Skills Clinic Dec 27-29 2023

Holiday U14-U17 Player Development Camp About The Event 

6 hours ice, (2 hours daily)

1.5 hours of video and personal evaluation (45 min per day)

3 hours of off-ice (1 hour per day)

10.5 hours total     #Participants 18   Priced per Player   $275.00

Date  December  27-29  Time  8:00am – 12:00pm

Day 1

Skating Technique + Awareness Hockey IQ: these sessions will focus on endurance, agility, speed body contact skills and balance by developing an efficient and powerful skating technique. You will participate in a series of drills aimed at improving your cardiovascular fitness while developing your skating fundamentals such as: stride length, stride frequency, body positioning, weight distribution and edge work to maximize control on the ice. In addition this session will provide you with skills to elevate your ability to distribute the puck with fundamental passing techniques focusing on the core elements of executing accurate passes: tape to tape passing and area passes while learning to scan the ice, reading and making informed decisions based on recognizing passing lanes.

Day 2

Skating Technique + Body Contact: these sessions will be a continuation of conditioning and agility along with body contact skills. You will learn how to generate power in edge control exercises such as: tight turns, crossovers and transitions, enabling you to outpace opponents; combined with foundational techniques to protect yourself in battles. Focusing on spatial awareness practicing skills such as: angling and board battles. You will be taught the art of mastering deceptive stick and body fakes to develop your ability to possess the puck through congested areas using techniques such as: feints, dangles and quick changes of direction.

Day 3

Skating Technique + Puck Protection + Body Contact: these sessions will be focused on enhancing the player’s speed and quickness in addition to emphasizing the player’s body contact and stick positioning. Players will focus on first step quickness, lateral movement and maneuvering in tight spaces. You will also receive valuable guidance on how to protect yourself and how to protect the puck while absorbing a contact. This session will provide you with the tools to be confident when battling for puck possession by learning the optimal body position, leveraging your strengths and maintaining control.

To ensure maximum progress, our clinic utilizes coaches video sessions before players touch the ice. The coaches’video sessions mirror on-ice activities by showing players NHL examples, where skills can be slowed down and explained in detail. This will enhance the player’sunderstanding of the movement by seeing it played out at a higher level. Once players are on-ice they can demonstrate their knowledge and get personalized coaching feedback throughout the process. Through a combination of demonstrations, individual feedback and small-group work, players will gain the necessary tools to become a more well-rounded and effective player.

In addition to honing your skills, this clinic prioritizes mobility and fitness. For players to maintain their on-ice performance, the off-ice sessions will focus on improving players mobility and flexibility. Some key components of the off-ice are dynamic warm-up and flexibility training. We will begin with a dynamic warm up routine that activates your muscles and prepares your body for the workout ahead. Through a series of dynamic stretches, mobility exercises, you will increase blood flow and range of motion. After the on-ice sessions, we will include a static stretching routine to improve players’ overall recovery and movement capabilities.