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Troy Gray Development Report

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 · Coach Blake

Overall developmentTransition Stage

Troy's strongest signal: Backward Skating & Pivots

Skating and Defense are already showing up as meaningful strengths through live shifts, and those strengths are beginning to raise the quality of every rep. The next jump is Puck Handling.

Strength Signal

Backward Skating & Pivots

Milestone

Competitive

Movement

Entering Competitive

Standout

Troy is doing well with backward skating & pivots, 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

Puck Handling

Milestone

Consistent

Movement

Building through Consistent

Competitive

Troy has moved Puck Handling from Capable into Consistent. Puck Handling measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and decision-making demands are real.

2 notes of evidence

Skills

skills tracked

Top

Backward Skating & Pivots

Competitive milestone

Growth

Progressing

Skating: Entering Competitive

Plan

Puck Handling

12 minutes block

Sessions

sessions tracked

Overall Stage

Transition Stage

overall development

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

Troy's Progress Over Time

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

Technical

Tactical

Physical

Mental

Competitive

Consistent

Capable

Developing

Nov 3

Dec 1

Jan 5

Feb 2

Mar 2

Mar 31

Technical

Approaching Competitive

Tactical

Approaching Competitive

Physical

Approaching Competitive

Mental

Approaching Competitive

Skill Profile

Where Troy Is Strongest

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

Selected Skill

Skating

Competitive milestone

Entering Competitive

FoundationAdvanced

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

Next Milestone

Standout

Baseline (dashed)Current

Skill Development

Troy'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

Troy has moved Defense from Capable into Competitive. 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

Troy showed clearer control in defense than at the start of the report window.

Coach Blake, session note

Next Unlock

Use defense with the same control as pace and pressure increase.

UpLVL Assessment

3 new notes, 2 earlier notes, and 8 skills interpreted for Troy's development

Troy is progressing through the Transition Stage, with Skating and Defense emerging as the most reliable parts of the profile. Across this report window, Skating made the clearest movement while Skating continued to set the standard. In recent live shifts, Troy showed more control as the pace increased, stayed connected through tighter decisions, and carried the strongest habits into demanding moments. This shows a developing profile becoming more reliable as the demands increase. The primary priority is Puck Handling. Troy now needs to build control and timing before adding more speed and pressure. In the Speed Deke Circuit, Troy should build advanced puck handling at game speed by executing a series of deking moves through a structured circuit, with one standard throughout: sell the move with your shoulders before your hands. Successful transfer will look like Troy using puck handling 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

Troy looked more connected shift to shift. Skating and Defense were the clearest separators in this session and created more control in the game. The next push is Puck Handling and Passing so that level holds when the pace lifts, the decisions get tighter, and the game becomes less forgiving.

Coach BlakeMar 2

Puck Handling and Passing are the clearest next step. The goal is to keep the same quality when space closes quickly.

Coach BlakeFeb 2

Troy showed more control in Skating and Defense and stayed connected as the pace increased.

Earlier Context

Coach BlakeJan 5

Troy began carrying the strongest training habits into more live moments.

Coach BlakeDec 1

Troy established a useful starting point, with Skating and Defense already showing potential.

Train At Home

Troy's Skill Build: Puck Handling

Your drill this week: Speed Deke Circuit

12 minutes1-2 Players

Speed Deke Circuit

Puck Handling

Legend

Player

Helper

Puck

Cone

Player movement

Puck path

How It Works

Build advanced puck handling at game speed by executing a series of deking moves through a structured circuit.

More drills

What You Need

hockey stickpuckconesice

Mindset Rep

Calm Hands, Bold Mind

When you trust your touch, your confidence shows — make each move with conviction, not caution.

Your Focus

Deking requires precise coordination between skating edge changes and puck movement — the blade must shift the puck in sync with the body move to sell the fake.

Set Up

Set up a circuit: (a) forehand-to-backhand deke through two cones, (b) tight inside turn with puck on backhand, (c) speed move straight-line to a defender dummy.

Run The Rep

Complete all three elements back to back.

Finish with a shot on net after the speed move.

Check It

Sell the move with your shoulders before your hands

Goal

Success is executing each deke move in the circuit cleanly enough that a real defender would be faked out, no telegraphing, no hesitation.

Helpful Cues

Sell the move with your shoulders before your handsThe puck follows the body, commit the body firstThrough the deke, your eyes must go to the net, not the puck

UPLVL IT

Add a live defender at the final station who reacts to the speed move in real time.

Source: USA Hockey American Development Model (ADM)