Derek Di Muzio will be offering Skill Development Sessions for players this summer.
Space is LIMITED and these sessions WILL FILL FAST!!
Limited number of players on the ice to increase the number of repetitions each athlete gets each session. Sessions will be station and skill based to promote practice to game transfer and provide for multiple repetitions to increase skill acquisition for the athlete.
Forward Sessions:
Dates: July 15, 17, 18, 19 (11:15 am-12:15 pm) and July 16 th (8:15 am-9:15 am) – NOTE DATE
Location: PASA 2 (Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia)
Cost: $250 for the 5 sessions
Forward Focus Areas:
- Shooting techniques (eg. Changing the shot angle, catch and release habits).
- Pass reception skills and how to load the puck before shooting.
- Puck protection (e.g., moving on a puck touch, feeling pressure and rolling out of pressure)
- Acceleration work (e.g., V start, step over starts, crossover acceleration), other power skating
techniques.
- Understanding how to use specific skills in all 3 zones
- Daily emails that provide leaning clips and resources for each athlete
- Under handling techniques and much more!
Defense Sessions:
Dates: August 12 , 13, 14, 15, 16
Times: Group 1 from 10:15 am to 11:15 am on PASA Rink 2
Group 2 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm on PASA Rink 1
Cost: $250 for the 5 sessions
Defense Focus Areas:
- Breakout habits, and puck retrieval habits
- Under handling techniques.
- Creating offense from the blueline (eg. Shooting techniques, lane manipulation, etc.).
- Power skating specific for Defense (e.g., pivoting, c-cut, backward stride, T-push and ‘surfing’)
- Understanding how to use specific skills in all 3 zones
- Daily emails that provide leaning clips and resources for each athlete
- Pass reception and much more!
About the Head Instructor: Derek Di Muzio has had numerous coaching experiences from minor hockey to the OHL. He is currently a coach in the Lambton AAA Association. He was an Assistant Coach with the Sarnia Sting. He has also been a Head Coach and Assistant Coach in Jr B and Jr C.. Derek has also coached at the Ontario U15 and U17 level, many years in AAA and a guest coach with the Canadian Men’s National Team. As part of his role with the Sting, he was a skills development coach and helped develop NHL stars like Tony DeAngelo, and Jakob Chychrun. He has also coached other players that are now playing in the NHL (e.g TJ Brodie, Matt Martin, Cal Clutterbuck, Brett Ritchie, Pavel Zacha and more). Derek has a passion for seeing young players develop and learn strategies techniques that help provide desired game habits to these young players.
To reserve your spot contact Derek by email at [email protected] or text at 519-330-0877