Player Development (Petawawa Minor Hockey)

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Welcome to the Petawawa Patriots player development page!

Hockey player development lays the foundation for the future of the sport by promoting continuous learning and skill development from a young age. It ensures that athletes progress technically, physically, and mentally, ultimately improving the overall competitiveness and quality of their game.

This page is for Petawawa minor hockey coaches/ trainers to use as resource during the season. You will find player development pathways, drills and coaching resources at the bottom of this page.

Thank you for contributing to their learning as a coach!

Please email the development coordinator with any suggestions for additional resources.

Age Specific Pathways:

U7 practice_plan_half_ice.pdf u7-skills-matrix.pdf u7-player-pathway.pdf	U9 u9-player-pathway.pdf practice_plan_half_ice.pdf
U11 u11-player-pathway.pdf Practice_Plan_Template.pdf	U13 Playerpathways_u13_en.pdf Practice_Plan_Template.pdf
U15 Playerpathways_u15_en.pdf checking-skills-plan.pdf Practice_Plan_Template_U11.pdf	U18 u18-preparation-skates.pdf u18-player-evaluation-competitive-guideline.pdf

Mobile & Desktop Applications
Hockey Canada
Hockey USA

Individual Skills Development Videos
IIHF Drill Hub - Beginner
IIHF Drill Hub - Intermediate
IIHF Drill Hub - Advanced

Goalie Development
Goaltending-pathway-2022-23.pdf
Goaltender Practice plan 1.pdf
Goaltender practice plan 2.pdf
Goaltender practice plan 3.pdf
Goaltender practice plan 4.pdf

Puck Protection

Drill 1

Players are opposite to each other with one stick upside down. X starts with puck
X has to protect the puck from the player opposite to them while not taking a penalty
Players aggressively fight for the puck. switch roles every 30-45 seconds
Progression: player turns stick back around, introduce movement and more players 1 v 1 small area with a shot

Drill 2

Position before possession

"Get Open" Drill 1

2v2 or 3v3