Learn To Play Hockey
Boys and Girls Age 4 - 11
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The KSU Ice Arena offers a Learn to Play Hockey program for children ages 4-11. The program is designed for beginning skaters who want to learn the fundamentals of hockey without making a full season commitment or purchasing equipment. It is highly recommended and preferred that children have passed the Basic Level 1 in our Learn to Skate program before entering the LTPH program. The Ice Arena offers LTPH classes on Wednesdays and Sundays and each session will run for eight weeks.
Participants will receive:
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One hour of instruction per week for eight weeks
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A FUN CLUB card (Discounted Public Skating Sessions)
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Written evaluation
The following skills will be taught:
- Skating
- Stick Handling
- Passing
- Shooting
FLOW CHART FOR HOCKEY PROGRAMS
Initiation Program
Boys and Girls Age 5 - 8
Get your game on, and start learning the real rules of hockey. The Initiation Program is for young hockey players who have completed the Learn to Play Hockey program or have the equivalent skills. Players will receive 2 one hour sessions on Wednesdays and Sundays for 18 weeks. All lessons are cross-ice and station work with an emphasis of individual and team play. Players will also play fun games that have an underlying learning component.
***NEW THIS YEAR***
USA Hockey’s American Development Model: “Agility, Balance, Coordination and Speed – The FUNdamental A, B, C’s”
The objective of the FUNdamentals stage is to refine fundamental movement skills and begin to acquire basic sports skills. This is the time when a foundation is laid for future acquisition of more advanced skills. Children will learn physical literacy; the interrelationship between movement skills and sport skills. The skills that children acquire during this stage will benefit them when they engage in any activity regardless of their level of participation. USA Hockey and the Kent State Ice Arena’s overall goal is to help our children maximize their ability to reach their genetic potential in hockey. For more information about USA Hockey's American Development Model, please click the links below!
Sample: Mite Off-Ice Practice Plan
SKATING:
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Proper Skating stride
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Control stop
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Crossovers and edge work
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Backwards skating
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Hockey stop
PUCK SKILLS:
- Stationary stick handling w/out looking down
- Moving lateral side to side stick handling
- Puck possession and accelerating with puck
- Forehand pass and backhand pass
- Passing and receiving while in motion
- Wrist shot and backhand shot
EQUIPMENT: Each participant must be equipped with a full set of approved hockey gear. This includes:
- Hockey skates
- Helmet/Face mask
- Gloves
- Shoulder & Eblow pads
- Shin guards
- Hockey socks
- Hockey pants
- Sticks
- Cup & Supporter
- Goalie equipment will be available for those who wish to try the position
Sugar and Spice
Girls Age 4 - 14
The Sugar and Spice program is a Beginning Girls Hockey program. The program is designed to teach the fundamentals of hockey and to play games in a fun and learning environment. The program will consist of at least eight practices and eight games. The emphasis of the games will be to have fun as the girls get introduced to playing and learning the rules of the game.
SUGAR AND SPICE BROCHURE
The KSU Ice Arena will be hosting a 3v3 Spring Hockey League. The league will be broken up into divisions based the player's birth year. This will be a NON-CHECKING LEAGUE! All games will be played on the Recreational Rink. The Rec Rink is a 150' x 80' foot sheet of ice, which is ideal for 3v3 hockey. On this surface, maximum player development can be achieved due to the smaller confines as opposed to a regulation size ice sheet.
DIVISIONS/BIRTH YEARS:
Mites: 2000/2001 -- Squirts: 1998/1999 -- PeeWees: 1996/1997 -- Bantams: 1994/1995
League Information:
- 6 teams per division
- Fully refereed games
- Games are (3) 15 minute run time periods
- All games are NON-CHECKING
- NO OFF-SIDES
- Only stoppage of play is at the end of each period or for a penalty shot
- All penalties will be penalty shots with chasers
- Line changes will take place every 45 seconds on the buzzer
- All players must be registered in USA Hockey
- Goaltenders are encouraged to move the puck
Kent State University Ice Arena
(330) 672-RINK (7465)
Please E-mail us with any questions that you may have!
Jim Underwood
KSU Ice Arena
Hockey Director