“The most extensive set of teaching resources I’ve ever seen” – Wayne Gretzky

The Team Canada Skills of Gold DVD Series presents state-of-the-art hockey development instruction and has been developed by Hockey Canada, an international leader in player development and coach education. The footage was filmed in Edmonton, Alberta over a two-year period, working with minor hockey players from the area. Skills of Gold breaks down the most important skills of hockey for coaches and players, in a clear and easy-to-follow format and is designed to improve the skills of hockey players of all ages and skill levels.

DVD 1 Skating:

• Develops a player's skating ability with instruction in balance, agility, edge control, starting and stopping, forward skating, backward skating, turning and crossovers.

DVD 2 Puck Control:

• Improves a player's ability to control the puck with instruction for both stationary and moving puck control, as well as stationary and moving passing and receiving.

DVD 3 Shooting and Scoring:

• Expands a player's ability to shoot and score with instruction about sweep, wrist, flip, snap and slap shots, as well as deflections and deking.

DVD 4 Checking:

• Explores the four-step progression to checking: positioning and angling, stick checks, contact confidence/body contact and the final step of bodychecking