Hockey School
Learn to play ice hockey or improve your game with our ice hockey courses for juniors and adults. We have courses for skaters and goalies, suiting all levels of ability.
Intro to Ice Hockey
Learn to play ice hockey with our intro course, taught by AIHL players from the Melbourne Mustangs. You’ll practice puck handling, develop your skating skills, and work on passing and shooting exercises. Hockey skates, stick and protective gear are included. Open to all ages.
Recommended for skaters with the fundamentals of basic skating.
AGES: Junior & Senior (15+) classes
WHEN: Juniors at 6pm-7pm on Wednesdays | Seniors 8:45pm - 9:45pm Wednesdays
DURATION: 10 weeks. Term 3 begins 17st July 2019 - 18th Sept 2019
PRICE: $220 Full Term, $28 for single session
Advanced Hockey Program
Our Advanced Hockey Program focuses on refining the fundamental skills of hockey, including advanced skating drills, stick handling and shooting as well as general hockey concepts and game strategies.
Recommended for graduates of “Intro to Ice Hockey” or players with 6 months recreational game experience.
AGES: Junior & Senior (15+) classes
WHEN: Juniors at 6pm-7pm on Wednesdays | Seniors 8:45pm - 9:45pm Wednesdays
DURATION: 10 weeks. Term 3 begins 17st July 2019 - 18th Sept 2019
PRICE: $220 Full Term, $28 for single session
Junior High Performance Program
The ice HQ Junior High performance Program is designed to teach players how to think the game at a higher level. The program will be run by exposing players to game situations through 5 on 5 full ice games, 3 on 3 small area games and other situations tailored to make players see and think about the game in different situations. The focus will be to control the games via stoppage when necessary to highlight common problems youth players face like crowding around the puck, wrong positioning, over committing on the puck etc. Simply put the goal of the program is to raise the Hockey IQ of all players.
AGES: Junior class (Under 18)
WHEN: 7:30am-8:30am on Saturdays
DURATION: 10 weeks. Term 3 begins 20th July 2019 - 22nd Sept 2019
PRICE: $220 Full Term, $28 for single session
Ice Hockey Skating Skills Program
Skating fundamentals are crucial for a successful hockey player. Ice Hockey Skating Skills class focuses on skills and technique, which will help the players to be more effective and efficient on the ice. During the class the players will strengthen their edges, balance, posture, body control and forward & backward skating. This class also incorporates stops & starts, mobility, agility and transitioning – drills. An ice hockey game is not the place or time for working on improving skating skills which is why players will really find this class beneficial.
AGES: Junior & Senior (15+) classes
WHEN: 8:45am-9:45am on Saturdays
DURATION: 5 weeks. Term 3 begins 24th August 2019.
PRICE: $110 Full Term, $28 for single session
ICE HOCKEY ACADEMY FAQ
Is gear provided?
Yes, ice hockey skates, protective gear and sticks are provided for our ice hockey courses.
Goalie School requires you to have your own equipment.
It's midway through the course program - can I still join?
Yes! You can join for the remainder of the classes or on a drop-in basis. Just nominate the date/session in the enrolment form. Drop in classes are $28.
I’ve only just started ice skating. Can I join the intro classes?
We recommend that you are proficient at skating before joining. This means being comfortable with forwards and backwards crossovers, pivoting, skating backwards and stopping. If you don’t feel you’re at this level yet, our learn to skate course is a great place to start.
Are the courses for boys and girls?
Yes, all of our ice hockey courses are mixed training classes. All of our groups are friendly and training drills are non-contact.