2024 July Specialty Camps

Situational Awareness & GamePlay Camp

This full-day camp is designed to respond to the growing need of teaching players not only the technical skills within the game, but also the various habits, principles, and tactics necessary to be a productive hockey player. As the demand for ‘skill development’ continues to increase, we wanted to shift our focus by providing players with more context surrounding the when, where, and why of various gameplay situations and the details within. This camp will largely use game-play scenarios, with players competing in real-time, to learn and better understand the game beyond just physical skills.

Video sessions will be used to teach various concepts in all 3 zones of the rink. Each day will focus on a different zone and various elements of the game within.

Habits: shoulder checking, pre-scanning, communication, body language, & stick checking, etc.

Tactics: drawing in defenders, deception, angling, puck support, etc.

Principles: position before possession, defending middle ice, positional interchange, movement off the puck, etc.

8-10yrs (2016-2014)

11-14yr (2013-2010)

Overspeed Camp 

This full-day camp is for players looking to improve their skating technique through technical instruction and feedback. Key focuses are improving movement ability via proper posture, weight shift, and edger control. As the speed of the game is ever increasing, the ability to change direction quickly and efficiently and is more important than ever. Pucks will be added while skating with speed, skating through traffic, being evasive and creating space in order to find options or generate scoring chances. Players will also receive video analysis of their skating with some valuable feedback on ways to improve. This program is great for players looking to improve their skating this summer.

11-14yrs (2013-2010)

8-10yrs (2016-2014)

Defence Camp

This full-day camp will be focused on all aspects of the position. We will focus on relevant skating techniques including: quick backward starts, transitions, and lateral movement. As well as common defensive scenarios: puck retrievals, outlet passing, offensive blue line play, shooting from the point, how to play 1-1’s, 2-1’s, 3-2’s and much more. These defencemen will receive video analysis and some valuable feedback on their technique and ways to improve. This program is perfect for defencemen looking to better understand how to play their position and pick up some valuable techniques and tools for next season!

8-10yrs (2016-2014)

11-14yr (2013-2010)

Shooting/Stickhandling Camp

This full day camp will focus on all aspects of shooting and puck handling. See below for more details:

Shooting Skills: we will break down proper technique on snap shots, backhands, slap shots, one-timers, quick touches around the net, and shooting /through traffic. An emphasis will be placed on educating players on modern stick technologies and the technique(s) necessary to take advantage of their stick/flex now, and as they grow. Daily video sessions will be used to discuss various concepts and principles of effective shooters within various game situations.

Video analysis will be used to critique each player's shooting technique and add valuable feedback to help improve their shot

Puck Handling Skills: we will address the purpose of puck handling and puck protection. We will break down the various nuances of puck control as it applies to skating with the puck, making a play, protecting in small areas, and much more. Daily video sessions will be used to discuss various concepts and principles of effective puck handling within game situations.

Players will engage in balanced practice plans with a focus on blended repetition and representative in-game scenarios. This program is perfect for any player looking to enhance their power and accuracy with a variety of shots as well as increasing their ability to control the puck and choosing which moves to use in different situations.

8-10yrs (2016-2014)

11-14yr (2013-2010)