Player Development Analysis

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Unlock your full potential with our cutting-edge, personalized development plans, where tailored feedback, in-depth scouting, and data-driven insights combine to deliver game-changing results, elevating your performance to elite levels.

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    • Our scouting services evaluate players across a range of traits, each with assigned weights to reflect their importance:

      • Skating (20%)

        Speed, Acceleration, Mobility, Edges, Mechanics

      • IQ (30%)

        Reaction Time, Poise, Decision Making, Scanning/Vision, Playmaking

      • Physicality (20%)

        Pace, Aggressiveness, Checking, Strength, Body Positioning/Puck Protection

      • Offensive Skills (20% for Forwards, 10% for Defense)

        Offensive Awareness/Positioning, Shooting Power/Accuracy, Shot Selection, Passing, Puck Control/Deception

      • Defense Skills (10% for Forwards, 20% for Defense)

        Defensive Awareness/Positioning, Stick Checking, Gap Control, Angling, First Pass

    • PDA Evaluations employs advanced analytics to provide a comprehensive view of a player's performance. Key metrics include:

      • Goals Per Game (GPG)

      • Assists Per Game (APG)

      • Points Per Game (PPG)

      • Passing Success Percentage (Pass %)

      • Shooting Metrics (Shooting %)

      • Faceoff Metrics (Faceoff %)

      • Per-Minute Effectiveness

      • Power Play Efficiency

      • Penalty Kill Efficiency

      • 5on5 Efficiency

    • Video breakdowns are a cornerstone of PDA Evaluations, providing players with visual examples of their performance:

      • Positive and negative clips highlight key moments related to each scouting category.

      • Edited videos include sketches, arrows, and voiceover explanations to help players understand their strengths and areas for improvement.

      • These breakdowns can be reviewed in-person or sent virtually, allowing players to revisit the analysis as needed.

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    “PDA thoroughly watches through your gameplay and dissects your shifts and spits out numbers you wouldn’t be able to on your own. I think every athlete should have PDA on their side to make them understand their strengths and weaknesses.”

    - Jacob Bultje (St. Andrews College)

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    “PDA, shows all aspects of the game, hockey IQ, or your skating, and it shows you how you can improve these things every-time you touch the ice. You even get to see the things your really good at, so you k ow you should continue to do those things.”

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    “PDA helps a ton with every aspect of your game, each clip that is in your video analysis helps you better understand what did right/wrong and either keep doing or improve on.”

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    “PDA helped me understand which areas of my game I excelled in, as well as all the other areas that they thought I needed to improve in. The video analysis and breakdown they do makes it easy to see yourself from an outside perspective.”

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