WHO IS THE HOCKEY TUTOR? WHO IS DAVID TAIT?

• David Tait is "THE HOCKEY TUTOR". Why The Hockey Tutor you might ask? Coach Tait wanted to mesh his love for teaching, coaching, instructing, and hockey so, "THE HOCKEY TUTOR" he became. Prior to starting his Hockey School he taught as a Health and Physical Education Teacher for 13 years at the High School Level. Now he is a Professional Hockey Skills Coach and the Director of Player Development at THT Hockey Development. THT Hockey was born in Hamilton, Ontario and developed many players, teams, and associations, throughout the province and the world. THT HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT now calls Golden B.C. home!

  Our program delivers elite hockey skills development services and experiences across all levels, from house-leaguers to AAA, Junior to NCAA and Pros in the NHL and Europe. Services offered include technical and tactical shooting and scoring, power skating and edge work, skills testing, video analysis, small-group and private sessions. We also offer team development programs, specialty clinics, consulting, keynote speaking, and even online/virtual analysis to have access to helping players across the world.

  THT's PHILOSOPHY

  Our philosophy is learning needs to be fun but intentional, must have intensity littered with quiet-focused teaching moments, and the message and learning must be taught to and through through all the sense. Every drill must emphasize measurable, trackable, and scientifically proven elements in order to build elite-level players who perform with consistency and confidence and become character human beings outside of the game! Coach Tait believe's one must teach for complete comprehension, so your players not just performs at a higher level, but teach and instruct to other players; maybe become future THT Hockey Skills Coaches.

  WHAT SETS THT HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT AND COACH TAIT APART FROM OTHER HOCKEY PROGRAMS?

  The first thought that comes to mind is to never stop learning, sharing, teaching, creating, and to never settle for "Reinventing the Wheel " and being a hockey factory. We search deeper for that extra 1% of the 95% of what we know of the brain and its capacity to perform. We are innovative, creative, and looking for our own competitive edge to help our players develop quicker, technically sound, and perform at an elite level.

  Coach Tait has conducted on and off-ice Neuro-Feeback testing, research, and training with players of all ages and abilities alongside an accomplished Sports Psychologist who is a Professor at McMaster University, and an Author of a book, including her research into Sports Performance, Dr. Kim Shapcott. Electrodes were attached to our players to display live biomarkers, brain function, and performance. Neuro-markers included, 3-brain waves, HR, skin conductance, and breathing to be recorded as base-line results, then online games are used to develop focus, recovery, how to capture "The Zone". Then we help players identify connections between brain and body for in-game performance.

  Coach Tait's mix of personal experience in hockey across all levels in North America, Europe and even Russia provides him a competitive advantage. He has learned, shared and collaborated with some of best hockey minds all over the world. Coach Tait has a formal education in earning a B. Hons in Kinesiology from McMaster University, a B of Education from Brock University, and a Specialist in Biomechanics and Sports Performance at Queens University. His experiences and education gives THT Hockey and Coach Tait credibility in the hockey world and this sets him apart.