Oshawa N.A.S.C. Hockey builds confidence

Oshawa N.A.S.C. hockey is Oshawa’s first house league hockey program to open in Oshawa, making them the most experienced with benefiting children through organized sports. Since 1947, volunteers throughout the community have solely run N.A.S.C. Hockey.

For ages four and five, Oshawa N.A.S.C. offers an instructional Hockey School program that teaches “timbits”, the basic skills of hockey. The group of students are on the ice twice weekly and will be divided into three categories, beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The ice will be divided into 5 stations and each group will receive progressive drills that are designed to train their specific group to teach the players confidence on their feet.

Expanding on the skills developed in the instructional Hockey School program, the Super Six program is offered only to six-year old children. The players will be on the ice twice a week, for a practice and a game on Saturday. This will ease the players into the concept of how a real hockey game works, and further develop their confidence and love of the game.

Super Novice is the next progression for the budding hockey player. Participants continue their one game, one practice, per week schedule, but they will also attend a Hockey Skills Program every other week to guarantee the best development of their hockey ability. N.A.S.C. Hockey is proud to have Craig Fisher, who was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers, and is the main instructor that teaches the Super Novice program. Having such an experienced mentor creates a much more enjoyable and beneficial and positive learning atmosphere.

For players who take a specific interest in goaltending, there is a Goalie Camp offered to participants from Novice to Bantam. Taking place once a month from October to February, this camp will develop the player’s skills, and build more confidence for when they’re in the net. 

Novice to Peewee players also have “power skating Sundays” with Scary Skate and Mary Giacalone. This program takes place the third Sunday of October and November, and the third Sunday in January and February, making a total of four specialized sessions that will help prime the students skating skills.

N.A.S.C. Hockey also offers a Falcons select (all-star) hockey program for more advanced players, ranging from the Super Six division to Bantam.

For more information on programs, events registration, and other N.A.S.C.

Hockey related concerns, please visit www.naschockeyoshawa.org, e-mail info@naschockeyoshawa.org  or call (905) 721-1362.