Summer Camps

xHockey's Summer Camps give your hockey player the unmatched experience, expertise, and passion necessary for maximum development! Development comes first! Our specialized summer development camps offer aspiring young hockey players the opportunity to develop their skills and game in a positive, yet challenging environment.

Description: Camp is for the A/B level hockey player, as the drills will be more advanced. Training players to play in small, confined, high traffic areas promotes the ability to maneuver in congested areas during games, especially when statistics tell us that two thirds of any game is played with all players concentrated in one zone. This kind of resistance training will help players master puck and agility skills to quickly create space and time needed to make plays.

Areas of Emphasis

• Stick handling and puck movement in confined areas
• Edge Control
• Upper body co-ordination
• Constant quick feet action
• Read and react skills
• Change of Direction
• Creativity

Description: Our defensive skills camp is a great way to learn the defensive fundamentals and skills necessary to be successful on the ice. The program focuses on foot speed, gap control, increasing lateral movement, backwards skating, pressure vs. contain, 1 on 1's and more. The camp is for forwards and defensemen. Camp is designed for A and B level players who are a little more advanced in their skating. 

Areas of Emphasis

• Gap Control
• Lateral mobility
• Foot Speed
• Backward and Transitional Skating
• Playing the Rush
• Breakout Options
• Play in front of the net
• And much more!

Description: Our checking camps are designed to ease the transition into Bantams. Checking is a big part of the game and the goal of the camp is to teach proper technique ad player safety. It is critical for player's to be able to give and receive body checks without worrying about potential injury. We know that the more confident a player is in protecting themselves, the more likely they are to go after the puck and play aggressive.

Areas of Emphasis

• Player Protection
• Proper technique of giving and receiving body contact
• Angling and Positioning
• Along the wall work and puck battles

Description: This camp is intended to get players out of their comfort zones when it comes to skating, puck-handling and game situations.  SKATING FOCUS: mechanics, edgework and balance, tight turns, crossovers, forward and backward transitions, etc.  PUCK-HANDLING FOCUS: develop confidence with the puck (soft hands, quicker hands, range of motion) and focus on a player's ability to handle a puck while maintaining their skating speed and vision. Both under speed and over speed drills will be run, helping players gain confidence with and without the puck. SMALL AREA GAMES/CONCEPTS: Create situations where player's will learn how to utilize their skills in a game setting (Hockey IQ). 

DRYLAND- small group setting, heavily focused on individual skills: shooting, stickhandling, multi-tasking (hands, feet, vision), and skating.

Description:

On-Ice Training: This camp will begin by teaching players the basic fundamentals of shooting.  By knowing when, and how, to shoot in different situations players will create more chances for themselves in games. Players will learn where the prime scoring areas are, how to get there, and what to do when they get there. Skating and puck control is a very important piece to this puzzle, which is why each day will start with a skating/puck control warm-up.

Dryland Training: Participants will learn the basic shooting techniques with the overall goal of developing maximum shot power, increased accuracy and release time, and total puck control. 

Description: The Power Skating camp will focus on skating mechanics, edges, balance, agility, and quickness. Our goal is to introduce a basic foundation of all skating and skill techniques. 

While most players are taught the final product of the skating stride, this program will start from the beginning. Skating skills need to be broken down into the individual dynamics and need to be repeatedly practiced. If a player can learn how the muscles should work, then train his/her body to do it correctly, it will improve his/her overall skating ability.

Areas of Emphasis

• Skating Posture
• Stride Mechanics- extension, toe snap, arm swing
• Balance
• Edge Work
• Forward and Backward Skating
• Starts
• Power Turns
• Stops
• Overspeed
• Transitional Skating

Description: This camp focuses on maintaining possession of the puck, while skating, stick-handling, shooting, and passing. Tips and techniques will be taught to help players learn how to make adjustments with their hands, body and stick, to help keep control of pucks as much as possible. Dryland will be focused on isolating specific stick handling fundamentals that will transfer onto the ice and create a more confident puck handler.