#PlayersFirst Fact of the Week: Holistic Approach to Player Development

The OHL’s holistic approach to player development allows it to produce great hockey players as well as well-rounded young men. The League and its member teams strive to develop the whole person through education, awareness and community involvement.

OHL Director of Player Recruitment Kyle Pereira shares more on how the development of an elite hockey player requires as much maturity off the ice as it does on it, and how an OHL player’s access to social media training, mental health education and community involvement responsibilities effectively prepare them for the next step of their career.