The game of hockey is getting faster, & skating is the most fundamental skill for players to learn. Skating is the foundation for being able to pass, shoot, stickhandle, hit, and play the game. This is why we will focus exclusively on skating each Monday night throughout the summer. 

• Open to all ages (5 to 18)

• 6 Practice Sessions

• ​Practice Dates: June 6, 13, 20, &  July 11, 18, & 25th ​

• 8U & 10U start at 6:15 PM

• 12U, 14U, 16U, & 18U start at 7:15 PM

• Practice jersey & hockey socks are included

• All practices are held at Iceland Sports Complex in Louisville, KY

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The Power Skating Camp will focus on breaking down the skating stride(s) to their most basic points, and slowly building the mechanics of the skating stride together. When you build a skating stride step by step with a lot of reps, you create the fundamental habits that result in a great skater with powerful strides!

Goalies will have experienced goalie coaches to help them focus on the fundamentals of how goalies skate & move in a game. Goalies will have a dedicated end of the ice to work on their footwork, edgework, & movements. 
 

Forward Stride

Forward Crossovers

Backwards Stride

Backwards Crossovers

Better Balance

Quicker Agility

Full Stride Extension

Powerful Push Offs

Full Stride Recovery

Why Have a Skills Camp?

During the regular hockey season with limited practice time, most youth teams put an emphasis on team play and design the practices to focus on team concepts to prepare for game situations. This makes it very difficult to develop individual skillsets for each player. The Skills Camp has been developed so that players can improve their individual skills sets which will allow them to be a more effective player when put back into a team setting.

Skills Camp Details

• Open to all ages (5 to 18)

• 12 Practice Sessions

• Practice Dates: June 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, & 24th, July 13, 15, 20, 22, 27th, & 28th

• 8U & 10U start at 6:15 PM

• 12U, 14U, 16U, & 18U start at 7:15 PM

• Practice jersey & hockey socks are included

• All practices are held at Iceland Sports Complex in Louisville, KY

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Skills Camp Focus

The Skills Camp will focus on stickhandling, passing, shooting, & fundamental gameplay skills. The drills for each sill set are designed to replicate game situations. With enough practice the skills learned in this camp will become instinctive when players are put back into an actual game. 

Development for Goalies

Goalies will have experienced goalie coaches to help them focus on the fundamentals of how to position themselves against different types of shots, shooting angles, & offensive rush situations. 
 

Stickhandling & Shooting Development Plan

Puck Control

Puck Protection

1 on 1 Offense

Wrist Shots

Slap Shots

One Time Shots

Backhand Shots

Passing & Gameplay Development Plan

Forehand Passing

Backhand Passing

Area Passes

One Touch Passes

Skating Fundamentals

Breakout Skills

During the regular hockey season with limited practice time, most youth teams put an emphasis on team play and design the practices to focus on team concepts to prepare for game situations. This makes it very difficult to develop individual skills at each position. The Spring Position Camp has been developed so that players can improve their position specific skills & be at their absolute best heading into the travel team tryouts in the spring.

• Open to all ages (5 to 18)

• 6 Practice Sessions

• Camp Dates - April 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, & May 2nd 

• ​8U & 10U start at 6:15 PM

• 12U, 14U, 16U, & 18U start at 7:15 PM

• Practice jersey & hockey socks are included

• All practices are held at Iceland Sports Complex in Louisville, KY

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The focus of the Spring Position Camp is to maximize the amount of practice reps that each player gets in drills & situations where they are focused completely on becoming better at their specific position. Players can register as either a forward, defenseman, or a goalie for this camp. 

The 8U & 10U age groups will practice both forward and defensive positions throughout the camp.

The 12U, 14U, 16U, and 18U age groups will register for one position and specialize on that position throughout the camp.

Goalies will have experienced goalie coaches to help them focus on fundamentals including a proper stance, movements, body positioning, and rebound control.
 

Forward Skating

 Puck Protection

Offensive Attacking - 1 on 1

Offensive Attacking - On the Rush

Defensive Breakouts

Cycling & Offensive Zone Possession

Faceoffs

Backwards Skating

Lateral Movements & Pivots

Gap Control

Puck Shadowing

Breakout Positioning & Skillwork

Skating Transitions

Offensive Zone Puck Skills