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Titans Training

Titans Training Program

The Titans are proud to utilize the American Development Model or ADM in training our players.  The ADM was developed by USA Hockey and focuses on developing the all around athlete and recognizes that there are windows of train-ability that should dictate what and how hockey players are coached.

The ADM is an important and significant part of how we approach the skill development of your player(s), so please take some time to learn a little more about the ADM by clicking on the links below.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOAAsTM2DnE

https://www.admkids.com/

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What to expect at each level: Coaching & Rules

We follow USA Hockey's American Development Model (ADM) for developing players, and all coaches complete training to learn and implement this system. Here is the USA Hockey Parent Handbook with lots of great info!

Here's a brief look at what goes on at each level, based on my experience as a new-to-hockey parent who now has a PeeWee:

For Minis, there are no rules. It is like the Thunderdome, but on ice. The goal with Minis is to get them moving on their skates, so they play lots of fun games like tag, and spend a lot of time falling down and getting back up. This is deliberate, because they are learning important skills for the rest of their hockey career.

For Mites, it's more like Professional Wrestling. During games the coaches referee, but they wind up ignored half the time. Calling penalties, icing, etc. would slow things down too much, and the focus at this level is skating and touching the puck. Kids will get a 1-on-1 with a coach when something blatant happens, so they learn what is and isn't allowed.

Squirts are where there's a pretty big bump in rule enforcement and expectations, although skating and puck touches are still the most important for development. Offsides and  icing are enforced during games, and penalties will be called. Here's Snoop Dogg to explain Icing and Offsides.

PeeWee level hockey is faster and more physical, although there is still no checking. Players may begin to have a preferred position, but the ADM still recommends players experience all the positions.