Position Specific Hockey Camp

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Nate Leslie - ACC, CEC, M.Ed.

Certified Executive Coach | Former Professional Player | Camp Director

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Position Specific Camp (Goalies, Defense, Forwards): $699

Week 4: August 5 – 10, 2013(check in 4pm – 8pm August 4)

Age Groups:

  • Midget

[message type=”info”]Week 4 Special Note: Due to high demand for the Bantam Showcase, we have added a 2nd week in Week 4.  The newly added Bantam Showcase will replace our Bantam Position Specific Camp in Week 4.  Please call 604.628.0316 if you need clarification.  Goalie Camp will still run as scheduled.[/message]

Details:

  • Players will train separately based on age, ability, and position in the morning, and join a team session in the afternoon.
  • 2 x 75 minute on-ice sessions
  • 2 x 60 minute off-ice training and conditioning sessions
  • Evening seminars by Guest Coaches

Goalie Camp:

Prep Camp contracts the staff of Brady Robinson and Advanced Goaltending Consulting. Our staff from AGC has made their mark on goaltending development in Western Canada. Mentored by Ian Clark, the former goaltending coach of Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks, our staff are competent and industry leaders. Goalies that come to our camp get better.

Sample Goalie Camp Curriculum:

  • STICK HANDLING – passing, transitions
  • TACTICAL – screens, deflections
  • TRACKING THE PUCK – tracking, wraparounds, walk-outs
  • REBOUNDS – Visual attachment, post save recovery
  • SHOT PREPARATION – set position, ice awareness, save control
  • SAVE MOVEMENT – pad saves gloves, blocker, chest, stick, shoulders, and elbows
  • PSM – backside intro, butterfly slide up to down, butterfly slide down to down, pivots
  • SKATING MOBILITY – shuffle, T-thrusts, sculling fwd-bwd, stance, starts and stops

Defense Curriculum:

  • SKATING – all aspects of skating, pivots, lateral mobility, etc.
  • PUCK SKILLS – puck control, point shots, first passes on the breakout, smart dumps
  • DEFENSIVE CONCEPTS – how to play a 1-on-1, 2-on-1, 2-on-2, 3-on-2, gap control
  • DECISION MAKING – when to join the rush, when to pinch, defensive pressure vs. containment
  • CHECKING – angling opponents, body checking, controlling the front of the net
  • OTHER- shot blocking, communicating with partner/goaltender

Forward On-Ice training will include:

  • SKATING – all aspects of skating, pivots, lateral mobility, etc.
  • PUCK SKILLS – puck control, deflecting point shots, first pass support on the breakout, retrieving dumps
  • OFFENSIVE CONCEPTS – how to play a 1-on-1, 2-on-1, 2-on-2, 3-on-2, attacking weak gap control
  • DECISION MAKING – leading the rush, following the rush, options when a D pinches, passive vs. Aggressive forechecking, defensive zone positional play
  • CHECKING – angling opponents, body checking, controlling your man
  • OTHER- shot blocking, communicating with line-mates, power play, penalty killing

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