Elite Defence Skills – Ages 9+

Elite Defence will improve a player’s overall ability to play the position. We will continue to build on and teach necessary foundational skating skills important to the game of hockey along with introducing skating skills, puck skills, tactics and strategies required of an athlete to be effective; contributing at the defense position.

Skills that will be taught, corrected and reinforced are transition, walking the blue line, executing escapes, shooting, introduction to breakouts, gap control, and defending stick on puck. This program is designed with a systematic approach to developing the player with the use of progressions and regressions to create new game habits.

Requirements:

• All participants must be currently playing A/AA/AAA level hockey
• Full hockey equipment with a hockey stick is required

Disclaimers:

• Each class will be one hour in length, ice resurfacing is included into the program time
• NTR reserves the right to move participants to the appropiate class for their skill level. This will ensure the proper development of your child’s skills, it will also increase their success and confidence.
• If a participant needs to withdraw from a program for any reason, NTR will provide a full credit for the remaining classes that can be used for any NTR purchase.  If the participant requires a refund we will refund the remaining classes minus a 10% administrative fee. Refunds must be processed within the first three weeks of any program. After the third week, any withdrawal can only be given as a credit on account.