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Sunburst Blades 14U
Sunburst Blades 14U
Liam North
Tuesday, March 31, 2026Ascending Stage
Liam North
Liam North
Sunburst Blades 14U
Coach: Coach Blake
Overall Development
Ascending Stage
Progressing through the Ascending Stage
Skills
8
skills tracked
Top
Defensive Zone Coverage
Standout milestone
Growth
Progressing
Skating: Entering Standout
Plan
Skating
12 minutes block
Sessions
6
sessions tracked
Overall Stage
Ascending Stage
overall development
Liam's strongest signal: Defensive Zone Coverage
Next jump: Skating

Liam is performing at a standout level. The next jump is Skating.

Strength Signal
Defensive Zone Coverage
Milestone
Standout
Movement
Approaching Advanced

Liam is doing well with defensive zone coverage, and that strength is starting to show up in more live reps. The goal is to keep making it reliable when the pace rises.

Development Lever
Skating
Evidence
2 notes
Milestone
Standout
Next
Advanced

Liam has moved Skating from Competitive into Standout. Skating measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and decision-making demands are real.

Guide
How to Read this Report

Stages show the player’s broader development. Skill milestones show specific skill progression. Read more below…

Skill Milestones

Milestones show progress in a specific skill. Players usually move through milestones with age, practice, and better game understanding.

Overall Development Stage

Stages describe the player’s broader development level. They are based on the average of all skill milestones in the report.

Skills may be at different milestones. The overall stage shows the player’s combined development over time.

Hover or tap any stage or milestone below for the parent-facing meaning.
Early StageOverall stageMilestones 1-2

The player is building the base. Coaches are looking for understanding, effort, and cleaner reps before expecting the skill to show up consistently in games.

Development Progression
Liam's Progress Over Time

How Liam's four skill groups are moving through milestones this season.

Technical
Tactical
Physical
Mental
Advanced
Standout
Competitive
Consistent
Nov 3
Dec 1
Jan 5
Feb 2
Mar 2
Mar 31
Mar 31
Technical
Entering Standout
Tactical
Building through Standout
Physical
Building through Standout
Mental
Building through Standout
Skill Profile
Where Liam Is Strongest

See how Liam's skills compare now with the starting point.

SkatingPuck HandlingPassingShootingDefensePositioningDecisionMakingStrength& Power
Selected Skill
Skating
Standout milestone
Entering Standout
FoundationAdvanced

Skating measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and decision-making...

Next Milestone
Advanced
Baseline (dashed)Current
Skill Development
Liam's Skills by Group

Open a group to see its skills. Open a skill to see its milestone, story, supporting evidence, and next unlock.

FoundationAdvanced
Skill Story

Liam has moved Defense from Competitive into Standout. Defense measures how well the athlete protects space, stays disciplined, and disrupts the opponent without losing shape.

Supporting Evidence
Mar 31
Defense held up more consistently in live play as the pace increased.
Coach Blake, session note
Feb 2
Liam showed clearer control in defense than at the start of the report window.
Coach Blake, session note
Next Unlock
The athlete performs this skill with advanced consistency, control, and adaptability in demanding situations.
UpLVL Assessment
3 new notes, 2 earlier notes, and 8 skills interpreted for Liam's development
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Liam is performing within the Ascending Stage, with Defense and Strength & Power established as the most reliable parts of the profile. Across this report window, Puck Handling made the clearest movement while Defense continued to set the standard. In recent live shifts, Liam showed more control as the pace increased, stayed connected through tighter decisions, and carried the strongest habits into demanding moments. This shows an already strong profile becoming more complete, with the work now centered on refinement rather than fundamentals. The primary priority is Skating. Liam now needs to make advanced technique just as reliable under fatigue and immediate pressure. In the Full-Speed Skating Efficiency Test, Liam should develop and evaluate elite skating efficiency by timing full-ice skating sequences that demand maximum speed with technical precision, with one standard throughout: full extension on every stride, half-strides cost you distance and speed. Successful transfer will look like Liam using skating at full pace without losing control, timing, or awareness of the next option.
Supporting Evidence
Coach Notes Behind This Assessment
New observations and selected earlier context, combined with skill milestones.
5 notes
New in This Report
Coach BlakeMar 31
Liam looked more connected shift to shift. Defense and Strength & Power were the clearest separators in this session and created more control in the game. The next push is Skating and Puck Handling so that level holds when the pace lifts, the decisions get tighter, and the game becomes less forgiving.
Coach BlakeMar 2
Skating and Puck Handling are the clearest next step. The goal is to keep the same quality when space closes quickly.
Coach BlakeFeb 2
Liam showed more control in Defense and Strength & Power and stayed connected as the pace increased.
Earlier Context
Coach BlakeJan 5
Liam began carrying the strongest training habits into more live moments.
Coach BlakeDec 1
Liam established a useful starting point, with Defense and Strength & Power already showing potential.
Train At Home

Liam's Skill Build: Skating

Your drill this week: Full-Speed Skating Efficiency Test

12 minutes1-2 Players
Full-Speed Skating Efficiency Test
Skating
GKPC
Legend
player
coach / parent
ball
movement path
How It Works

Develop and evaluate elite skating efficiency by timing full-ice skating sequences that demand maximum speed with technical precision.

What You Need
hockey stickpucktimerice
Mindset Rep
Lock-In Rep

Pick one detail to watch before the rep starts. Run the rep without adding a second focus.

Your Focus

Skating efficiency — producing maximum speed with minimum energy expenditure — is the defining physical characteristic of elite hockey players.

1
Set Up

Complete a timed full-ice sequence: goal line sprint, backward skate to red, forward crossovers around center circle, pivot and sprint to far goal line.

2
Run The Rep
A.
Coach records time and notes technical breakdowns (leaning back, not fully extending, poor crossover).
B.
You receives one technical correction and repeats immediately.
3
Check It

Full extension on every stride, half-strides cost you distance and speed

Goal

You're doing it right when your final time trial matches your first, technique hasn't broken down under fatigue.

Helpful Cues
Full extension on every stride, half-strides cost you distance and speedUpright and powerful in the crossovers, do not crouchYour mechanics under fatigue define your skating ceiling
UPLVL IT

Add a puck to carry through the entire sequence, evaluating whether skating mechanics hold under the additional cognitive demand of puck control.

Source: USA Hockey American Development Model (ADM)
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