Hockey Performance Skating by Brendon Read

Gauging interest. Approx $20 per skate
Target u13 aged. +/-

Spring season completed. Both boys gained valuable experience playing for different teams. Hope everyone has a great offseason and continues training.

It’s been a pleasure skating with this amazing group of kids this year—keep skating with purpose!

The Kitscoty U9 Knights wrapped up their season this year. We had a busy year: 3 tournaments and 35 games. See you on the ice next season!

Last session of the year with
Lloydminster U9 Major!

Huge thanks to the team for having me out all season—great group of kids putting in the work and making big strides. Keep skating with purpose.
Lloydminster Minor Hockey

Thoughts of the day,

Do you want to become a better skater?

You have to truly want it. That means locking in on every rep, committing to every drill, and never taking shortcuts. Improvement comes from focused effort, not just going through the motions.

So ask yourself—are you just skating, or are you skating to get better?

What is power skating?

“Power skating” is often thrown around as some magic formula when, in reality, it’s just focused skating practice. Any time a player is working on their stride, edges, speed, and balance—whether in a structured drill or just during a shinny session—they’re doing power skating.

A dedicated “power skating” session just means isolating those elements with intentional drills, but it’s not some secret technique separate from regular skating. It’s just deliberate practice. Some coaches or programs try to sell it as something more exclusive than it really is.

My focus is teaching proper skating mechanics and providing the repetitions needed to become a more efficient skater.

I follow a four-step approach:

1. Efficiency – First, we learn the proper mechanics to build a strong foundation for efficient skating.
2. Power – Next, we develop explosiveness and balance to create a more powerful stride.
3. Speed – Then, we focus on increasing speed while maintaining proper form.
4. Game Application – Finally, we apply these skills in game-like situations, turning technique into performance. This is where “Hockey Performance skating” comes from.

Dedicated player always looking for that extra 1%

Our player for Teammate Tuesday is

#8 Alexander Roy

Alex is another hard working forward who joins the team after playing most of his hockey in Kitscoty Ab. His pump up song is sure to get anyone fired up to play!
And it must have been a pretty great experience to sit on the bench for that Oilers game!

Have a great season with the u13 AAA Lancers

Owen Newman Skate Analysis U13A