Elite-level coaching is no longer just for elite-level players. We bring elite-level coaching to every StinkySocks Hockey skills clinic.

StinkySocks Hockey skills clinics are designed to help players develop faster and enjoy the game more by finding comfort in game situations.

About Our Skills Clinics

Develop Faster and Enjoy the Game More

We offer two skills levels to help you develop, get a great workout, and find more comfort when it comes time to play in a game. Our low player to instructor ratio allows us to customize the instructional programming to each participant’s needs.

Skills Clinics (Recommended for Levels 1-4)

The skills level is an instructional level geared to helping hockey players develop the fundamentals of the game. It is intended for players getting back into the game or just learning to play hockey. The skills level is also great for players at the novice and lower intermediate levels looking to move to the next skill level. Our low player to instructor ratio allows us to customize the instructional programming to each participant’s needs. Learn to skate and learn to play programs are recommended as prerequisites for new players.

Intermediate Skills Clinics (Recommended for Levels 4-6)

Intermediate level skills clinics are designed for adult players in the Level 4–6 range who already have solid hockey fundamentals—typically those with men’s high school experience or equivalent adult/youth backgrounds. It’s ideal for players who can skate comfortably at game pace, handle the puck in motion, make and receive passes, and shoot with enough power and accuracy to be effective in organized games.<br><br>Focus areas are refining and combining existing skills at speed rather than teaching basic mechanics. Examples of areas that players may work on include advanced skating and edge work, puck control under pressure, passing and shooting in motion, and game‑situation concepts such as breakouts, offensive support, and defensive zone coverage. The pace is higher than our regular skills clinics, helping participants sharpen execution, decision making, and overall effectiveness shift to shift.

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    Flexibility

    Book session by session or book a season pass.

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    Convenience

    Pay online to secure your spot, then head to the rink for game time.

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    A Local League That Cares

    Visit us at our Boston office or call/text our full time office staff at any time.

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    Add a Weekly Game to Your Skills

    Speed your development even more by applying what you’ve learned in your skills sessions in a real game environment. Sign up for Skills Clinics with the option to play a Novice game right after so you can test out those newly learned skills in a game!

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    Low player to instructor ratio

    Our low player to instructor ratio allows us to customize the instructional programming to each participant’s needs.

Instructional Hockey Programs for Goalies

Goaltending is one of the most difficult and important positions on the ice.  StinkySocks Hockey provides goaltenders with weekly skill sessions and goalie camps to work on improving your game, adding new skills, and sharpening the skills that you already have.  Movement, positioning, puck handling, rebound control, angles, various save types and the mental side of the game are all addressed within the context of your dominant style (stand-up, butterfly or hybrid).

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    Flexibility

    StinkySocks Hockey Goalie Instructional Sessions allow goalies to choose individual sessions. These are small group goalie sessions (no more than 6 goalies) with an instructor designed to work specifically on goalie skills.

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    Become a More Accomplished Goaltender

    Our main focus is to develop any age and range of talent into a better, more accomplished goaltender. Through results-driven training and years of proven techniques and coaching methods, we focus on making sure every goaltender leaves the ice better than when they came on. Sessions will focus on skills, stamina, reaction time, quickness, mental toughness, and game situations. Teaching the technical side of goaltending is not enough, we make it our priority to educate goalies on how to compete and win under pressure situations.

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    A Local League That Cares

    Visit us at our Boston office or call/text our full time office staff at any time.

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    Active coaching and feedback

    Finally, after each session, we will review the day’s session to provide the coaching and feedback you need on your particular game. We also encourage you to let us how you perform during the week in your games/practices so we can structure future sessions around areas that you may want to work on a bit more.

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    A skills clinic customized for each goalie

    Before our goaltending sessions, we start by encouraging you to discuss your background, specific style, recent play, and goals to help us assess your strengths/weaknesses and identify the parts of your game that need the most work.  You will learn and incorporate these skills right away by facing shooters in drills developed from game situations. Towards the end of each session, we will finish by working on small game/tight area situations to practice the individual skills worked on at that day’s session.

Level Guidance

We work to ensure that the teams are being formed in an equitable way that will ensure balance, which is a vital part of the StinkySocks Hockey experience. All players must individually qualify for their team’s chosen level. If you have any questions regarding leveling we invite you to call the league office discuss leveling.

Goalie Clinic (All Levels Welcome)

The low player to coach ratios of our goalie clinics provide a customized experience that’s appropriate for all skill levels.

Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)

The skills level is an instructional level geared to helping hockey players develop the fundamentals of the game. It is intended for players getting back into the game or just learning to play hockey. The skills level is also great for players at the novice and lower intermediate levels looking to move to the next skill level. Our low player to instructor ratio allows us to customize the instructional programming to each participant’s needs. Learn to skate and learn to play programs are recommended as prerequisites for new players

Intermediate Skills Clinic (Levels 4-6)

Intermediate level skills clinics are designed for adult players in the Level 4–6 range who already have solid hockey fundamentals—typically those with men’s high school experience or equivalent adult/youth backgrounds. It’s ideal for players who can skate comfortably at game pace, handle the puck in motion, make and receive passes, and shoot with enough power and accuracy to be effective in organized games.

Focus areas are refining and combining existing skills at speed rather than teaching basic mechanics. Examples of areas that players may work on include advanced skating and edge work, puck control under pressure, passing and shooting in motion, and game‑situation concepts such as breakouts, offensive support, and defensive zone coverage. The pace is higher than our regular skills clinics, helping participants sharpen execution, decision making, and overall effectiveness shift to shift.

Shooting Practice (Levels 4+)

Shooters for goalie clinics must be at at least the intermediate level. Players at this skill level typically have played high school hockey, or embody the equivalent experience due to age, athleticism, or thorough experience as an adult. Players at this level make good passes, shoot reasonably well, have solid puck control, and maintain good body control.

Upcoming Skills Clinics

13APR
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
17APR
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
20APR
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
24APR
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
27APR
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
1MAY
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
4MAY
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
8MAY
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
11MAY
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
15MAY
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
18MAY
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
22MAY
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes

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12APR
Andover
6:10PM
Novice (Levels 1-3)
Andover - Phillips Academy Ice Rinks
50 Minutes
12APR
Somerville
6:30PM
Mixed Upper (Levels 6-9)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
12APR
Dorchester
7:00PM
Mixed Lower (Levels 2-4)
Dorchester - Devine Rink
50 Minutes
12APR
Andover
7:20PM
Lower Intermediate (Levels 3-4)
Andover - Phillips Academy Ice Rinks
50 Minutes
12APR
Somerville
7:30PM
Intermediate (Levels 4-6)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
12APR
West Roxbury
8:30PM
Mixed Open (All Levels)
W Roxbury - Roche Ice Arena
50 Minutes
12APR
Andover
8:30PM
Mixed Lower (Levels 2-4)
Andover - Phillips Academy Ice Rinks
50 Minutes
12APR
Revere
9:00PM
Mixed Lower (Levels 2-4)
Revere - Cronin Skating Rink
50 Minutes
13APR
Somerville
7:00PM
Skills Clinic (Levels 1-4)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes
13APR
Andover
7:40PM
Mixed Lower (Levels 2-4)
Andover - Phillips Academy Ice Rinks
50 Minutes
13APR
Natick
7:40PM
Novice (Levels 1-3)
Natick - Chase Arena
50 Minutes
13APR
Somerville
8:00PM
Novice (Levels 1-3)
Somerville - Veterans Memorial Rink
50 Minutes