        Hockey, the great Canadian pastime, was enjoyed on Wednesday, Feb. 18, in Carlyle where novice to peewee players were welcomed to participate in a shooting and scoring clinic.
               The clinic was held at the Carlyle arena a total of 25 players, five of which were goalies, attended the clinic hosted by Jeff Cole with Sask Hockey Academy out of Moosomin.
               Set up with three separate sessions including a classroom portion and two on-ice sessions youth were given the opportunity to learn. The clinic covered goal scoring tactics and secrets, puck positioning, wrist movement, arm movement, weight transfer, follow through, shooting, deking, quick release, freezing goalies, shooting in stride, shooting while moving laterally, getting into a good position, tough angle shots, and accuracy training.
               The first portion of the clinic included an off-ice tutorial which required  youth to bring their stick and gloves. They then spent time on the ice working on their wrist shots, deking 1-on-1 and back hands. A short break was taken while the ice was flooded and the kids again hit the ice to work on various skills.
               Youth attended from across the southeast in order to take in the clinic. The clinic was focused on three main points: quickness, accuracy, and speed. Any shot on net should be capitalized on which is why it was important to the instructors to ensure an understanding of the different principles of each shot.
               Additionally fun was had throughout the day with players’ shots clocked on a speed radar to see how fast they could get the puck moving.
               Overall it was a fun day for many as they learned a lot and enjoyed being on the ice.
