OUR INSTRUCTORS
Paul Raso
Owner/Strength & Conditioning, Shooting Coach
Paul founded Elite Intelligence Hockey Academy after spending 15 years in public education (Teacher/Vice Principal) , 6 years as Director of a Non-Profit Organization and 3 years as a strength and conditioning coach and private teacher to AAA, NVAA, OHL, and NHL student-athletes. Paul specializes in strength training, shooting/stick handling, and academic support for athletes of all ages. Paul's approach is one that engages athletes in an environment where learning, training, and progressing as a student athlete is challenging, fun and most importantly, relevant to whomever he is working with. In his brief career as Director of Elite Intelligence he has trained Seattle Kraken's Ty Nelson, NCAA D1 Scholarship recipient Lucas Buzziol and been personal academic advisor and teacher to Seattle Kraken's Zacch Wisdom.
Brad Woo
Forward/Conditioning Coach
Current GTHL AA Head Coach, former Personal Trainer and AAA Hockey Player. Not only does Brad love to play the game but teach it and watching players learn and develop. He has been coaching rep hockey for over 8 years in the MHL/GTHL and played AAA hockey through his minor hockey career including Men’s Senior AAA in British Columbia. He believes and values the importance of teaching the fundamentals of the stride right and building the right base. Everything starts with hard work and keeping an open mind to be successful in anything that you do. Brad values not only training players but building a relationship so he can find ways to get the most of each and every player to make them better.