The Defense Skills Program is a 4-day program designed for Squirt (2015 & 2016) and Pewee (2013 & 2014) level AAA/AA players. See below for detailed description of each age group & schedule.
🏒 Program Details
- COST: $380/player
Discount: $345 for players in a main spring program - LEVEL: AAA/AA players
- TRAINING HOURS:
12 hours on ice (3 hours per day)
4 hours classroom (1 hour per day)
Total Training Hours: 16 hours - Age Group Schedule:
Monday – Thursday, August 11th – 14th, Holiday Rinks - GOALIES: We are in need of goalies for this program. No cost for goalies to attend. See our FREE! Goalie Ice page for details.
🏒 Squirt Defense Program (2015, 2016 AAA/AA)
- Monday – Thursday, August 12 – 15
- 8:30 – 10:00am On-Ice
- 10:30 – 11:30am Classroom
- 12:00 – 1:30pm On-Ice
- Location: Holiday Rinks
- Purpose: Focus on foundational defensive skills. Defensemen learn to defend, create stops, transition to offense, and maintain offensive sequences.
- Skills Addressed: Defensive Skating, Defending in Defensive Zone, Rush Defensive Skills, Angling, Gap Control, Puck Retrievals & Beating F1 (Defensive & Neutral Zone), Use of the Net Against Forecheckers, Backwards Lateral Movement NZ, Introduction to Offensive Blue Line Skills (1v1), plus forward reps in compete drills.
🏒 Pewee Defense Program (2013, 2014 AAA/AA)
- Monday – Thursday, August 12 – 15
- 10:00 – 11:30am On-Ice
- 12:00 – 1:00pm Classroom
- 1:30 – 3:00pm On-Ice
- Location: Holiday Rinks
- Purpose: Focus on defensive unit play: working as a pair, supporting each other, communicating, chipping in offensively, and reading the game.
- Skills Addressed: Puck Retrievals & Beating F1, Net Use Against Forecheckers, Weakside Support & Rush, Regrouping Skills, Breakout Skills, Backwards Lateral Movement NZ, Offensive Zone Rotations & 1v1 from Blue Line. Forward reps included in compete drills for offensive understanding.
🏒 Cancellation, Weather & Payment Policies
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