LTPD Core Skills and Practice Plans

EGHA promotes the Hockey Canada Long Term Player Development Program. The below resources are to assist coaches in understanding the core skills that each category should focus on learning, as well as skills evaluation resources and practice plan resources.

• Hockey Canada Long Term Development Chart
• Hockey Canada Player Development Definitions - Coaching Philosophy
• CDM Parent Handbook
• CDM Policy Manual

Pathways

• U7 Player Pathway (abridged version)
• U7 Player Pathway (full version)
• U9 Player Pathway (abridged version)
• U9 Player Pathway (full version)
• U11 Player Pathway (abridged version)
• U11 Player Pathway (full version)

Core Skills

• U7 Timbits Core Skills - LTPD Stage - Fundamentals 1
• U9 Core Skills - LTPD Stage - Fundamentals 2
• U11 Core Skills - LTPD Stage - Learn to Play
• U13 Core Skills - LTPD Stage - Learn to Train
• U15 and U18 Core Skills - LTPD Stage - Train to Train

Skills Evaluations

The following resources are skills evaluation sheets. We encourage coaches to use these evaluation sheets to assess the skill level of players on your team at the start of the season, mid-way through the season to measure progress and the end of the season. This will also help coaches to understand where more time may need to be devoted to certain skills.

• U7 Skills Evaluation Sheet
• U9 Skills Evaluation Sheet
• U11 Skills Evaluation Sheet
• U13 Skills Evaluation Sheet
• U15 Skills Evaluation Sheet
• U18 Skills Evaluation Sheet

Practice Planning Resources

There are many resources to use for creating practice plans. Here are some of the more popular resources for your use:

• Hockey Canada Network App
• Hockey Canada Drill Hub (Free)
• The Coaches Site

Long Term Development Plans by Category

• LTDP - Timbits U7 (Intro to Hockey)
• LTDP - U9 (Intro to Hockey)
• LTDP - U11
• LTDP - U13
• LTDP - U15
• LTDP - U18

Updated January 8, 2023