Skill Development

Skills Development Schedule 2011-12 Season

2011-2012 - Skill Development Mites

The Skills Development Program (Initiation Mites) will meet on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM for the beginning group and 7:00 PM for the advanced group on the Russell (big) Arena, and on Saturdays at 11:30 AM for the beginning group and 12:30 PM for the advanced group on the Olson (small) Arena.

Hockey Stick pick-up will be Wednesday, September 28, from 6-7:30 PM at the Lakeview Arena – there will also be an informational parents meeting at this time. More Information will be e-mailed to you and will also be available on our website. This is not a skating session. The program begins Wednesday, Oct. 5, and runs through Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

The program will not meet on the following days:
Saturday, December 17 (Tournament)
Saturday, December 24
Saturday, December 31, the program will meet at its regular times Saturday,
February 18 (Figure skating competition)

If you as a parent want to participate on-ice, our insurance carrier requires that you wear hockey skates and a helmet. You must also attend a USA Hockey certification clinic and fill out a form for background screening.

The Skill Development Program is for boys and girls of all ages and is designed for beginning hockey players who want to learn the basics of the game. The players should know skating basics. Skill Development focuses on improving skating skills, stick-handling, and positioning. We usually have cross-ice scrimmage games as the season progresses.

Our goal is to teach hockey skills and improve skating so that in the player’s second year of skating they may progress in the Marquette Junior Hockey program.

Mandatory Equipment for Hockey Programs: