MAXIMIZING INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL THROUGH STRUCTURE, SUPPORT, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Virtual Open House May 13, 2021 1 Your Hosts Today Paul Pascuzzi Andy Oakes Dixon Ward General Manager President VP Hockey Nicole Sorichetti Corey Beer Mark Fitzgerald Mike Duco Academics Head Coach Mgr Strength & Conditioning Skills Development 2 Agenda for Today PLEASE STAY ON MUTE. QUESTIONS CAN BE FORWARDED TO [email protected] TOPIC PRESENTER Welcome Paul Pascuzzi Okanagan Hockey Group & Global Perspective Andy Oakes Human Performance Program Dixon Ward Facilities Paul Pascuzzi Academics Nicole Sorichetti Hockey Program Competition Paul Pascuzzi Head Coach Corey Beer Strength & Conditioning Mark Fitzgerald Skills Development Mike Duco Billeting Paul Pascuzzi Paul Pascuzzi Closing Remarks Paul Pascuzzi General Manager 3 Okanagan Hockey Group Presenters Andy Oakes Dixon Ward President Vice-President of Hockey • President of Okanagan Hockey Group since 2007 • With Okanagan Hockey Group for 16 years • Founded Okanagan Hockey Academy in 2002 • 12 years of professional hockey, including 599 • Founding member of the Canadian Sports School games in the NHL Hockey League (CSSHL) • 1999 Stanley Cup Finals • Chairperson of CSSHL since 2013 • 2003 Spengler Cup Championship • 1996 AHL Calder Cup Championship • 4th all-time leading goal scorer at University of North Dakota 4 Okanagan Hockey Group • Establishedin 1963 in Penticton,BritishColumbia,Canada • GlobalHead Officeis located in Penticton,EuropeanHead Officein St.Pölten • Offerings:HockeyAcademy,HockeyCamps,CombineSportTesting,Showcases • AcademyOperationsin Penticton(2002),Austria (2008),England(2012), Edmonton (2015) &Ontario(2018) • 80 full timeemployeesglobally,400 parttimeemployeesglobally • Partners include: Andy Oakes President 5 Human Performance Program Dixon Ward VP Hockey 6 Typical Day TIME ACTIVITY 9:00 AM – 1:50 PM School 1:55 PM Transfer to Iroquois Park 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM On Ice Training 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Strength & Conditioning Training Paul Pascuzzi General Manager 7 Our Facilities Click to Watch a Video of our Facilities U18 (2003 - 2006) 8 Academics – Henry Street High School The High Performance Athlete Program (HPA) Services Provided at Henry Street High • Provides elite-level student-athletes access • Pathway planning • Help students meet specialized intensive training while completing • Course Selections NCAA Eligibility academic course work to graduate. requirements • Working with teachers • HPA students work towards the successful and student athletes to • Personal Counselling completion of Cooperative Education credit(s) help students perform • Parents have direct and; their best academically access to Nicole • Enhancement of their learning skills as exemplified by their self-confidence, adaptability and independence. Bio • Over 12 years teaching at Henry About Henry Street High • Played Division 1 Field Hockey in • Founded in 1954 University U18 (2003 - 2006) • Serves Grades 9 – 12 (975 students) • Has coached a number of sports teams at Henry Nicole Sorichetti • Located ~1 km from Iroquois Park Academics 9 Program Staff Corey Beer Mark Fitzgerald Mike Duco Head Coach Mgr Strength & Conditioning Skills Development • 4 years Head Coach Timmins • Founder of Elite Training Systems • Skills Development Coach for Rock (NOJHL) • Over 15 years of working with Peterborough Petes • 6 Years Assistant Coach (OJHL) athletes across a variety of sports • 1 year Assistant Coach for • Head Coach CJHL Top Prospects and levels Peterborough Petes in OHL Game 2020 • Former Head of Performance & • Played with Florida Panthers & • Assistant Coach Team Canada Nutrition for the Canadian Vancouver Canucks in NHL Hockey League East 2018 - 2020 • 267 games in the AHL • National Champion RBC Cup • Head of Performance for • Head coach and GM - Elmira 2017 Anaheim Ducks 2015-2019 Jackals ECHL 10 Competition • OHO competes in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) • 27 teams in the league for 2021-2022 season • Eastern Division has 6 teams at the U18 Prep level with the potential for 3 expansion teams • OHO is sanctioned under Hockey Canada and rostered through the Ontario Hockey Federation and Ontario Minor Hockey Association • This provides us the opportunity to compete against U18 AAA programs locally and to attend U18 sanctioned tournaments 11 Head Coach Leadership • We want our leaders to be mentors to the Culture younger players on the team • Want to develop all student-athletes – not • Our leaders help everyone improve and feel just the top lines good about their game • Helping each student-athlete find • Leadership translates to both on and off ice their role Style of Play • Build a team where we rely on the • The game has changed – we are whole team looking to develop players that can • Want student-athletes to think of the meet what higher levels are looking for legacy they want to leave at OHO • Possession based team U18 (2003 - 2006) • Position-less style of hockey • Defense is activating in the Corey Beer offensive zone Head Coach 12 Partnership with Elite Training Systems Click to Watch a Video of the ETS Facilities U18 (2003 - 2006) 13 Strength and Conditioning Program Year-Long Periodized • StrengthandConditioningprogram to reachspecificgoalsofeachphaseofthecalendaryear Three Phases Goals of Programs • In-Seasonphase • EducateAthletes • Off-Seasonphase • IncreasedMuscleSize • Summerprogram • IncreasedStrength • IncreasePower • IncreaseSpeed/Agility • DecreaseRiskofInjury (Flexibility,Mobility,Posture, MuscularImbalancesetc) • IncreaseOverallAthleticism • HaveFun Mark Fitzgerald Mgr Strength & Conditioning 14 Skills Development My Development Process • Build relationship with student-athlete • Allow them to be part of the process • Consistent messaging & positive feedback On Ice Areas of Focus • Earn trust. • Skating and edgework • Technical and Tactical • Shooting techniques • Individual puck skills • Individual puck confidence U18 (2003 - 2006) Mike Duco Skills Development 15 Goaltending Program • One 60-minute goalie specific training session per week • On ice video • Off ice game video analysis • In play adjustments • Mental Training • Flexibility Training Bio • Current goalie coach of Haliburton Huskies in the OJHL • Goalie Coach in QMJHL, OJHL & USports since 2013. • Played pro hockey in ECHL and in Spain Dave Kennedy Goalie Consultant 16 Athletic Therapy • State of the art training & rehab facilities • Injury Prevention and Recovery • Assesses injuries and conditions and provides rehabilitative techniques to provide safe return to play • Athletic Therapist on site for all practices & games Bio • Travels with team • Graduated with Athletic Therapy • Knowledgeable in warm-up, conditioning Certificate from York University in 2014 programs, prophylactic or supportive taping, • Has served as Athletic Therapist for and adapting to the activity environment and both college Rugby & OHL teams as facilities U18 (2003 - 2006) well as Team Ontario Box/Field Lacrosse & Rugby Ontario Jessica Pragg Athletic Therapist 17 Billeting • Our student-athletes that require need room and board are billeted among a great group of local families. • Our billets provide a safe and supportive environment that our students can call home. • We have had great success through our billeting program and feel that it has been an integral part of the growth of our Academy. • All prospective billet parents must complete a criminal record check. Additionally, home visits are conducted to ensure the environment is suitable for our student-athletes. U18 (2003 - 2006) 18 Testimonials Videos Click to watch Click to watch Testimonials of Testimonial OHO Current OHO Alumni Students U18 (2003 - 2006) 19 CONTACT INFORMATION VISIT US AT WWW.OKANAGANHOCKEY.COM PROSPECTUS BOOKLET www.okanaganhockey.com/academy/ontario QUESTIONS [email protected] Cell: 905.449.1832 U18 (2003 - 2006) 20.