Progressive Hockey Development

Progressive Hockey Development (PHD)

PHD is a synthetic ice training facility dedicated to the skill development of all hockey players. The facility, located at 22135 Davis Drive, Suites #107-109, Sterling, Va 20164, includes the following features directed at making fundamental hockey skill development fun, interesting, and effective:

* A Large, 40' x 40' Main Rink

* A Top Shot Interactive Net for Shooting Accuracy

* A Stationary Stick handling Area with Digital Image Changers

* A Second Rink for Shooting, Passing, Stick-Handling, & Skating Drills

* An 80' Skating Lane

* An Off-Ice Training Area with Weights, Slide Board, Boxes, Medicine Balls, & More

* A Parents' Lounge Area: Cable TV & Free WiFi

* A Pro Shop

PHD has everything you need for hockey skill development!

Training can be done as a private session or in small groups of three. To schedule training sessions, email your date and time requests to Lukas DeLorenzo at LukasDeLorenzo@gmail.com or call PHD at 571-434-7466.

Head Player Skills Instructor, Luke DeLorenzo

Luke DeLorenzo instructs the players at PHD. His impressive resume includes 4 years of varsity hockey on Penn State's D-I ACHA Hockey team, where he was an All-American and an Academic All-American. DeLo also holds the Penn State record for goals and points by a freshman.

Twice DeLorenzo was selected to Team USA for the World University Games, which were held in Torino, Italy and Harbin, China.

Prior to Penn State, Delo played Junior A hockey in the North American League with the Cleveland Barons.

Luke played minor hockey in the Pittsburgh, PA area, where he played for both the Amateur Penguins and Pittsburgh Hornets AAA programs.

An amazing stick-handler, accurate shooter, and top-notch strength coach, PHD is proud to have DeLo as part fo the instructional team!

In Depth Look at Facility Features
	Top Shot Hockey Interactive Net This phenomenal training tool allows players to work on accuracy and speed while having unmatched competitive fun! Play various interactive games that focus on shooting accuracy such as: * Rapid Fire: Shoot out 9 targets as quickly as possible. * Targets: Hit targets when they randomly appear. Hit 10 targets in the least amount of time. * Tic Tac Toe: Two players play tic tac toe by accurately hitting strategic target placements. Top scores for each age group will be displayed on the web site!
	Radar Gun Prove your development each week by testing and recording your shot speed. Immediate shot speed feedback is a great way to measure your improvement! We'll keep track of your scores so that you can see your tangible development.
	Digital Image Changer Work on keeping your head up while you gain a feel for the puck during stick handling. Look at the changing images and call out what you see while performing different stick handling skill drills. We have Swedish Stick Handling Balls and weighted pucks to assist your puck handling ability to take your game to the next level.
	Shooting Range for Passing, Shooting, Stick Handling Work In this shooting range area, players can focus on skills training with the addition of movement. Passing, Shooting, Stick Handling, all while skating is the main goal of this section. Also, learn how to pick the puck off the boards quickly and cleanly and work with the Swedish Pugi Puck, an oversized puck to assist with shot technique and strength.
	Rinks Open to 80’ Skating Lane Open the two big doors that separate the main rink from the back rink and you can create an eighty (80) foot skating lane that is ten feet wide! Skating stride work has never been so cool and challenging at the same time!
	Bigger Main Rink Our main training rink has expanded to 40’ x 40’ giving users even more space in which to develop. The uses of this space include: * 2 on 2 games * Private/Semi-Private/Group lessons * Team positioning walk-through * Portion of 80’ skating lane * And much more…
	Home of The Goalie Academy PHD is the home of The Goalie Academy! The Mid-Atlantic's leading goalie skill development program. The Goalie Academy trains goalies of all age levels and is the official goalie coaches of The Washington Little Capitals, Washington Junior Capitals, and Washington Junior Nationals. They are also the goalie coaches for The Hershey Junior Bears Tier 1 program.

Progressive Hockey Development
Synthetic Ice Training Facility
22135 Davis Drive, Suite #107-109
Sterling, VA 20164
Phone: (571) 434-7466
Web Site: WWW.PHDICE.COM

Progressive Hockey Development (PHD)

Head Player Skills Instructor, Luke DeLorenzo

In Depth Look at Facility Features

Home of The Goalie Academy