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63 www.pdop.org youth sports Learn to Play Hockey JUNIOR ICE BEARS PROGRESSION CHART CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Parent and Cub Falling, standing, basic skills to go forwards and backwards. Parents attending with the child can consist of legal guardian, older sibling, family member, neighbor or anyone within the child's circle comfortable on the ice with them. Mini Cub/Mighty Cub 1 Falling, standing, hockey stance, marching, two foot glides and dips, forward swizzles, double c-cuts, t-push to a two-foot glide, snowplow stop, basic stick and puck skills. Mini Cub/Mighty Cub 2 Forward strides, one-foot push and glides, forward c-cuts single leg and alternating, backward march and glide, backward swizzles/double cuts, backward c-cuts, two foot moving snowplow stops, advanced puck carrying and shooting. Mighty Cub 3 Lateral crossover march, forward c-cuts on circle, forward inside and outside edges on half circle, backward c-cuts, backward snowplow stops, ΒΌ turn with hockey stop, advanced shooting. Class includes registration in Ice Bear Prep League. Mighty Cub 4 Forward v-start, backward one-foot glides, forward and backward crossover glides and on circle, hockey stops, advanced shooting and puck carrying. Class includes registration in Ice Bear Prep League. Ice Bear Prep League Players learn to apply hockey skills through league play to begin preparing them for Ice Bears games. IBPL is included in Mighty Cub 3 and 4 Registration. Players who have passed Mighty 4 are still encouraged to register until they are ready for Ice Bears. Skills and Drills Focus on hockey specific skills in small class size through fun and interactive drills. Players should also sign up for IBPL to gain practical experience in a fun, game-based setting. Power Skating Powerful backward c-cut, forward and backward alternating crossovers, forward power hockey turns, lateral pivots, fast stops and starts, fast backward skating with quick backward v-stops. Players should also sign up for IBPL to gain practical experience in a fun, game-based setting. Goalie Bears Introduction to equipment and fundamentals of playing goalie in a hockey game. Players should also sign up for IBPL to gain practical experience in a fun, game-based setting. PARENT + CUB START HERE MIGHTY CUB 2 2 - 5 YEARS 6 - 13 YEARS MINI CUB 1 MINI CUB 2 MIGHTY CUB 3 SKILLS AND DRILLS ICE BEAR PREP LEAGUE Included in Mighty Cub 3 Registration MIGHTY CUB 4 SKILLS AND DRILLS ICE BEAR PREP LEAGUE Included in Mighty Cub 4 Registration POWER SKATING SKILLS AND DRILLS ICE BEAR PREP LEAGUE ICE BEARS TEAM PEE WEE (BIRTH YEARS 2010, 2011) BANTAM (BIRTH YEARS 2008, 2009) START MITES (BIRTH YEARS 2014, 2015) SUPPLMENTAL CLASSES GAME PLAY CORE Students will need to master skills before moving to the next level. START SQUIRT (BIRTH YEARS 2012, 2013) POWER SKATING SKILLS AND DRILLS ICE BEAR PREP LEAGUE Players interested in starting at Bantam (14U) must minimally complete requirements for Peewee, but must also be reviewed by the Hockey Coordinator to determine safety. For details, contact Dan Seltzer and Jon Kreyer at hockey@pdop.org MIGHTY CUB 1 START HERE