Sep 06, 2025 | smmha | 1496 views
Player Development Program
St. Marys Minor Hockey is launching the Player Development Program for the 2025-26 season.
Our Player Development Program is an opportunity for players to access sessions focused on supporting our players to become technically proficient, tactically aware, physically athletic, and mentally confident. The main goal is to maximize a player's potential and long term involvement in hockey!
The 2025-26 PDP is geared to different ages and skill levels to ensure players are maximizing these sessions as part of their development journey. From early stage learning fundamentals to later stage training to win, players will be exposed to sessions that will help maximize their potential and enjoyment of the game. Sessions will be planned and delivered over the season and led by skill-specific instructors. Sessions will include skills such as fundamentals, power skating, shooting, defensive tactics etc.
The first 3 components of the 2025-26 PDP are now launching:
1. U9 Player Development. This full season program will be led by TPH and designed to maximize player progression with individual technical (skating, puck control, passing, shooting) skills.
2. U10-U18 Power Skating. This fall program (Sept-Dec) will be led by FPP and designed to help strengthen player skating skills.
3. U10-U18 Technical Skills. This fall program (Sept-Dec) will be led by MM and designed to help strengthen player technical skills.
Goalie Development Program
St. Marys Minor Hockey is pleased to once again offer our Goalie Development Program. This highly attended weekly clinic, offers our goalies an opportunity to learn from established goalie instructors and participate in goalie only instruction. Goalie clinic runs each Sunday from 10:45-11:45am at the PRC and is free to attend for all SMMHA registered goalies. There is no need to sign up...just attend the clinic ice each Sunday. Goalie clinic starts Sunday, September 21.
For more information and registration details on the above 3, please refer to the Player Development Program webpage. Registration for each of the 3 programs will be officially open on Monday, September 8 (midnight Sunday).
Additional components of the 2025-26 PDP will be launched later in the season.
St. Marys Minor Hockey is pleased to once again offer these sessions designed to maximize player potential and enjoy Canada's game!