Tigers Edge Off-Season Program

Hello Players and Parents:,

The Summer workout program is new to FYHA this Summer of 2025. The workout program is an off-season training program to allow all players the opportunity to further develop their individual skills. Please be patient as you read through the information, there is a lot to read through and understand.  Some may seem common sense, but for this purpose, we believe over communication is better served. 

Welcome to the Tigers Edge.  The Tigers Edge is our off-season training experience sharing an opportunity for all players to have fun developing their hockey skills and overall athleticism away from the rink.  We hope this programming (originally developed by the Ontario Minor Hockey Association) gives our players a fun and competitive opportunity to stay active in the off-season. 

OBJECTIVE:  The Tigers Edge will be an off-ice experience comprised of 2 programs for players and a program for goalies. The objective will be to complete the two programs during the period between June 9th and August 29th. Players can choose to complete one activity at a time until they reach their goal or complete activities concurrently. There is NO sign up for these activities. Submission of program paperwork upon completion is the requirement.

TIMING:  Players have from 6/9/25 to 8/29/25 complete their activities.  Players can use only the weeks allotted for the individual activities to be completed. Choosing a block of time and staying course is beneficial to create a habit, stay in routine and stay focused.  That said, don’t turn this into a job, feel free to make a time frame work for your player and family. 

AWARD:  The first and most important award is becoming more athletic while getting noticeably better with your hockey skills!  Second, each player that completes two activities at set levels and emails their completed documents to tigersedge@farmingtonhockey.org no later than September 5th. Each player will receive a Tigers Edge custom program completion sweatshirt. Lastly, the top four performers at each playing level that reach a minimum of 10,000 shots and 20,000 touches and top goaltender from each playing level that reaches a minimum of a 12-week goaltender challenge and 5,000 shots will have their name posted on a banner at the arena. Please see individual pages for details.

PROCESS:  Please review the details of the program on the program tracking sheets. Once program activities are competed, players name must be printed on the document and sent to the email tigersedge@farmingtonhockey.org   Do not email any completed tracking sheets prior to August 30th. The Tigers Edge will be tracking results in order to award participants for their hard work. Players that complete two activities will receive a custom completion sweatshirt.. Finally, a banner will hang at the arena with the top four performers at each playing level that reach a minimum of 10,000 shots and 20,000 touches and top goaltender from each playing level that reaches a minimum of a 12-week goaltender challenge and 5,000 shots. Once you reach your goal you are encouraged to continue. September 5th is the deadline for results to be submitted, there will be no exceptions for forms submitted after September 5th.

The TIGERS EDGE Activity Choices:

5,000 SHOT CHALLENGE

• How much could your shot improve if you were to take 5,000 shots over a 7-week or 14 week period?

The GOAL: Increase shot velocity, quickness and accuracy

The PLAN: Shoot 5,000 pucks in allotted weeks

WEEKLY GOAL: 715 pucks per week for 7 weeks or 360 pucks per week for 14 weeks

DAILY GOAL: tailor to suit your total goal(5 days per week)

• RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Get into a routine. Choose a time when you can practice at the same time every day
2. Plan ahead for days that you can’t practice
3. Have a dedicated place to shoot
4. Be accountable, do what you can without your technique breaking down or losing your focus.  Don’t just go through the motions.
5. Get 20 pucks and shoot 5 sets of 20 for 100 pucks in a day. This should take about 20 minutes given no distractions.
6. Practice a combination of shot types

• GETTING STARTED

1. A regulation size net (Street hockey, or ice hockey, even drawing on a concrete wall)
2. Shooter tutor or targets (Can be made out of plywood or purchased)
3. Shooting surface (concrete floor, driveway, plexiglass or even a 3'x 3' heavy plastic sheet)
4. 10-100 pucks
5. Hockey gloves
6. Stick (should be a few inches shorter than the one used on the ice as player will not be wearing skates)
7. Players may and are encouraged to shoot more than the minimum required shots per week.
8. Form and mechanics are more important than accuracy for this activity

• TRACKING YOUR PROGRESS

Players must track their shots on the 5,000 Puck Challenge 

Submit completed tracking sheet for completed activity no earlier than August 30th and by the September 30th deadline.

• Click on the shooting tab above for video instruction and details
• NOTE: Original program developed by Ontario Minor Hockey Association.

10,000 TOUCHES Challenge

• How much could your stickhandling improve if you performed 10,000 Touches, stickhandling over an 8-week period? 
• The GOAL:  Improved puck control skills through increased hand speed, quickness & coordination
• The PLAN:  Develop stickhandling skills performing a minimum of 10,000 touches
• WEEKLY GOAL: 75 minutes per week
• DAILY GOAL:  15 minutes per day (5 days per week)

• WHAT IS A TOUCH?
• A ‘touch’ can simply be defined as every time there is a change in direction of the ball.
• Shooting a puck does not count as a touch



• GETTING STARTED
• Space – Have a dedicated place to practice. A safe, flat, practice surface (floor, driveway) ideally with a wall or rebounding surface (wall, curb)
• Equipment - Hockey gloves; ball to stick handle with (tennis ball, golf ball or stickhandling ball); Stick (should be a few inches shorter than the one used on the ice as player will not be wearing skates)
• Additional sticks, pucks, pylons, gloves or other household items to use as obstacles
• Skills are divided into 5 Skill Buckets; each Skill Bucket has a Goal Number of Touches and includes recommended skills and number of touches
• Skill = Simple – These are technique building, foundational movements
• Start slow – Rehearse each movement/skill then convert each movement into game speed
• Identify Weaknesses – Don’t just work on your favorite skill or ones that you’re good at
• Keep going - Players are encouraged to complete more than the minimum required number of touches
• Get into a routine. Choose a time when you can practice at the same time every day
• Plan ahead for days that you can’t practice
• Be accountable – Do what you can without your technique breaking down or losing your focus – don’t just go through the motions.
• Break your workout into smaller chunks- for example, do half the workout early in the day and finish the rest later on that day
• Progressions- Combine skills to double or triple your touches per round of drills
• TRACKING YOUR PROGRESS
• Players must track their activity on the 10,000 Touches tracking sheet
• Submit tracking sheets no earlier than August 30th and no later than September 5th

GOALIE DEVELOPMENT Challenge

• Improve your agility, balance, coordination and focus by spending 14 weeks dedicated to these off-ice activities!
• The GOAL: Improved agility, balance, coordination and focus
• The PLAN: Focus on weekly off-ice activities to stay active in the off season
• WEEKLY GOAL: 15 min/day, 5 days/week = 75 min/week
• DAILY GOAL:15 min/day

• THE PROGRAM
• The instructional videos are originally designed for a 10 week challenge but we have transitioned the 10 week challenge into a 8 week challenge so don't be confused.
• The exercises require minimal equipment so they can be done at home
• Start slow to get the hang of each movement. Increase speed of activity as you get comfortable with the movement and positioning.
• Focus on your technique. Don’t just go through the motions.
• Plan ahead for days that you can't practice, stay focused and be accountable.

• TRACKING YOUR PROGRESS
• Players must track their activity on the Goalie Development tracking sheet
• Submit completed tracking sheet no earlier than August 29th.
• Twitter links to goalie activities are provided by twitter.com/EGFgoalies. 

** Thank you to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association for providing great instructions, programs and videos for the 30/30 challenge, 5,000 puck challenge and 10,000 touch challenge.