drops."

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