Mighty Mites Skills Clinic

This fun and exciting 4-week skills clinic is designed for the young and aspiring mite aged player. These clinics will be designed using the Ice Works “4S” on ice curriculum; skating, stickhandling, shooting and for the “Mighty Mites” – small area games! All “Mighty Mites” clinics will consist multiple skills stations, keeping these energetic players moving and engaged throughout the clinic. During the skating portion of the clinic, players will be introduced to their inside and outside edges which will make them stronger and more fluent forwards and backwards skaters. For these ambitious “Mighty Mite” players, stickhandling always brings a smile to the players faces! During this period of the clinic, instructors will show the players the proper wrist movements, and hand extensions while teaching the players to skate with their heads up! Fun and excited devices such as the “Speed Deke Trainer”, “Attack Triangles”, “Extreme Dangler Pro”, and the “Give-n-Go” passer will be used to keep these young players constantly engaged! Every aspiring young hockey player loves to score goals! During our shooting portion of the clinic, players will learn how to transfer their weight properly, correct hand placement, shoulder alignment and puck positioning. Lastly, these exciting “Mighty Mites” will be able to use show off their newest skills in some competitive small area’s games!

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Curriculum:

Shooting:
• Improve your shooting
• Cultivate a quicker release
• Develop a more powerful shot
• Shot selection – Utilizing the correct shot, at the correct time
• Shooting in stride
• Shooting in constricted areas
• Rebound control and shooting off of difficult angles

Power Skating:
• Improve your explosiveness around tight turns
• Develop a more explosive skating stride
• Increase your breakaway speed out of various stops and starts
• Exploding out of a pivot
• Develop greater edge stability
• Acquire greater speed and balance while your skating backwards

Stickhandling:
• Expansion of reach
• Develop quicker hands
• Evasive stickhandling maneuvers
• Puck Protection
• Creating time and space
• Timing – “Selling” a move at the appropriate time

Small Area Games:
• Fun & exciting atmosphere
• Increased puck touches
• Encourage creativity and experimentation
• Develop quicker reaction times
• Enhance skill development
• Increased puck handling skills under extreme pressure
• Quick passing & receiving skills in confined spaces

2023 SCHEDULE

NEW dates times and location

Thursday Session 1

Mighty Mites Skills Session (Ages 6-8) – $125.00

May 11th, 2023 – 6:00pm
May 18th, 2023 – 6:00pm
May 25th, 2023 – 6:00pm
June 1st, 2023 – 6:00pm

LOCATION:

Horgan Skating Arena
403 Oxford Street N
Auburn, MA .01501

Friday Session 2

Mighty Mites Skills Session (Ages 6-8) – $125.00

June 9th, 2023 – 6:00pm
June 16th, 2023 – 6:00pm
June 23rd, 2023 – 6:00pm
June 30th, 2023 – 6:00pm

LOCATION:

Buffone Arena
284 Lake Ave
Worcester, MA .01440

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