Power Skating Camps

Our power skating camp is designed to enhance the skating skills of hockey players, figure skaters, or individuals involved in other ice sports. Power skating focuses on improving speed, agility, balance, and overall skating technique. Here are key components that are included in our power skating camps:

1. **Skating Techniques:**
– Forward Skating: Emphasizes proper stride length, leg extension, and push-off technique to maximize speed.
– Backward Skating: Focuses on backward stride, crossover techniques, and efficient backward movement.
– Edge Control: Develops the ability to maintain balance and control on the edges of the skate blades.

2. **Stride Development:**
– Stride Length: Aims to improve the length of each stride for increased speed and efficiency.
– Quick Starts: Teaches explosive starts and rapid acceleration techniques.

3. **Crossover Techniques:**
– Forward Crossovers: Enhances the ability to make tight turns and maneuver around opponents.
– Backward Crossovers: Develops agility and speed when skating backward.

4. **Agility and Maneuverability:**
– Quick Turns: Improves the ability to make sharp turns while maintaining speed.
– Pivots and Transitions: Focuses on seamless transitions between forward and backward skating.

5. **Balance and Core Strength:**
– Off-Ice Exercises: Incorporates exercises to improve core strength, stability, and overall balance.
– On-Ice Drills: Includes drills to enhance balance while performing various skating movements.

6. **Speed Training:**
– Straight-line Speed: Works on maximizing speed in a straight line.
– Interval Training: Incorporates interval drills to simulate game situations and improve overall endurance.

7. **Skill Integration:**
– Incorporates skating techniques into game-related scenarios to improve performance during actual play.
– Drills that integrate skating with puck handling, shooting, and other hockey-specific skills.

8. **Video Analysis:**
– Utilizes video analysis to provide feedback on individual skating techniques and areas for improvement.

9. **Individualized Coaching:**
– Tailors instruction to the specific needs and skill levels of each participant.
– Provides feedback and corrective measures to address weaknesses.

10. **Consistent Practice:**
– Emphasizes the importance of regular and consistent practice to reinforce newly acquired skills.

The on Ice Focus of the Camps Is:

• Angles and crease depth
• Save selection decision making
• Positional and tactical skills
• Puck tracking
• Stopping skills and rebound control
• Lateral and crease movement
• Butterfly style, slides, pushes, recovery
  Puck handling
• Professional instruction
• 3 groups – Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget
• Age appropriate high level shooters
• Game situation drills
• 3:1 goaltender to instructor ratio
• Written goaltender evaluation and feedback