LET'S HIT THE ICE

Kids get fit, feel healthy and end up brimming with confidence through partaking in team sports. QUEENS offers term-time courses for both advanced & intermediate players, Vid, our resident ice hockey coach, has competed all around Europe & North America!

Grown-ups can watch from either of our two cafés that overlook the whole rink. Or slip away to MEATliquor for something a little stronger. (QUEENS does not offer ice hockey for adults).

• Group hockey lessons are for children aged 5 & up.
• Your child must have passed NISA Level 5 in our Learn to Skate program.
• The course price includes: 1 lesson per week, level badge and certificate.
• Each course runs for between 4-7 weeks, depending on school term length.
• Class sizes are currently reduced in line with British Ice Skating's COVID19 guidelines.

Simply choose from Saturday mornings, or Sunday Mornings or Tuesdays after-school. 

Each course starts afresh at the beginning of each school term & varies depending on school term length.

ICE HOCKEY COURSE

KIT REQUIREMENTS

• Your child must have their own: gloves, elbow and shin guards, helmet with face guard, neck guard.
• Suitable for all kids, over the age of 5 & have passed NISA Level 5 in our Learn to Skate programme
• Hockey skates are not available for hire. Gloves, elbow and shin guards, helmet with face guard, neck guard, are not available for hire.
   

PLAYERS WILL UNDERSTAND & LEARN ABOUT:

• OFFENSIVE • positional offense • offense in the offensive zone • offense in the defensive zone
• DEFENSIVE • territorial defense • one-man forechecking • basic defensive zone coverage
   

SKILLS WILL INCLUDE:

• SKATING • edge control • ready position • forward start • forward stride • control stop (two-foot snowplough, one-foot snowplough) • backward skating • backwards stop • control turn • forward crossover
• PUCK CONTROL • lateral dribble • forward-to-backward dribble • diagonal dribble • attacking the triangle • forehand shift • accelerating with the puck
• PASSING & RECEIVING • forehand • backhand • receiving (stick) • eye contact
• SHOOTING • wrist • backhand
• CHECKING • poke check • hook check • lift the stick check
• GOAL-KEEPING • basic stance • parallel shuffle • lateral t-glide • forward and backward moves• stick save • body save • glove save