We are thrilled to announce that coach Claudia Kepler (founder and head coach of Hockey EDU, former UW Badgers team captain 🦡, NCAA D1 assistant coach, and professional hockey player) has been confirmed to lead 8 special pro-coached practice sessions this season outside of regular season play. These session focus directly on skating fundamentals, puck control, and safe body control to help build skills and confidence on the ice.
Note: This is a 1-year pilot experiment the MGHA Board is funding in celebration of our 20th season 🎉, rather than a guaranteed annual offering.
🏒 Step 1: Complete (optional) Player Practice Survey
Your responses help Claudia understand our players and prepare practice sessions. Responses will also be shared with MGHA Board and Hockey Ops to learn about our players skill development and interests this year.
Player Practice Survey link; https://forms.gle/vKj7ZciW6pdPTTbg6
📏 Step 2: Read Required Registration Rules
Understand the rules to ensure as many players as possible (of 350+ skaters) get a chance to get pro coaching this year.
- 📐 Rule 1: Sign up for one session only. Spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. If there are extra spots are available, a message will be sent to skaters who already attended a practice that they can join another.
- 📏 Rule 2: Sign the waiver on Claudia’s website before your ice time; https://www.eduhockey.com/bookonline.
- 📐 Rule 3: Help others get access to practice space. If your schedule allows, take a spot in a less popular time so we fill up each ice time to the max of 40 players. Help make hockey more accessible to everyone!
🏒 Step 3a: Sign up for Practice Session(s) below, and…
✍️ Step 3b: Sign the waiver HERE on Claudia’s Website
You must have signed the waiver on Claudia’s website before ice time; https://www.eduhockey.com/bookonline.
📅 Practice Session Overview
- Session 1: Friday, Oct 9 @ 5:00 PM @ DeForest – for L2, L3, L4 skaters.
- Session 2: Tuesday, Nov 6 @ 7:40 PM @ L20 Middleton Rink A – for L1, L2, L3 skaters.
- Session 3: Thursday, Nov 12 @ 8:30 AM @ Bakke – for any level players.
- Session 4: TBA
- Session 5: TBA
- Session 6: TBA
- Session 7: TBA
- Session 8: TBA ***SPECIAL SESSION: TRUE BEGINNERS*** If you are brand-brand new to ice skating or hockey, sign up for this slot and we will coordinate with you separately to make sure one of the 8 sessions is focused on newer ice skaters.
Note: We are finalizing the next sessions and players will be updated once confirmed. You can check back on this post for updates.
1 - Coach Claudia Kepler Practice, Friday October 9thshow details ▾hide details ▴5:00pm - 6:00pm·MGHA Practice Levels 2, 3, 4·DeForest Yards Ice Arena
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39 / 40 spots remaining | |
2 - Coach Claudia Kepler Practice, Friday November 6thshow details ▾hide details ▴7:40pm - 8:40pm·MGHA Practice Levels 1, 2, 3·Legacy20 Ice Arena - Middleton - Rink A
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38 / 40 spots remaining | |
3 - Coach Claudia Kepler Practice Session, Thursday November 12th @ Bakkeshow details ▾hide details ▴8:30am - 9:30am·MGHA - Any level·Bakke Sub-Zero Ice Center
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40 / 40 spots remaining | |
8 - Coach Claudia Kepler Practice - TRUE BEGINNERSshow details ▾hide details ▴8:30am - 9:30am·MGHA - Beginners
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40 / 40 spots remaining | |
Thanks!
💕 Avery C. (Board Member & Practice Organizer) and Christina L. (Practice Organizer)