Defense Skills Camps

4-day Defense Skills Program. Squirt (2015 & 2016) and Pewee (2013 & 2014) groups available. See below for detailed description for each age group & schedule.

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COST:

$380/player

**$345 discounted rate for players in a main spring program

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LEVEL:

AAA/AA level players

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TRAINING HOURS:

12 hours on ice (3 hour per day)

4 hours classroom (1 hour per day)

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16 TOTAL TRAINING HOURS

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**No partial sign ups accepted! Players must sign up for full program!

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AGE GROUP SCHEDULE:

Monday – Thursday, August 11th – August 14th, Holiday Rinks

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GOALIES! We are in need of goalies for this program. No cost for goalies to attend. See our FREE! Goalie Ice page. Click “HERE” for all details.

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Squirt Defense Program (2015, 2016 AAA/AA)

The purpose of this camp is to focus on foundational defensive skills. At its core defenseman must be able to defend, create stops, transition the puck to offense or keep an offensive sequence going.

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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 (beating player 1 v 1 from blue line). Secondarily, in compete drills, all players will take reps at the forward position as well. We will address skills associated to those situations at the forward position for offensive understanding & practice, but our main focus is defensive side!

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Pewee Defense Program (2013, 2014 AAA/AA)

As defenseman start to move up in age in level they must understand how to work together as a unit of 2, support & communicate with each other as well as further chipping in offensively and all reads associated with those situations.

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Skills addressed: Puck Retrievals & Beating F1 (Defense & Neutral Zone), Use of the Net Against Forecheckers, Weakside Defenseman Support & jumping into rush, Regrouping Skills, Breakout Skills, Backwards Lateral Movement NZ, Offensive Zone Rotations & Beating a player 1 v 1 from Blue Line. Secondarily, in compete drills, all players will take reps at the forward position as well. We will address skills associated to those situations at the forward position for offensive understanding & practice, but our main focus is defensive side!ciated to those situations at the forward position for offensive understanding & practice, but our main focus is defensive side!

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Cancellation, Weather & Payment Policies!

Please see Cancellation, Weather & Payment Policy Page.  Click “here” to view.

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How do I sign up for programs?!

To sign-up for programs, please fill out the form below.  Sign-ups are ONLY accepted by filling out form below.

Step #1:  Fill out parent/guardian contact information.

Step #2:  Select how many players you are wanting to sign up for programs.  After selecting desired number of players wanting to sign up, that number of requested player sign-up forms will appear.

Step #3:  Fill out your player’s information.

Step #4:  Check mark the box next to all programs wanting to sign the player up for.  After check marking the box next to programs interested in, further information for that program will appear.  Follow directions for each program to complete sign up.

Repeat step #3 – 4 for the desired amount players wanting to sign up.

After submitting a sign-up form you will re-directed to a new page to fill out a liability waiver.  A receipt of your sign up will be emailed to automatically upon being submitted. This confirmation receipt will include copy of your sign up, an invoice and payment information.  Please make sure to double check your sign up, save and print out this email receipt for your records.  If confirmation is not received within 1 – 2 minutes of being submitted check your SPAM/Trash folders for the receipt. You are responsible for all dates signed up for.

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YOU CAN SIGN UP MULTIPLE PLAYERS AND/OR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS ALL ON 1 SIGN UP FORM.  NO NEED TO FILL OUT MULTIPLE SIGN FORMS FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OR PLAYERS. THE SIGN-UP FORM BELOW LISTS ALL PROGRAMS FOR SPRING & SUMMER 2025, NOT JUST THE PROGRAM DETAILED ON THIS PAGE.

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