Matt C.

I am an experienced hockey skills trainer with a diverse background working with youth, travel, junior, and professional players. I provide private lessons, group training, and camp instruction. My coaching experience spans on-ice and off-ice development, focusing on skating mechanics, puck control, shooting, game tactics, and hockey IQ. My goal is to help develop and get every player to achieve long-term goals. I emphasize accountability, confidence, and habits that translate directly to game performance.

I played junior hockey across multiple North American leagues, including the USPHL, EHL, and WSHL. My playing career included time with organizations such as the Valley Junior Warriors, Rochester Junior Americans and the Utah Outliers. Competing at the junior level gave me firsthand experience in high-tempo environments where execution, preparation, and consistency mattered. That background aligned with my professional training career shapes how I develop players everyday, with a strong emphasis on detail, work ethic, and understanding what it takes to progress to higher levels of hockey.

Each session begins with a structured warm-up focused on skating efficiency, agility and puck control. From there, I tailor drills to the athlete’s needs, working on edge work, acceleration, stickhandling under pressure, shooting mechanics, and game-specific scenarios. Sessions progress from skill isolation to competitive, game-like drills that challenge decision-making and execution at speed. I incorporate feedback throughout the session and often use video review to reinforce teaching points. Every session ends with clear takeaways so players know exactly what to focus on between sessions.