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ABOUT THE HOCKEY
development. He uses video analysis to
improve individual players' stride, help
with stride correction, improving stride
efficiency, increasing power
production, while building practices
and drills for ultimate skating
development of our players.
ON-ICE / OFF-ICE TRAINING
Being a Hockey Canada Accredited
School, our student-athletes train for
10-months, from September until June.
They receive 165-205 on-ice hours,
185-215 off-ice hours, on top of the 140
study hall hours. Our students have
many special guest presentations/
sessions throughout the year, Humble
Strong Leadership Training (year-long
class), Nutrition, Social Media
Awareness, Mental Health Care and
Awareness, Team Video sessions, and
many more. We conduct four on and
off-ice fitness tests a year (September,
December, March and June).
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Travis is on the ice with all our athletes
and teams 1-2 times a week. He focuses
on developing individual skills and
tactics that improve and have a major
impact on our players skill level and
development.
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Travis develops hockey specific
programs for our teams and players.
Each team/individual program is
developed around their weekly/
monthly training schedule, which
includes: on ice practices, power
skating sessions, skills development
sessions, and games. These programs
work in tandem with Highland Physio
in providing the best athletic care
possible for our players. We test our
players multiple times throughout the
year to track progress and to allow for
adjustments in programming.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Prairie Hockey Academy is committed
to developing our athletes and helping
them reach their highest potential on
and off the ice. Our team and player
programming schedule is designed to
incorporate various components
needed to develop the skills and
abilities to be an elite hockey player.
POWER SKATING
Our Director of Performance, Travis
Ehrhardt works with all our players
and has a major impact on their
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