Happy to announce 2 sessions coming up on June 11th and June 18th. Class will look different as we have to move away from our regular routine. We firmly believe in our process but must adjust as new rink rules are in place.
See details below.
PeeWee / Bantam Class List - April 2020
April 2020 classes listed below. Note different times. **All classes to be held @ Ames Ice Arena**
June 11th 4-5pm
Condition Drills
When is the last time you skated? Come knock the dust off that gear.
New rink rules are limiting us to on ice instruction only for this class.
NEW RULES
you must bring your own water bottle filled and labeled. No sharing and no water available at rink.
ARRIVAL
Arrive fully dressed. We are only allowed to enter 10 minutes before ice time. Locker rooms are closed and there will only be chairs in lobby for tying skates.
June 18th
4-5pm
Condition Drills
Our second conditioning class in June. Come get back in hockey shape.
New rink rules are limiting us to on ice instruction only for this class.
NEW RULES
you must bring your own water bottle filled and labeled. No sharing and no water available at rink.
ARRIVAL
Arrive fully dressed. We are only allowed to enter 10 minutes before ice time. Locker rooms are closed and there will only be chairs in lobby for tying skates.
Why
How much time is dedicated to the mental side of the game? In a sport that moves so fast it is rare that we slow down and learn this way. This is what VHS was created for. Skating, passing, shooting drills, and small area games are important to a child's development. However, if this is the only way we approach coaching, we are leaving out a very large piece of the game.
Hockey Sense
Can you develop hockey sense?
YES! Hockey sense is something you can develop. It is hard to do running drill after drill, skating around cone after cone and shooting on net. These are important for skill development and a good use of ice time, at VHS we focus on the mental side of the game. How do we do that? Our four step approach provides an environment dedicated to this. Players will get their body, and mind ready to learn with Dry Land and Chalk Talk. Then we put it all together on the ice with the goal of teaching the kids a specific skill or discipline they can Execute in game play.
Game Knowledge
What do you do when the puck drops? Where do you go when you don't have the puck?
A lot of young players miss out on the mental aspects of the game. What is a player supposed to do without the puck? Where do you back check? What do you do off the face off? There are a lot of options and the more a player knows and understands about the game the better his or her skill set and ability to read and react as the game develops.
