Here is a brief Synopsis of the seven themes for hockey development:

Skating:

• Inside-Outside Edge work
• Skating Agility
• Forward-Backward Transitions
• Over speed
• Explosive movements-Separation Speed

Puck handling:

• Stick handling
• Puck protection
• Puck placement

Passing:

• Forehand/Backhand
• One Touch Passes
• Sauce Passes
• Area Passes
• Receiving passes

Shooting:

• Wrist/Snap Shot
• Slap Shot
• Backhand
• Shooting of strong side foot
• Shooting in stride
• Drag and shoot
• Goal Scoring tactics

Positional Skills:

• Forward Specific Training
• Defenseman Specific Training
• Goalie Specific Training

Checking:

• Learning angling
• Body Contact-confidence
• Receiving Checks
• Counter Hits
• Board confidence

Game Concepts:

• Concepts how to attack and defend different game situations
• off rushes
• down low plays
• off the board battles
• General concepts like Offensive Support and Defensive Support
• On-Ice Timing
• Situation Recognition, space and time on the ice