Training

The elite training program at CIH Academy ensures will ensure that students experience the best of cutting-edge hockey training techniques.

Students will train daily in our state-of-the-art pro-style facilities located directly on campus. The facilities, complete with drying rooms and other pro-style amenities, are designed to maximize the amount of time students spend learning and playing hockey.

Daily hockey-related activities will include 80 minutes of on-ice practice time 5 days per week, along with off-ice workouts that focus on conditioning and improving the body and mind.

Under the guidance of our coaches and trainers, students at CIH Academy will develop their skills and techniques including:

• individual offensive skills
• situational play
• body coordination
• passing and variations
• stick handling in a range of directions
• speed and agility
• attacking the defensive player, triangle attacks, faking, and speed shifts
• acceleration skating techniques, edge control, power starts, Russian stop and go
• receiving and giving body checks
• gap and speed control, "read and react" situational play for offense and defence
• turn backs
• scoring strategies
• creative thinking using small area games

On our beautiful outdoor campus and in our fitness centre, complete with the newest, most advanced equipment available, students will participate in complete off-ice training using the latest techniques to maximize their physical and mental strengths.

Off-ice workout techniques will include plyometrics, a type of exercise training designed to maximize muscle output and improve the body's muscle structure. Plyometrics are utilized by top athletes to increase their strength and speed. Students will also use training techniques such as weight training to increase strength and promote good form, stick-handling practices, agility training, video analysis sessions, and nutrition education.

Consultants and guest speakers will also make up part of the program to talk about motivation, focus, nutrition, college versus junior programs, and agents.

The comprehensive training program will deliver a premiere hockey education to students serious about competitive hockey, preparing them for success on the ice as well as in the classroom.