Roadmap

Learn to skate and Lean to Play programs are available throughout the area at Mason City Youth Hockey. Proper instruction during a player's introduction to the ice benefits their hockey journey as new skaters acquire good habits.

Get outfitted with skates, protective gear, and a hockey stick at a significant discount, and go through a series of on-ice sessions to learn the basics of playing hockey to become developmental league-ready in no time.

There is nothing quite like the rush of a hockey "first".

Big dreams and lofty goals are born with the thrill from those "firsts", but it's critical to remember that hockey is a marathon, not a sprint.

All players develop at different rates, and so much of what separates players at young ages is skating proficiency. Physical size and strength plays a role, but so does instruction.

Too often, young players find early success in recreational hockey and skip over critical foundational development in favor of programs that promise "elite competition" and team success.

As size and strength balances over time, the players who have focused on skating technique and skill acquisition often pass the players who put individual development on the back burner.