Registration is now open for Winter 2024 Skill Development classes at Cutting Edge Hockey Development Centre.
Improve your skating, stick handling, passing and shooting skills in a fun and challenging environment under the guidance of Cutting Edge Instructors Trent Sheldon and Perry D’Arrisso.
Drop in classes are charged at $45 +HST. We recommend you call ahead for availability if using the drop-in option as spots are limited and are awarded on a first-come first-served basis.
Contact Us if you need help deciding which class is most appropriate for you.
MONDAY
CE 3 ON 3 – SESSION 1 (2018-2016)
This program features a 35 minute high intensity skill development session with Cutting Edge’s Instructors Trent Sheldon and Perry D’Arrisso. The last 15 minutes of each session will incorporate a 3 on 3 game providing players with the opportunity to integrate the skills they have practiced into game situations while receiving immediate feedback from Coach Sheldon and D’Arrisso. Possessing skill is only part of the equation. Understanding when and how to utilize those skills during a game is just as important. This program provides both the technical and tactical training every young player requires with a particular emphasis on skating, stick handling and shooting skills.
This program accepts a maximum of 12 players per session.
When: Mondays, 530-630 pm
Start date: Monday, January 8
End Date: Monday, March 25
Cost $480 + hst
REGISTER – CE 3 ON 3, SESSION 1
CE 3 ON 3 – SESSION 2 (2015-2013)
This program features a 35 minute high intensity skill development session with Cutting Edge’s Instructors Trent Sheldon and Perry D’Arrisso. The last 15 minutes of each session will incorporate a 3 on 3 game providing players with the opportunity to integrate the skills they have practiced into game situations while receiving immediate feedback from Coach Sheldon and D’Arrisso. Possessing skill is only part of the equation. Understanding when and how to utilize those skills during a game is just as important. This program provides both the technical and tactical training every young player requires with a particular emphasis on skating, stick handling and shooting skills.
This program accepts a maximum of 12 players per session.
When: Mondays, 630-730 pm
Start date: Monday, January 8
End Date: Monday, March 25
Cost $480 + hst
REGISTER – CE 3 ON 3, SESSION 2
CE 3 ON 3 – SESSION 3 (2012-2011)
This program features a 35 minute high intensity skill development session with Cutting Edge’s Instructors Trent Sheldon and Perry D’Arrisso. The last 15 minutes of each session will incorporate a 3 on 3 game providing players with the opportunity to integrate the skills they have practiced into game situations while receiving immediate feedback from Coach Sheldon and D’Arrisso. Possessing skill is only part of the equation. Understanding when and how to utilize those skills during a game is just as important. This program provides both the technical and tactical training every young player requires with a particular emphasis on skating, stick handling and shooting skills.
This program accepts a maximum of 12 players per session.
When: Mondays, 730-830 pm
Start date: Monday, January 8
End Date: Monday, March 25
Cost $480 + hst
REGISTER – CE 3 ON 3, SESSION 3
CE 3 ON 3 – SESSION 4 (2010-2008)
This program features a 35 minute high intensity skill development session with Cutting Edge’s Instructors Trent Sheldon and Perry D’Arrisso. The last 15 minutes of each session will incorporate a 3 on 3 game providing players with the opportunity to integrate the skills they have practiced into game situations while receiving immediate feedback from Coach Sheldon and D’Arrisso. Possessing skill is only part of the equation. Understanding when and how to utilize those skills during a game is just as important. This program provides both the technical and tactical training every young player requires with a particular emphasis on skating, stick handling and shooting skills.
This program accepts a maximum of 12 players per session.
When: Mondays 830-930 pm
Start date: Monday, January 8
End Date: Monday, March 25
Cost $480 + hst
REGISTER – CE 3 ON 3, SESSION 4
TUESDAY
CE SKILLS #1 – (2018-2016)
CE Skills #1 is our entry level skill development program designed to help the young hockey player build a strong foundation of skating, stick handling, passing and shooting skills. The focus of the class will be on proper balance, edge control, stride technique as well as the ability to handle the puck effectively on the forehand and backhand. Small area games will also be incorporated into this program providing players with the opportunity to apply their newly learned skills in game situations.
When: Tuesdays 530-630 pm
Start date: Tuesday, January 9
End Date: Tuesday, March 26
Cost $480 + hst
FRIDAY
SKATE LIKE McDAVID, SESSION 1 (2015-2013)
At just 22 years of age Connor McDavid is widely regarded as the fastest and best skater in NHL history by most hockey experts. In a modern NHL that is full of speedsters, McDavid blows by his competition on a nightly basis and continues to dominate games with his speed, making many outstanding skaters look pedestrian.
If you have ever watched McDavid closely and broken down his skating technique you will notice that he has an incredibly unique skating style, vastly different than anyone before him. McDavid doesn’t skate like a classic power skater with long strides reaching full extension. Instead, McDavid has the highest crossover to stride ratio in NHL history (3:1) while utilizing linear crossovers to reach his top speed in the blink of an eye and his edges to dart in every possible direction on the ice.
Kinesiologist and former pro hockey player Jason Yee has reverse engineered McDavid’s skating mechanics and dubbed them downhill skating because when they’re expected flawlessly the player skates so fast that they feel like they’re skating downhill.
Since McDavid entered the NHL a steady stream of other young stars who employ the Downhill Skating System has emerged including Matthew Barzal, Cale Makar and Rasmus Dahlin. As the game of hockey continues to evolve there will be many more players mimicking McDavid’s mechanics.
Head Instructor Perry D’Arrisso and Assistant Trent Sheldon are offering hockey players in the GTA with the opportunity to learn and develop the mechanics behind downhill skating in a systematic and progressive class.
Session 1:
Players born: 2015-2013
When: Fridays, 530-630 pm
Start Date: Friday, January 5
End Date: Friday, March 29
Fee: $520 + hst
REGISTER – SKATE LIKE MCDAVID, SESSION 1