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YOUTH ICE HOCKEY
DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
YOUTH HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
Palm Beach Skate Zone’s Youth Hockey Development League strives to be an athlete centered program that provides a high quality experience in which every athlete:
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Has fun playing
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Learns the game of hockey (rules, new concepts, penalties, etc)
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Learns and improves individual skills (skating, stick handling, passing, shooting, etc)
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Becomes a better teammate
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Learns “life lessons” that have value beyond the ice rink
For more information please contact our Youth Hockey Department, at hockey@pbskatezone.com
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6U SUPERHERO LEAGUE
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6U SUPERHERO LEAGUE
Focuses on the FUNdamentals of hockey including skating, stickhandling, and passing. Practices are station based and have a huge emphasis on fun and learning the game. Games are played cross-ice.
8U YOUTH REC LEAGUE
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8U YOUTH REC LEAGUE
Focuses on teaching appropriate skills and concepts through station-based practices and small area games. Practices are aimed to give players several puck touches and movement to help develop their hockey skills and senses. Games are played on a half-ice surface. There is an emphasis on playing hard and having fun compared to winning and losing.
10U | 13U | 16U REC LEAGUE
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10U | 13U | 16U
REC LEAGUE
Focuses on teaching appropriate skills and concepts through station-based practices and small area games. Teaching concepts of full-ice hockey through stations and full-ice drills. Practices are aimed to give players several puck touches and movement to help develop their hockey skills and senses. Games are played on a full-ice surface.
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youth hockey progression
Step 1:
Hockey Learn To Skate
Step 2:
Hockey Learn To Play
Step 3:
Youth Hockey League with Skills & Drills or Goalie Clinic
Step 4:
Hawks Travel Hockey