OUR DAY AT CAMP
The camps are for boys and girls. We will have everyone from Mites to high level prep school, junior and college players, divided into smaller groups according to age and skill, and only the appropriate age groups together on the ice at the same time.
GOALIES: At camp, goalies get goalie-specific training. Whether you are a pro or a beginner, you will be placed in the correct group to develop your skills on and off the ice. Many of our former goalie students are now playing college or successful coaches and join us in the summer to be goalie instructors.
DEFENSE: We will work on proper techniques, positioning, gap-control, skating, agility, passing, shooting, decision making - and all other relevant skills (mental and physical) to learn, practice and understand the position. Playing defense well means controlling the game, making the right decisions in high speeds, being in the right position, using body correctly, passing and shooting the right way. Playing defense is a lot of fun, when done the right way, and we are excited to help all of our D.
FORWARDS: It is essential to work on proper skating technique for speed, quickness and explosiveness. Stick skills, puck control, making and receiving passes, solving 1v1, 2v1, 2v2 or 3v2 rushes, shooting and learning a quick release. The game is about scoring goals, but when is the last time your player spent an hour just on shooting at practice on the ice with a qualified instructor. We will isolate skills to enhance players' development and then bring it all together is progression drills, mini games and scrimmages.
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
General:
Goalies:
Defense:
Forwards:
- Camps for every age and ability, boys and girls, players and goalies
- Campers are divided according to age and skill level
- Low instructor to student ratio with our highly qualified and trained staff
- Goalies get specific goalie training from trained goalie instructors - current and former goalies
- Experience of European skating & skills development, combined with highest level of North American training
- Fun off ice activities include fitness & agility training, obstacle courses & games, as well as discussions of hockey history, rules of the game, special teams, equipment and general hockey knowledge
- Counselors available to supervise skaters, assist, and tie skates.
GOALIES: At camp, goalies get goalie-specific training. Whether you are a pro or a beginner, you will be placed in the correct group to develop your skills on and off the ice. Many of our former goalie students are now playing college or successful coaches and join us in the summer to be goalie instructors.
DEFENSE: We will work on proper techniques, positioning, gap-control, skating, agility, passing, shooting, decision making - and all other relevant skills (mental and physical) to learn, practice and understand the position. Playing defense well means controlling the game, making the right decisions in high speeds, being in the right position, using body correctly, passing and shooting the right way. Playing defense is a lot of fun, when done the right way, and we are excited to help all of our D.
FORWARDS: It is essential to work on proper skating technique for speed, quickness and explosiveness. Stick skills, puck control, making and receiving passes, solving 1v1, 2v1, 2v2 or 3v2 rushes, shooting and learning a quick release. The game is about scoring goals, but when is the last time your player spent an hour just on shooting at practice on the ice with a qualified instructor. We will isolate skills to enhance players' development and then bring it all together is progression drills, mini games and scrimmages.
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
General:
- Lessons of Sportsmanship, Compete Level, Nutrition, Establishing Correct Habits
- Developing Proper General Techniques
- Using Dryland to work on Agility, Quickness, Strength, Balance, Explosiveness and Speed
- Team Building Activities to Develop and Understand Trust On and Off the Ice
- Video analysis, Nutirion sessions, On-ice Positioning, Tactics, and deep understanding of the game
- Fun, uptempo on-ice sessions - emphasizing creativity, thinking outside the box on the edge of youth player development
Goalies:
- Skating and Edges
- Crease Work and Movement
- Angles, VH, RVH
- Stick Work
- Balance, Agility and Quickness
- Glove and Blocker Saves
- Rebound Control
- Butterfly Position and Butterfly Recoveries
Defense:
- Skating, Footwork and Gap Control
- Stick Checks and Body Play
- Angling and separating opposing players from pucks
- Positional Defense
- Quickness, Agility and Lateral Movement
- Passing and Puck Position
- Shooting
- Maing correct reads and decisions
Forwards:
- Creating and Finding Space
- Puck Support and Off the Puck Movement
- Using Body Correctly - Puck Protection
- Crease Play, Screens and Rebounds
- Shooting, Shot Release, Passing and Receiving Passes in Speed
- QUICKNESS AND SPEED with the puck
- Getting to the net
- Hockey IQ
Example of film session: video break-down and analysis
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Over our 16 years, we have worked with many outstanding athletes and coaches:
University of Maine
Jillian Flynn, CAPTAIN (goalie)
Taylor Leech, CAPTAIN (Defense)
Ally and Morgan Trimper, University of Maine (Forwards)
Brock James (Forward - UMaine Commit)
University of Vermont
Derek Lodermeier - CAPTAIN (Forward)
Tyler Harmon (Goalie)
Stef Lekkas (Goalie)
Nic Hamre (Forward)
Bowdoin College
Bobby Murray (Forward)
Ean Small (Forward)
National Team Development Program
Carter Amico (Defense - Boston University commit)
Colby College
Reese Farrell (Forward)
Jake MacDonald (Forward)
Ryan Moore (Defense)
Northeastern University
Andy Moore (Forward)
Jack Williams (Forward)
Michigan State
Rhett Holland (Defense - currently playing professionally)
University of New Hampshire
Steve Moses (Forward - currently playing professionally)
Marty Lavins (Forward - currently at UNH, also played for Team LATVIA at World Junior Championships)
Harvard University
Ben MacDonald (Forward - currently at Harvard, NHL draft pick by Seattle Kraken)
Colorado College and Carolina Hurricanes
Jaccob Slavin (Defense - currently playing professionally)
Union College
Ollie Chessler (Defense - Union commit)
Maine Mariners and Sacred Heart University
Connor Doherty (Defense - currently CAPTAIN of the Maine Mariners)
We are also happy that legendary Coach Bill Beaney is a frequent guest coach at our camps, working with our players. Our campers get to work with and learn from one of the most accomplished coaches in history of college hockey. Coach Beaney led Middlebury College to EIGHT NCAA Division III men's hockey championships. In 35 years as a head coach, Bill Beaney won the Coach of the Year Edward Jeremiah Award a record four times and has a record of 602 wins!
University of Maine
Jillian Flynn, CAPTAIN (goalie)
Taylor Leech, CAPTAIN (Defense)
Ally and Morgan Trimper, University of Maine (Forwards)
Brock James (Forward - UMaine Commit)
University of Vermont
Derek Lodermeier - CAPTAIN (Forward)
Tyler Harmon (Goalie)
Stef Lekkas (Goalie)
Nic Hamre (Forward)
Bowdoin College
Bobby Murray (Forward)
Ean Small (Forward)
National Team Development Program
Carter Amico (Defense - Boston University commit)
Colby College
Reese Farrell (Forward)
Jake MacDonald (Forward)
Ryan Moore (Defense)
Northeastern University
Andy Moore (Forward)
Jack Williams (Forward)
Michigan State
Rhett Holland (Defense - currently playing professionally)
University of New Hampshire
Steve Moses (Forward - currently playing professionally)
Marty Lavins (Forward - currently at UNH, also played for Team LATVIA at World Junior Championships)
Harvard University
Ben MacDonald (Forward - currently at Harvard, NHL draft pick by Seattle Kraken)
Colorado College and Carolina Hurricanes
Jaccob Slavin (Defense - currently playing professionally)
Union College
Ollie Chessler (Defense - Union commit)
Maine Mariners and Sacred Heart University
Connor Doherty (Defense - currently CAPTAIN of the Maine Mariners)
We are also happy that legendary Coach Bill Beaney is a frequent guest coach at our camps, working with our players. Our campers get to work with and learn from one of the most accomplished coaches in history of college hockey. Coach Beaney led Middlebury College to EIGHT NCAA Division III men's hockey championships. In 35 years as a head coach, Bill Beaney won the Coach of the Year Edward Jeremiah Award a record four times and has a record of 602 wins!
