Hockey Skills Academy
A challenge faced by many student athletes is the task of trying to balance multiple priorities and achieve results in BOTH academics and athletics. Sometimes results achieved in one area come at the expense of performance in other areas.
What is a Hockey Skills Academy?
- A course specially developed to help the student athletes to excel in both academics and athletics.
- Providing 2 on-ice skill development practices per week as well as 5 off-ice conditioning sessions per week
- Gives graduation credits for working on your game
- All this, during school hours
Highland’s hockey program is a licensed Hockey Canada Skills Academy (HCSA). This means that Hockey Canada will standardize and monitor the delivery of the hockey experience through;
- HCSA on and off-ice skill development training curriculum/guide
- HCSA on and off-ice skill development training videos
- HCSA Operations manual, Instructor annual professional development training seminar Professional consulting services through national HCSA Consultant trained/experienced in European and North American sport school operations and skill development
Who is it for?
- Students in grades 8 through 12
- Students focused on individual skill development and academic achievement
- Competitive or recreational, beginners or advanced players
- Male or female
- Athletes who want more time on task (skill development)
- Players committed to being the best they can be
- Players striving to obtain College Scholarships or play Junior hockey
Benefits for Student Athletes
- Increased opportunity for developing creative skills and confidence in hockey skills
- Over 45 hours of on-ice instruction, 2 slots per week, during school time
- Late bloomers, late starters, and late maturing players experience tremendous skill gains
- Each student is assessed twice in the program, comparing their skills to those of elite level players across Canada (HC standardized individual skill tests)
- Strength/conditioning training programs are developed for students
- Individual video analysis of students skating is done
- Selected guest speakers present many hockey related topics to students in seminars and classroom presentations
- Identity with a recognized program (HCSA) with proven skill results which build confidence
Application Package
For more information call Pati Creamer at (W) 250-339-5525 (H) 250-339-0705
