Welcome to the Spring U7 Better to Best Program. This is a 10-week Spring program for Novice aged hockey player. This program is for the dedicated young player seeking to improve on their skill set. We focus on skating, puck handling, shooting and passing, and individual skills This program is a great way to get some extra ice time with professional instruction between your other spring sports. This program has a 30 Skater limit and will fill fast.
Glengarry Arena : 13340 85 St NW
Learn to Skate or Simply improve your basic Skating This program is for you.
This is our Winter Beginner Skater Program
Location Glenngarry Arena
Time 4:15 to 5:00 pm
Better Player offers a unique program for hockey players, ringette players and recreational skaters. We have our better skater program that is only skating. It is a program for the 4-year-old learning to skate, as well we can take the 50-year-old that simply wants to stay in shape. We offer something for every age group and every skill level. The Better Skater program will take a skater through a well-planned progression of balance, control and agility to develop a superior technical skater. These skaters are more capable of handling themselves because they have a stride that generates maximum speed with minimum effort and the have mastered edges and stopping. Throughout the program skaters will develop using his or her body in a coordinated effort to develop maximum power, agility and speed
Better Player Better Skater programs are based on Skating ability alone, not based on an age group that may correspond to a hockey or ringette age group. There are learn to Skaters all the way up to 3rd year hockey players attending the beginner program.
What to Expect
-first lesson small groups will be formed and made based on current over all group abilities.
- 9 well planned progressive lessons covering all the main basic skating points.
(Forward, backwards, Stopping, Turning, Balance, and intro to Cross overs)
-a healthy balance of new skills and review of learned skills to help improvement
- 10th lesson will be a fun final game day
-there is a learn to skate group in the beginner program. (so, no skating experience is needed to attend)
What we Expect
-Proper fitting equipment (advice will be provided after lesson one if there are concerns or questions)
-helmets be warn at all time as well as gloves and full sleeves
-Be able to learn and behave in a small group setting
- desire to listen, learn and have fun.
What you NEED
-CSA Approved helmet, or a dot, Snell approved winter sport helmet
-Gloves that cover the full hand
-Pair of lace up skates,
-full sleeves, no skating in a t shirt
Extra recommendations
-full equipment is not mandatory but is a recommended option but it is your option
-hockey/Ringette stick can be brought and skated with even though we do not play with rings or pucks
-all hard plastic has to be covered. No Bare shin guards exposed to ice. Shin pads and elbow pads need to be covered by socks or jersey or jacket and or snow pants.
Millwoods Rec Centre: 7207 28 Ave NW, Edmonton AB T6K 3Z3
This is our 11 week Winter Initiation program, This
program will be teaching basic skills of hockey. We will have a heavy
focus on skating along with puck skills. If you can't skate, you can't
play this game. This will be a progressive program teaching the skills
needed to have a great base to start this game right. We will work to
give each player a strong base of skills to help them excel down the
road in there young hockey careers.
Wednesday January 7th through March 18th 2026
4:15 to 5:15 Millwoods Arena A
Millwoods Rec Centre: 7207 28 Ave NW, Edmonton AB T6K 3Z3
This is our 14 week Fall U7 program, This program will be teaching basic skills of hockey. We will have a heavy focus on skating along with puck skills. Our Belief is "If you can't skate, you can't play" So we have a heavy focus on skating in all our programs this. This will be a progressive program teaching the skills needed to have a great base to start your hockey journey off right. We work to give each player a strong base of skills to help them excel down the road in there young hockey careers.
Millwoods Rec Centre: 7207 28 Ave NW, Edmonton AB T6K 3Z3
This is our 25 week full year U7 program, This
program will be teaching basic skills of hockey. We will have a heavy
focus on skating along with puck skills. Our Belief is "If you can't skate, you can't
play" This will be a progressive program teaching the skills
needed to have a great base to start your hockey journey off right. We work to
give each player a strong base of skills to help them excel down the
road in their young hockey careers.