Mission Statement “To Provide the best hockey
performance experience through our patented, innovative training
equipment, delivering an unparalleled reactive hockey experience…”
Power Edge Pro: A market Leader
PEPischangingthewayhockeyplayerstrainandisanessen5altrainingfordevelopingelitehockeyplayers.
John Tavares New York Islanders
Rethink Your Game... Rethink Your Training
• HockeyIsaReac5onaryGame.Today’sgameisabouttransi5on,speedandsmallareadominancewith2thirdsofthegamebeingplayedin1zone.MajorityofskillstrainingsareNONREACTIVE.
• Skillstrainingsmustcombineindividualskillsinsmallareaswithtransi5on,changeofdirec5on,Reac5veagility,decisionandreac5onarytypeskills.
• ThistypeoftrainingisKEYinhelpingplayersdevelopquickthinking,crea5vityandsmallareadominancenecessaryfortoday’sgamesitua5ons.
• Howdoplayersacquiretheseskills?Howcanwegetmorerepe55onsinthesameamountof5me?
PEP Versus Traditional Training MostIsolatedSkillsDevelopmentleadstoBadhabitslater.
• Howaplayershootsisrelatedtohowheskatesandcarriesthepuck.• Doeshepushitaheadofhimordoeshehandlethepuckandchange
direc5onswithconfidence.(OLDTrainingmethodsVersus-New-Crosby)• Doesheneedtogetsettoshootthepuck;doesheneed5metowidenhis
stancebeforeshoo5ng?Orcanheshootontheflyoffbalanceoneithersideoftheice?
• Allhockeyskillsareconnected.SowhynotTrainwhereAllskillsareSynchronizedtogether!
PEP Versus Traditional Training ConnorMcDavid-3:1PracFcetoGameRaFo-individualSkills/TacFcs
• IMPOSSSIBLEtogetENOUGHqualityREPETITIONStodevelopeliteskillsfromdrillbasedhockeyprac5ces.Someofthesefactorsare…
• Isolatedtrainingenvironments,likepowerska5ngwithnoresistanceandnouseofpucksarenotworkingfortoday’sgame.Mostdrillbasedtrainingslackdecisionandreac5onarytypeskills.
PEP Versus Traditional Training
IsolatedTrainingEnvironmentscanleadtothedevelopmentofbadhabits.PowerSkaFngwithoutPucks:
• Notrequiringplayerstothinkaboutrelevancetogamesitua5on• Nopuckhandlingskillsrequiredorreac5on5me• Lotsofspacetoworkontechnique-oppositeofgamesitua5on• Nodecisionmakingwhileworkingontechniques• Mostofthefocusisonspecificmotorresponse(techniques)
PEP Reactive Countering Training
Simultaneous‘React&CounterSkills’
• PuckRecoveryTraining(by-productoftraining)• StrategicPuckPlacementtoGainBodyPosi5oning• Tac5calPucktouchesthroughPEP• Highspeedtrafficcircuits• Synch-hands,feetandmind(Crea5vity)• Reac5veAgility/ChangeofDirec5onwith“S5mulus”• HowdoyouteachplayerstoacquiretheseskillswithTradi5onal
training?(Saucerpassexample-ConnorMcDavid)
Building on technical Skills ReacFveAgility-McDavidontheFlySaucerpasses,pucktouches-PowerTurnHalfCrosbyTacFcalPuckTouches-SFckHandlingInTraffic(BrockUniversityStudy)ReacFveAgilityCan’tbedevelopedwithouta“STIMULUS”SeriousGAINSaremadewithREACTandCounterSkills.Youcanreacttoapylon,netordotbutifthereisNOCOUNTER,youarenotsyncinghandswiththefeet.(ProPakVideo)
Parents want Specialized Hockey Training that Creates “SEPARATION”. Building elite skill sets requires:
1. Authen5cReac5veTrainingEnvironment2. PEPS5mulus-Crea5ngChallengingResistanceforUniqueRepe55ons/
Tac5calPuckTouches-MoreREPSinthesameamountofprac5ce5me.3. Pressure-Crea5nggamelikepressureaddsthe“GAMETRANSFER”
Reac5veRepe55ons/Tac5calpucktouchesproducefarGREATERGAINSfortheathleteversustradi5onalpylontraining.
Connor McDavid #97
PEP Versus Traditional Training RealGameTransfer:• HighTraffic,smallspace/reac5veskills/reflexes• WorkingGive&Go’sDownlowwithfore-checkpressure• CreateSpace,GiveFalseInforma5ontoGainbodyposi5oning• Placepucksthroughopenlanes-s5cks-20/40inches-Circuits
PEP SKILLS SESSION – BY THE NUMBERS
PEPtrainingsarestrikinglydifferentfromanytrainingsystembeforeit.Tomeettheneedsoftoday’shockeyofsmallareaplayandhandlingthepuckintraffic,hereiswhatyougetfromaPEPtrainingsession:
• 50shots,45crossovers,65powerturns,55edgecontrolmoves,45changeofdirec5onmovements,35balanceandagilitymoves,75puckcontrol/s5ckhandlingmoves,45weaksidetrainingmoves,40transi5onmoves.
• Playersareforcedtodeveloptheirweakside,nolongerfavoringstrongsidetransi5on.
• ONEPowerEdgeProTrainingcangiveyouMOREskilldevelopmentthan30gamescollec5velywiththe5mespentwiththepuckandexecu5ngskills/tac5cs
• Over55mestherepe55onsandcrea5vityofastandarddrillbasedprac5ce.• BrockUniversityStudytobepublished2016
ReactionSkillsExample- ForwardWhentheskaterattacksthePEPapparatusat30-40kmperhour,HowQuickly CanthePlayergetoutof“Trouble”AND“Counter”withSkills/Tactics? ThePEPApparatusisthe“Trouble”-(stimulus) andtheopenlaneorstickattachmentisthe“Counter.”Underpressure, theForwardmust“Counter”byquicklymaneuvering thepuckthroughtheopenlane.ThisisGameTransfer.
Video:Forward-executingevasiveskating/puck controlwithaddedpressure
Video:Forwardtrainingfullice-puckcontrol,edges
ReactionSkillsExample– D-ManWhentheD-manattacksthetopofthePEPApparatusandtransitionsforwardtobackwardsandfore-checkpressureisadded, howquickly cantheD-Mangetoutof“Trouble”and“Counter”withanescape?Withoutturningoverthepuck.The“Counter”istheopenlaneorStickattachmentthatheD-manhastomaneuverthroughunderpressure.
Video:NHLProspectchallengedwithPEP/pressure.Normallywouldnotlosethepuckwithtraditionalopeniceorpylons…REACTIONARYSKILLSAREDEVELOPEDMORETHANANYTRADITIONALTRAINING!PEPwillputyourprospects skillstotheTest.
Reaction Skills Example – Team
Video:Acombina.onofIndividualSkills/Tac.cs,teamtac.csandreac.vetrainingareaddressedinthisTeamCircuit.SEEPRO-PAKVIDEO
Game Application
Video:ConnorMcDavidapplyingPEPconceptstorealgamesitua.ons.REFERTOPROPAKVIDEO
The Philosophy of the Power Edge Pro Skills Academy
OurprogramwasusedatoneofthefirstprivatesportschoolsintheGreaterTorontoAreainwhichplayerswerepaying$20,000+toanendeachyear.ThePowerEdgeProTrainingisasetcurriculumandisinstructedinalinearprogressionmodelu5lizingourproprietaryvideosoowareforenhancedlearning.Fiveyearslater,hereiswherethoseplayersare:
WHAT DO WE PROMISE OUR CUSTOMERS?
• UniqueReac5veHockeyTrainingExperience• Fun,Challenging–interac5veexperience• Fosteringimagina5on&crea5vityandMOREKeyRepe55ons• BETTERHOCKEY-GUARANTEED
The McDavid Skills Series “A Developmental Blueprint”
TheMcDavidSkillsSeriesistheUl5matecombina5onofeliteskilldevelopmentfeaturingthePEPTrainingSystemandtheMcDavidOn-IceSkillsSeries.Theoff-iceprogramfeaturesthepatentedMcDavidDanglerwith20HDvideosofelites5ckhandlingskills/tac5cs.AlloftheMcDavidDanglervideosareperformedandnarratedbyConnor.TheOneHockeyskill/tac5cyouMUSTMASTERtocompeteattheelitelevellikeConnorMcDavidis“Reac5veCountering”and“Reac5vePuckPlacement”TheMcDavidSkillsSeriesisaproven“DevelopmentalBlueprint”tofollowtoimproveyourindividualskillsandindividualTac5calperformance.