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Sean Bentivoglio
I've been coming to Playmakers for about 10 years now, and I don't think I would have got as far as I have without the help of Darryl."<br />
<strong>Sean Bentivoglio - NY Islanders</strong> |
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Bryan
"all the skills that Nathan ( Florida Panthers 3rd Overall NHL Entry Draft) has learned from Darryl made him able to play Junior hockey at the age of 13"
Bryan Horton-Father of Nathan Horton |
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Brian Cavanaugh
"Our next presenter is Darryl Belfry ... he's been involved with teaching skating and skating fundamentals..."
Brian Cavanaugh - Head Coach Canisius College Division 1 |
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Wainfleet Minor Hockey
We now have a resource to go to and the opportunity to continue the education of all our coaches...“But, most importantly, our kids..
Wainfleet Minor Hockey |
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Carolyn Rollins
If you are a player, a coach or a parent and have always wondered what a prefect season truly is? then this book is a must read. If you are a new Coach or an Experienced Coach and have questioned what you impact to your be then this book is a MUST read.
Carolyn Rollins
Vice President
Region 4 ALLIANCE Hockey |
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Gary
"Coaches of all ages and all levels will find A Perfect Season a very enjoyable read but more importantly they will find it an extremely valuable coaching resource. Even experienced coaches will have to look at their current strategies and make some adjustments, I know I will."
Gary McFarlane
37 year Minor Hockey Coach
ALLIANCE Coach Facilitator |
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Bruno
"If you have any passion about coaching this is must read book... After reading this book I can't wait for the coming year to apply the coaching strategies used in this book. These strategies will only help me in coaching, planning, executing, monitoring progress and skills development... This book has inspired me to be a better coach and focus on skills development. Great Book."
Bruno Skubel
Coach Mentor
Niagara-on-the-Lake Minor Hockey |
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New York Rangers
| My on-ice development with Darryl Belfry has improved vastly over the past two summers. My first summer with Darryl opened my eyes to a new era of power skating and whole new look at skating techniques. He improved every part of my skating including my quick starts, backwards pivots, stop turns and many other techniques. This past summer he added many other skating techniques along with perfecting all of the ones I have learned from the summer before. His skating instruction help propel me to the NHL and this past summer all of his expertise and skating skills he taught me will help keep me at a high level of skating ability in the NHL. Without Darryl’s help I do not think I would be playing for the New York Rangers this year and for them the majority of last year. The on-ice training is very personal because there are only three skaters on the ice at a time and it really feels like one on one training. Darryl will take you aside if you are struggling with one of the skating drills and will instruct you on ways to improve and point out the areas within the drill you are having difficulty with (example: leaning too far back, using the wrong edge and so forth). Also, being a defensemen there were many on-ice sessions where he put me through drills that were specifically designed for defensemen. These days were great because we worked on all the little things that helped everything from shooting to my footwork in a penalty kill situation. All his techniques are very elite and are not only done using normal drills but with intense game specific situations. We will start by learning a new skill. Then once we have learned this skill we will do another drill that incorporates this skill into a game situation. Personally, I think the game specific drills really brought me to the next level. Another note is, all of these drills are done at full speed or “game” speed. Overall, Darryl’s on-ice skating instruction is the best decision I have made in my hockey career. |
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Pro Camp Recognized
NHL Announcer comments on Matt Ellis work on his skating |
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