Paige has been the Learn to Skate Coordinator at the Oakville Hockey Academy since 2013.  She has helped shape this program to be one of the top Learn to Skate Programs in Halton.

 

The Learn to Skate program focuses on basic skating skills that will enable young skaters to pursue hockey, figure skating or just recreational skating at the rink, park or on the lake.  The Learn to Skate program at the Oakville Hockey Academy offers small classes based on both age and skill level, an experienced and creative coaching team and a progressive curriculum.

 

Paige loves to see former participants in the halls of OHA, when they have moved onto the Intro to Hockey program or Rising Stars Hockey Development League, with faint outlines of name tags and stickers adorning their helmets from their time spent in the Learn to Skate program.   With 7500+ Learn to Skate participants over the years, Paige takes pride in knowing that there are young skaters and hockey players all over Oakville who got their start at the Oakville Hockey Academy.  It is such a joy and privilege to know that kids who learned to skate at OHA are continuing with a love for the sport.

 

Paige is married to Andrew and they have 5 young adult children.  She taught them all how to skate!

After 20 years of running his own skills training programs Pat bring his expertise and years of technical experience to the OHA team. After finishing his playing years in AAA hockey, Pat found his passion coaching and training where he spent over 30 years coaching and teaching youth hockey in the GTA area. Pat has coached all levels from Under 7 House League to Under 18 AAA and Junior A.

 

His training took him to Hockey Canada where he was trained as a Master Skills instructor focusing in power skating and puck skills. He currently advises the centre on HC programming so the centre can continue to provide the highest level of current training methods available.

For over 15 years Pat continues to serve the hockey community training local coaches in the GTHL as a Coach Instructor and Mentor, delivering the HC courses they require to teach their teams the most current and up to date methods of training.

Pat is highly skilled in breaking down skating and puck skills deficiencies and corrects technical errors by designing effective repetitive skill drills to improve an athlete’s skills.