Bluewater Arena (Zurich, Ontario)

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info@axishockey.com

Allow your athlete an opportunity to further their development utilizing a 360 degree focus, both in mind and body. The program has been fine tuned from a combined 40 years of professional hockey experience, accumulated at the OHL, AHL, KHL and NHL levels.

Krys Barch (8 year NHL Player, 5 year NHL Development Coach) and Jamie Johnson (14 year professional KHL & AHL Player, 2 year Okanagan Development Coach) have combined forces allowing a wealth of expertise to be presented in a unique teaching/coaching environment.

• Ice sessions will focus on development of skating, pucks skills, hockey sense, as well as small area competition .

• Skating Development Focus – Proper technique in all skating aspects (stride forward/backward, agility/edge work, utilization of cross overs/taking angles to pucks, manipulation of ice, dictating space and play, increase Speed in all facets, etc).

• Puck Skills – Offensive maneuvers, deception, puck protection, passing (forehand, backhand, saucer, receiving/accepting passes), shooting (wrist/snap shot, backhand, slap shot, release/velocity/accuracy, changing angles, utilizing screens/traffic, etc).

• Hockey Sense – Reading what is a and what is to come, evolve the importance of a  “play away from the puck” mentality, defensive & offensive awareness/positioning/decisions. Increasing overall hockey intellect.

• Character/Compete – Build confidence in self and teammates, push to a level of healthy uncomfortable allowing a growth in mind and body.