Our Elite Skill Development features creative and progressive drills that stress proper skating, puck handling, passing, shooting, and hockey techniques.  We take an innovative and wholistic approach to skill development using multi-component training exercises through a variety of challenging drills.  

We will work on creating a more fluid player by focusing on posture, glide, balance and footwork.  We will combine puck movement to drive specific skating movements and layer skills.  These session are designed for experienced players only. 

Sessions are designed to work in semi private groups of 8-10 based on age to maximize skill development.

SGT Clinics are designed for small groups.  Each session will be limited to 5-6 players per age group.  Drop In Sessions ($35) will be available if there is room.  

Monday: 6:00-7:00pm
2015 - 2017
Limit: 16 skaters

Skating and Edges: Including proper body position, correct use of inside and outside edges, balance and agility so players can get the most power out of each stride. 

Puck Handling, Passing and Shooting: Stick handling and passing technique, including proper hand placement, head position and location of puck on the stick.

Game Situation Confrontational Drills: We teach the game of hockey. Our “Game Situation” drills will focus on the offensive and defensive aspects of real game play. These drills will help each player understand the game and teach reaction with confidence.

 

Tuesday: 8:00-9:00pm
2005 - 2012
Limit: 10 skaters

At Offensive Skills and Tactics you will learn critical position-specific skills and tactics, including offensive and defensive skills to gain the extra edge in game situations.  The modern skater plays a 200-foot game, is dynamic with the puck and has a nose for the net.  Players participate in confrontational drills against players in their age group, making the drills more game-like and reactionary. We'll cover things such as offensive tactics, angling, net play, puck protection, cycling, and zone entries.

Skating and Edges: Including proper body position, correct use of inside and outside edges, balance and agility so players can get the most power out of each stride and position specific skating.

Offensive Concepts: Offensive concepts like cycling, exchanges, attacking off the half wall, net front play, finding soft ice and shooting to score, angling, transitional skating and speed, odd and even rush zone entries and concepts, shooting off the rush.

Tuesday: 7:00-8:00pm
2005-2014
Limit: 25 shooters

This Shoot to Score camp will focus on the specific techniques required by forwards and defensemen in order to be effective at these positions. We systematically break down the fundamentals of shooting and progress to high-speed stickhandling, dekeing and shooting. Players participate in confrontational drills against players in their age group, making the drills more game-like and reactionary. Throughout the camp, players are closely monitored by our experienced instructors who give direction on improving play in each situation.

Shooting Technique: Including proper foot position, correct hand placement and stick flex.  Players will learn all varieties of shots applicable to their age and development.

On-the-move:  Including shooting in stride, off a pass, off a crossover, and in 1v1 situations. 

Quick Release: Proper body position and edge control while executing quick, catch and release shots.  

Around the Net:  Instruction on body position and hand placement as players learn to tip, screen and collect rebounds around the net.  If you want to score you have to get to the blue paint.  

Tuesday: 8:00-9:00pm
2005-2012
Limit: 8 skaters

At our Defense First Clinic you will learn critical position-specific skills and tactics, including defensive and offensive skills to gain the extra edge in game situations.  The modern defenseman is a hybrid who can play both ends of the rink with and without the puck.  Players participate in confrontational drills against players in their age group, making the drills more game-like and reactionary. We'll cover things such as defensive tactics, Layering, reversing puck, angling, gap control, net play and puck protection.

Skating and Edges: Including proper body position, correct use of inside and outside edges, balance and agility so players can get the most power out of each stride and position specific skating.

Defending:  Our staff will teach angling, gap control, 1v1 defense, and net front coverage.

Exiting the Zone: Reversing and breaking the puck out of the D Zone, reading and breaking down the forecheck, making a good first pass, using the net.

Joining the Play:  Instruction on transitions so players can smoothly move from skating forwards to backwards or backwards to forwards without losing speed. Attacking the triangle, following the play and finding soft ice, making plays on zone entries, power moves.

The Offensive Zone:  Supporting the blue line.  Jumping into the cycle, exchanges special teams concepts.

Session 2 - Tuesday - 6:00-7:00pm
Session 3 - Wednesday - 7:00-8:00pm
2005 - 2014
Limit: 15 skaters

This clinic will focus on aspects of puck handling, puck protection, passing and receiving.  Our focus is to give players more puck confidence which will allow them to focus more on what is going on around them.

Puck Handling: puck agility with a focus on quick smooth hands as well as the concept of under-handling.

Puck Placement: placing the puck in the right position to evade defenders and generate power from the stride and in evasive maneuvers. 

Puck Protection: using placement and edge agility to keep pucks away from defenders.  We spend time working on the concept of using "the hip pocket" to attack defenders with confidence.

Passing and Receiving: Fundamental passing techniques leading to passing and receiving passes at high rates of speed.

Wednesday: 7:00-8:00pm
Group 1 - Bantams (2009-2010)
Group 2 - Squirt/Pee Wee (2011-2014)
Limit 12 skaters per group

The Body Contact Clinic will explore the fundamentals of body contact, safely using body contact, and how to absorb body contact.  

These clinics are acceptable for boys and girls of all ages as body contact and competitive contact is a part of the game at all levels.  Even before checking in 14U Hockey, players make contact with each other.  Players who are not prepared put themselves at risk for injury.

For the Bantam Boys, we will move into body checking concepts.

Session 1 - Tuesday:  6:00-7:00pm 
Limit 20 skaters per session

The focus of this camp will be power skating with and without pucks. The areas to be covered will be forward/backwards skating, balance, advanced edge control, crossovers, power turns and take-offs, explosive acceleration, agility maneuvers, speed training, resistance drills, and lateral mobility. 

Skating and Edges: Including proper body position, correct use of inside and outside edges, balance and agility so players can get the most power out of each stride.

Crossovers:  We also cover crossover technique, demonstrating the most efficient use of edges to generate maximum speed and power. 

Power Turns: Proper body position and edge control while executing power turns so players can quickly and efficiently change direction.

Transition:  Instruction on transitions so players can smoothly move from skating forwards to backwards or backwards to forwards without losing speed.

Session 2 - Wednesday - 7:00-8:00pm
2005-2014 
Limit 15 skaters per session

This intense Elite camp is strictly for players who strive to be challenged each day by complex drills, fellow elite players and the high expectations of our experienced coaching staff. Drills are designed for athletes who have already mastered the fundamentals. We utilize advanced training techniques, including on-ice over speed resistance training, and off-ice accelerated conditioning geared toward building speed, strength and endurance, to push players to their full potential.   

Skating and Edges: Including proper body position, correct use of inside and outside edges, balance and agility so players can get the most power out of each stride. 

Puck Handling, Passing and Shooting: Stick handling and passing technique, including proper hand placement, head position and location of puck on the stick.

Game Situation Confrontational Drills: We teach the game of hockey. Our “Game Situation” drills will focus on the offensive and defensive aspects of real game play. These drills will help each player understand the game and teach reaction with confidence.