Our Coaching Standards
Start Here
WHERE'S YOUR PLAYER RIGHT NOW?
Tell us where they are — we'll point you to the right path.
Programs
WHAT WE OFFER
Three pathways to elite development. Every program built on the same Z2 training system.
Getting Started
FROM SIGN-UP TO FIRST SESSION
Create Account
Quick registration — name, email, and you're in.
Add Your Player
Player profile, medical info, and digital consent forms in one guided flow.
Pick a Program
Browse Elite Ice, camps, or Garage Lab and reserve a spot.
Train
Confirmation, calendar invite, and you're on the ice.
The Z2 System
EVERY SESSION. FOUR ELEMENTS.
Our repeatable training model builds complete hockey players — not one-dimensional skaters.
Skating
Edge control, stride technique, crossovers, pivots, and overspeed training.
Scanning
Head-up habits. Reading the ice before and after every puck touch.
Puck Protection
Maintaining possession under pressure. Body positioning and deception.
Compete
Game-based drills, small-area games, and real-speed execution.
Why Z2
BUILT DIFFERENT
The Coaches
COACHED BY PEOPLE WHO'VE DONE IT
Z2 is led by AAA-developed coaches and shaped by an NHL champion. Your player learns what the next level actually demands.
Ike Zeier
Co-Founder · Player Development Coach
Brentwood, TN native and Nashville Jr Predators alum. Came up through AAA hockey with the St. Louis Jr. Blues and Fox Motors, coached every level from U12 through U18 AAA inside the Vegas Jr. Golden Knights, and was a head coach with the Nashville Jr Predators before building Z2 full-time.
Zeke Zeier
Co-Founder · Player Development Coach
Brentwood, TN native. Played AAA, then two seasons of NAHL junior hockey with Topeka and NCAA Division III at Bethel, before moving into operations with the Vegas Golden Knights. Coached at the Vegas Golden Jr. Knights and held a player-development role in Nashville before building Z2 full-time.
Jim McKenzie
Advisor
Two-time Stanley Cup champion with 15 NHL seasons, now Director of Professional Scouting for the Vegas Golden Knights. Shapes Z2's long-term development philosophy and the standards every player is held to.