Breakfast Club
About
The CPYHA Breakfast Club is a fun, intensive, and focused hockey development program provided by Kern Hockey. Our optional, early morning training sessions are held twice per week throughout the hockey season, before the school day.
CPYHA welcomes all Mites through High School skaters—both boys and girls (all ACPCR girls welcome)—to attend these training sessions.
Expert Instruction by Kern Hockey: Skating, Stickhandling, Puck Protection, Deks, & Shooting
Kern Hockey provides expert instruction and individualized training with a keen eye for detail. We break down skills into precise, age-appropriate techniques, ensuring each athlete gains a deeper understanding. We provide clear demonstrations, offer effective habit correction, and integrate all techniques into in-game drills to ensure they translate seamlessly to real-game scenarios.
Take advantage of this opportunity to receive professional hockey training designed to help athletes reach their full potential. This program provides modern hockey training to elevate your player's skating, skills, and shooting performance by focusing on the fundamentals of powerskating, stickhandling, puck protection, and scoring.
On-ice Schedule
During each session will focus on skill-specific techniques, 25 minutes of powerskating and 20 minutes of skills, concluding with battle drills or sole survivor.
Program Schedule
Days: Tuesday & Thursday Dates: September 9, 2025, through February 12, 2026
SESSION 1: September 9, 2025, through November 13, 2025
- Group Time Slots (50min per slot):
- 5:30-6:20 AM – Bantam/15U/HS
- 6:20-7:10 AM – Squirt/10U/12U/PeeWee
- 7:10-8:00 AM – Mites/8U
- SESSION 2: November 18, 2025, through February 12, 2026
- Group Time Slots:
- 5:50-6:40 AM – PeeWee/Bantam/15U/HS
- 6:55-7:45 AM – Squirt/10U/12U
No Sessions: November 25, November 27, December 23, December 25, December 30, and January 1
What We Cover
Skating
We cover stride, edges, heel stride, toe starts, punch turns, 10 and 2, and crossovers. We consistently incorporate pucks into skating drills to ensure players can execute refined techniques while also handling the puck, a skill that translates directly to game situations.
Stickhandling
We teach players to prepare and position the puck using five essential stickhandling set-up positions: Between the Feet, Forehand, Backhand, Quarter Body, and Cross Body. We then build on this foundation by teaching players to control the puck when it's extended away from the body.
Puck Protection
Key techniques include the Lateral Reach Forehand, Lateral Reach Backhand, and Full Lateral Reach to the Backhand (using your top hand only). This training enhances your ability to maintain possession and evade defenders.
Dekes
We cover foot-to-foot, slip through, pull back, toe pull, pull in/push out, and side deke. We combine the set-up positions with modern dekes that lead directly into a shot. All drills are designed to transfer seamlessly to real-game scenarios.
Shooting
We focus on preparing players to be effective shooters in all game situations by concentrating on different angles and scenarios.
Wrist Shot: Shoot off your back foot, releasing the puck from the heel to the middle of the blade.
Quick Release/Stride Shot: Shoot in stride off your front foot, releasing the puck off the toe of the blade.
Gear Recommendations
We will provide personalized feedbaclk and gear recommendations regarding the newest equipment data, gear sizing, stick specs, skate sharpening and profiling, etc. and dedicated customer service.
