THE ONLY OFF ICE HOCKEY SENSE TRAINING TOOL

Improve situational awareness, decision making speed, and read & react skills

The Official VR Training Tool and Partner of USA Hockey

TEAMS THAT USE NHL SENSE ARENA

USA Hockey

LOS ANGELES KINGS

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

Vegas Golden Knights

Boston College Eagles

Quinnipiac University Bobcats

Northeastern University Huskies

Harvard University

Dartmouth College

Cornell University

Sacred Heart University

University of Vermont Catamounts

Bowling Green State University

University of St. Thomas

Warrior For Life Fund

Kingston Frontenacs

Brandon Wheat Kings

Connecticut Whale

Worcester Railers

VIRTUAL REALITY BASED Player TRAINING

Get real, game-speed reps that accurately simulate on-ice situations.

IMPROVE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

Search out information through scanning and surveying the ice. Learn to scan in layers to better understand your surroundings and the available time and space when making a play.

IMPROVE DECISION MAKING SKILLS

Learn to pre-scan to know where you want to move the puck before it's on your blade.

IMPROVE READ & REACT SKILLS

Learn to identify cues (stick and body position) when faced with limited time and space to anticipate your next play.

MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS THAT TRANSLATE TO THE ICE

Track your progress with personalized performance metrics and unique VR tools

10% IMPROVEMENT IN FIRST 20 TRAINING SESSIONS

9.9% increase in DECISION MAKING
10.8% increase in REACTION TIME

IMMEDIATE RESULTS AFTER EVERY DRILL

Get measures of your performance benchmarked against others in the platform.

PLAYER DIAGNOSTIC - TRACK PROGRESS AND IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT

Perform the Baseline Test to receive recommended areas of focus for improvement.

REVIEW YOUR EVERY MOVEMENT WITH THE 3D-REPLAY FEATURE

A great tool to replay every rep and see yourself from the perspective of the passer, receiver or a bird’s-eye view.

Elevate your hockey training

It’s not about virtual reality as a technology. It’s about the unique benefits the technology offers for your development.

Benefits	REGULAR TRAINING	NHL SENSE ARENA
Train Read and React Skills
Train Scanning Skills
Learn to Identify Cues
Train anywhere
Train anytime
TRAIN WITHOUT A TEAM
COACHES’ TIPS
TRAIN WHILE INJURED
Unlimited Reps
LIMITED WEAR AND TEAR
NHL SHOOTERS
COMPETE ONLINE

NHL SENSE ARENA

TRUSTED BY THE PROS

Roger Grillo

usa hockey

One of the hardest things to coach is hockey sense. For me it starts with getting your players to scan the ice and make reads.

Taylor Heise

PWHL Minnesota

I know how valuable NHL Sense Arena’s drills are to help me visualize game situations.

Jaromir Jagr

RYTIRI KLADNO

I see NHL Sense Arena's big potential in training reflexes and reactions in the slot and around the net.

Lyndsey Fry

Arizona Kachinas

NHL Sense Arena is great for building on-ice awareness, finding the open player and you can bring it home!

lawson crouse

Utah Hockey Club

The cognitive training in NHL Sense Arena is very helpful, especially for injured players.

dawson mercer

new jersey devils

You have to get used to NHL Sense Arena a bit, but then its very accurate and real.

TRAIN WITH USA HOCKEY APPROVED DRILLS & PLANS

Designed to help improve your ability to scan the ice, make the correct read, and enhance your read and react skills.

SKILLS FOR FORWARDS:

ANTICIPATE BREAKOUT OPTIONS - Breakout drill

Improve your ability to anticipate breakout options as a winger or a centerman.

IMPROVE OFFENSIVE ZONE ENTRIES - Entry to OZ drill

Get better at anticipating plays as you enter the offensive zone with and without pressure.

LEARN TO READ THE DEFENSE - 5 on 3 drill

Make the correct read and better understand the opponent’s defensive patterns in offensive zone scoring situations.

SKILLS FOR DEFENSMEN:

ANTICIPATE BREAKOUT OPTIONS - Shoulder check drill

Shoulder check to scan and take in as much information as possible before arriving at the puck. Then position yourself to move the puck to your available teammate.

IMPROVE NEUTRAL ZONE TRANSITIONS - Transition to Offense drill

In a neutral zone regroup transition, pre-scan and survey the ice in front of you to have a better understanding of what options are available prior to you receiving the pass.

LEARN TO IDENTIFY SHOOTING LANES - OZ face-off drill

Practice pre-scanning to first identify the location of the passer. Next, scan to identify an open teammate for a scoring chance or make the correct read and fire a shot on net.

TRAINING PLANS FROM USA HOCKEY AND RENOWNED TEAMS AND COACHES:

USA HOCKEY SCANNING

TRAINING PLAN

We are proud to offer Training Plans created in conjunction with USA Hockey that incorporate the concepts and development of scanning skills used and approved by the USA Hockey Staff.

USA HOCKEY reading

TRAINING PLAN

The second USA Hockey training plan incorporates the concepts and development of reading the game skills used and approved by the USA Hockey Staff.

njd game day - f

TRAINING PLAN

Prepare like the Pros do on game day with the NJ Devils Game Day Training Plan! This training plan will provide you with the same drills the Forwards use on game day to prime their brains to be ready for action.

Kris versteeg

TRAINING PLAN

I created a six-day program in which I show how to use NHL Sense Arena for offensive skills development in the slot and for creating an offensive play from behind the net.

boston college

TRAINING PLAN

Special D-zone Reads Training Plan. Polish up your skills with Shoulder Check drills and breakout scenarios to be at the top of your game for the puck drop!

boston university

TRAINING PLAN

Train offensive situations BU Training Plan. Practice makes permanent, so now’s the time to perfect your scanning, reads, and timing around the net to be at the top of your game for the upcoming season.