Training

During the icehockey season, we train two times a week. On monday from 22:00 till 23:00, all members train together. On wednesday, we have two groups that train. First, from 20:30 till 21:30 the advanced players have their training, this includes people that play games and need to train their tactics. The other players train from 21:45 till 22:45. All trainings are at the icerink IJsbaan Twente in Enschede, close to the University campus. The icehockey season ranges from October to March. During the months April to September we organise various other activities to keep in shape, such as Lacrosse, cross-fit trainings.

Trainings are well-visited. We have roughly 25 to 40 people on the ice at each training. To make sure everybody can have a proper training, we often make two groups based on a players' skills. One group, consisting of all the rookies and players of our second team and one group with all the players of our first team.

We have a dedicated coach, Tony Tran-Chau, who makes sure everybody has a proper training. The training itself consists of various skating, passing and tactic drills to prepare everybody for the competition games. The first 5 minutes there will be warmup drills, after which we will start with the regular drills. The last 15-30 minutes of our training we play a game.

During the start of the season (October), we organise two introductionary trainings. You can participate in a training to figure out whether hockey could become your favorite sport. We will provide you with skates and make sure you get a gear to wear.

All new members get extra attention during their first season. Existing members can give you advise and answer questions during the training. Also, one of our referees gives a course on rules each year. Afterwards, the teamcaptain or a member of the technical comittee will give a brief course on hockey tactics to make sure you are up to speed.