Why is it called Aether Hockey?
The Aether (pronounced Ether) is the rare air above the clouds where it's said that the Gods play. Aether Hockey helps you learn to find answers, so you can play at your highest level, wherever that may be.
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Aether Hockey
What is Aether Hockey?
Aether Hockey is Brad Perry's hockey development platform. It puts real coaching, clear skill explanations, video, drills, and game understanding in one place—so you can see what is holding you back and train the right fix.
Who is Aether Hockey for?
For anyone serious about getting better at hockey: a player finding their feet, an adult league (beer league) regular chasing confidence, an elite athlete looking for the next inch, a pro protecting an edge, a parent trying to understand the path, or a coach looking for better language and teaching tools.
Can Aether Hockey help beginners, recreational players, elite players, and professionals?
Yes. The level changes. The standards do not. Every player needs better movement, puck control, decision-making, awareness, habits, and a clearer read on their own game. A new player may need a foundation. A pro may need one detail. Both need an honest diagnosis and a usable correction.
Is Aether Hockey for hockey parents and coaches too?
Yes. The current platform is built around the player's development, but the knowledge is useful to parents and coaches right now. Parents can better understand what their player is working on. Coaches can use the principles, language, and drills with their own players. Dedicated parent and coach tools are still being built.
What can I learn on Aether Hockey?
You can work on skating, shooting, puck control, passing and receiving, body position, hockey sense, confidence, practice habits, and the small details that decide whether a skill works in a game.
What makes Aether Hockey different from other online hockey training?
It starts with the mistake. Not a highlight clip. You learn what went wrong, why it happened, what the correction feels like, and how to build it into your game. The goal is not more information. It is better feedback and better reps.
Who is Brad Perry, and what is his coaching background?
Brad Perry is a former professional player and a hockey instructor with more than 35 years of coaching experience, 20,000-plus teaching hours, and work across 51 states and provinces. He has coached players at every level, from first-time skaters to pros.
Development
I'm already a strong player. How can Aether Hockey help me find the next inch?
Strong players do not need random drills. They need sharper feedback. Use Aether to isolate the detail that leaks speed, time, deception, balance, control, or decision-making—then train that detail with purpose.
I'm newer to hockey. Where should I start?
Start with the Getting Started Guide. Pick one part of your game that shows up every shift, learn the core movement or skill behind it, then give it focused reps. Do not try to fix your whole game in one week.
How do I know what to work on first?
Start with the mistake that costs you the most often: losing the puck, missing a pass, losing balance, rushing a decision, or getting beat to a play. The Hockey Index and the Getting Started Guide help you turn that frustration into a training priority.
What is the Hockey Index?
The Hockey Index is Aether Hockey's organized map of skills, mistakes, and concepts. It helps you find the right lesson when you know what is happening in your game—even if you do not yet know the technical name for it.
What is the Getting Started Guide?
It is your first route through Aether Hockey. It helps you choose a starting point, avoid information overload, and build a simple plan around the part of your game that needs attention now.
Aether's Eye
What is Aether's Eye?
Aether's Eye is Aether Hockey's video coaching tool. It lets you capture and review your movement so you can slow the game down, see the details, and connect what you feel with what is actually happening.
How can slow-motion video help a player improve?
Hockey happens too fast to trust memory alone. Slow motion reveals hand position, edge work, body angle, timing, puck placement, and the moment a decision breaks down. Once you can see the cause, you can train the correction.
Can parents use Aether Hockey to better support their player?
Yes. Use it to understand the skill your player is working on, ask better questions, and make the car ride home less about results. Support the process. Let the player own the game.
Can coaches use Aether Hockey ideas with their team or individual players?
Yes. The ideas are built to travel: clear observations, simple language, useful progressions, and a correction players can feel. Use them as a teaching resource, then tailor the work to the player and the moment.
Membership and support
Is Aether Hockey free?
Aether Free is free to join. It gives you a personal dashboard, selected articles and videos, Aether's Eye, updates, and a way to begin learning the system. No credit card is required.
What is Aether Player, and what does it include?
Aether Player is the paid membership for full access. It includes the complete video and drill libraries, real player corrections, before-and-after proof, voiceover breakdowns, private notes and coaching feedback, plus everything in Aether Free.
Can I cancel Aether Player anytime?
Yes. You can pause or cancel from your profile. If you cancel, you keep Aether Player access through the end of the billing period you already paid for.
How do I get help or contact Aether Hockey?
Use the Contact page for membership, technical, coaching, or partnership questions. We typically respond within 24 hours.