Hockey is a team game, an invasion sport. However the foundation of the game lies within the skillfulness of the individual players. The more skillful the player, a greater ease with which they can play the game and a greater potential for both individual and team success. But being a skilled hockey player does not equate with only having technical proficiency in skating, passing, puck control, shooting and checking. Being skilled, or skillful, equates to a player's ability to operate within a game context and their ability to perceive the game environment and find solutions to the problems that exist and act upon those solutions.
At SPS Hockey Development our mission is to develop skillful players. Players that in the game context are able to perceive ever changing problems and dynamics in the game and effectivly apply solutions.