Personal Instructor

[ashtonhutch05 0]

This summer I'm really wanting to improve my game, and I've come to the conclusion that a personal instructor would help me out the best. I have a few issues with that though. One is, how do I go about hiring one, and where can I find someone. I was also wondering about ice time, do I need to rent the ice or what? Thirdly, I'm in Kentucky so good hockey anything i scarce here, would this be an issue? Thanks in advance to anyone with advice.

[Cheesehead 0]

When I had one a couple years ago, we had sessions at stick and puck (stick time). Stick and Puck worked here cause it is rarely crowded. I would pay the $8 or $10 and the coach. If you have a good coach that you like, you could ask them and make times and work out pay. For my coach it was $25 per session (usually and hour).

It really helped me improve my game and if i went back in time i would do it again. One thing you have to remember is that you have to be motivated enough to work on the things you need to improve. Remember how much you put into it is how much you get out of it.

I would also try to find a coach that you like. You are gonna be spending lots of time on the ice, so you might as well also try to have fun as you improve.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

[JJ Thompson94 0]

Where did you get that personal coach? I always asumed they would cost an arm and a leg. $25 an hour is a great price. How do find one?

[sabby47 2]

Usually if you contact the rink you play at they have instructors staffed that teach learn to skate and hockey classes that offer private instruction. Try getting ahold of your local hockey director.

[NuggyBuggy 0]

I don't think I could get my coach to take my phone call for $25.

[biff44 0]

There seem to be plenty of figure skating clubs in Kentucky. Contact the instructors, and ask for one-on-one skating lessons. 1/2 hour per day, two or three days a week, and you will be a pretty good skater by the end of the summer. Once you can skate like the wind, the hockey part comes easy, since you do not have to think about skating anymore.

It is not too expensive, as the figureskating clubs usually have free-skate ice time. Just do not fly around too much warming up before the lesson, as figure skaters and hockey players are like oil and water!

Also, a good place to pick up babes!

[TheBeatGoesOn 0]

I don't think I could get my coach to take my phone call for $25.

lol

[N!! 0]

Make certain that any coach you may have knows what they're talking about. It seems really obvious, but there are too many that get blinded by a guy's playing career without making sure that they're able to explain why something is more beneficial or more efficient than something else.

My own side recommendation would be to work on your physical conditioning as much as possible off the ice so you can work on skills on the ice; no sense in wasting time and money turning skill time into conditioning.

[JJ Thompson94 0]

The director at one of my rinks is from michigan and he coached patty kane and the miller bothers, goalie and other one in bantam.

But this dude is MUCH more than $25. He said he can't do personal, but if I get like 15 guys together he'd do a clinic, but thats not what I want and too much work.

[UMWhockey 0]

I charge $50 an hour

priavte lessons are great if you are willing to take what you work on and do it in your spare time as well. You get better with practice, not just a lesson every other week. I worked with some of the kids that ended up playing on my team this past season and they ended up making huge strides with the solid foundation we build over the summer.

[ashtonhutch05 0]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.

Sabby, I know much more about hockey than any of the rink directors here, so that's not really an option.

Biff, you're right there are several Figure Skating clubs here, I will try to contact one and arrange something. Skating is the main thing I want to improve anyway, since it's the one thing I can't really improve on my own. I do live only 45 minutes away from a really nice rink in Indiana so I may also be able to find a hockey instructor there. I play summer hockey there and plan to play AA travel there next season anyway so the drive will not be an issue.

UMW, that's defiantly what I plan to do, the main thing I want to get from personal instruction is to learn how to work on things on my own.

[Hazard14 0]

The director at one of my rinks is from michigan and he coached patty kane and the miller bothers, goalie and other one in bantam.

I suppose you are talking about my coach, Chris Werstine?

[chk hrd 164]

UMW, that's defiantly what I plan to do, the main thing I want to get from personal instruction is to learn how to work on things on my own.

Use the instructor for as long as possible. The main reason I preffer personal instruction over camps is that a personal instructor can watch you everytime you do something and correct the problems. Even though you were taught something a couple of times (like in a camp) doesn't mean you will repeat it eveytime correctly by yourself. You may think you are but, if it is wrong then you are reinforcing a bad habit over and over until it becomes permanent.

If you really want to learn good edge work and skating but can't find a competant hockey instructor use a figure skating instructor. Figure skaters have the best edge control and you will learn alot. Our orginization has a figure skating coach work with our AA and AAA teams.

[greatsave31 0]

Me and my good friend both do private instruction. I teach goaltenders and he teaches the forwards. what i do is when a new students needs instruction, in an attempt to keep costs low, I will usually just attend they're own teams practices (much easier for goalies; shooters are already included), what my buddy who teaches forwards will do, is make a straight payment method and only allow 3-5 skaters on the ice at a time. This way includes half the ice time split however many ways for each skater, then the other half of the payment is for his services. Then he pays for the rest half of the ice cost.

[JJStripes 1]

When you find a quality coach just make sure you give him your best effort or he won't waste his time on you.