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NEW PHDA POWER SKATING
MORE POWER, MORE AGILITY, MORE SPEED
Program Highlights:
The importance of being an efficient and quality skater has always and will always
be at the forefront of being a quality Hockey player. The Pelham Hockey
Development Academy POWER SKATING program is designed for hockey players
who wish to improve their skating technique in order to maximize the power and
speed in each skating stride creating a more efficient hockey player. The main
focus of this program will be on skating fundamentals. Circuit training will be used
to allow instructors to work with individual students. Each players skating stride
will be broken down and analyzed to improve skating efficiency with additional
emphasis placed on skill repetition to insure proper muscle memory. The program
will cover explosiveness, speed, forward and backward skating, edge control and
power, stopping, quick start’s, technical skills such as, tight turns, bracket turns,
pivoting, lateral movements, forward and backward cross-overs as well as
balance and agility. Time will also be allotted to cover puck handling, passing,
and shooting. Groups divided up on ice based on skill.
Dates/Times:
Wednesday March 25th 2015 – April 29th 2015 (7:45pm-8:45pm)
Maximum 20 Players (All Ages Welcome/PYHL and AAHA Members Registrants
Only)
Registration:
Contact Pro Shop 205.621.2639 or Director of Hockey Randy Murphy at
[email protected]
Fee: $90.00 (6 week program)
Head Instructor: Randy Murphy
Experience
 12 Year Professional Playing Career AHL, ECHL, CHL and Elite European
Level, NCAA graduate
 6 Year Professional Coaching Career
 NARCE Director of Hockey accredited
 USA Hockey Level 4 CEP Certified
 Director of Hockey Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Area/Director of Player
Development Alabama Jr Frozen Tide