Terwillegar Rec Centre: 2051 Ledger Road, Edmonton AB
Defensemen Camp Overview
In today’s game of hockey, the position of defense is getting harder and harder to play, the expectation to be a solid defensive player, yet be able to contribute offensively is greater. With speed of the game always getting faster and the skill set of players getting higher, the challenges defensemen face is at a high point in the game of hockey.
Better Player is offering a Defensemen camp, to help todays defensemen learn proper D side positioning, proper skating skills to face and stay in the play, proper gap control, learn to walk the offensive blue line and be a threat at all times. We will teach evasive concepts in d zone, neutral zone and offensive zone to allow more space and time. Today’s defensemen have to develop aggressive patients, as we like to call it. Learn to have tight gap, to control an offensive player through body position, yet not over committing and leaving yourself vulnerable to being beat badly. We will teach defensemen the 4 main ways they can generate or initiate the break out.
This program is for Defensemen minded players. Forwards are welcome but this all about playing D.
Skills/Concepts
- Skating Skills (D man specific)
- Puck handling skills
- Gap and Gap control (what your gap says about what ice you’re protecting)
- Offensive skills
- Walking the Offensive Blue Line
- Body control and Body positioning
- Quick release shots
- Good first pass
- Evasive skills in all three zones
- Proper D support (we work as a pair)
What you can Expect
A high tempo yet corrective learning sessions on ice, teaching concepts in all zones that will help you develop as a defensive player. You will leave the program with a better understanding of body positioning and have some tools in your skill belt to help you be a better to defensemen
What we Expect
Hard working, a will to learn, come with a desire to understand defense and get better.
What we provide
- 9 hours of on ice instruction and skill development. Six, 1.5 hour practices
- 5 to 1 Player to instructor Ratio
- High tempo, yet corrective learning environment
- Instruction from Coaches that played D and coach D currently at Junior and Midget AAA levels
- Camp Jersey
Groups, Dates, Times and Location
U11/ U13 Group
Saturday August 6 12:00 to 1:30pm Terwillegar Rec Centre Arena C
Sunday August 7 12:00 to 1:30 pm Terwillegar Rec Centre Arena C
Saturday August 13th 12:00 to 1:30 pm Terwillegar Rec Centre Arena C
Sunday August 14 12:00 to 1:30 pm Terwillegar Rec Centre Arena C
Saturday August 20 12:00 to 1:30pm Terwillegar Rec Centre Arena C
Sunday August 21 12:00 to 1:30pm Terwillegar Rec Centre Arena C
Truly this program is the Best Program to help you learn and become Better Defensemen on both sides of the puck.
Kinsmen Twin Arena: 1979 111 Street NW Edmonton AB T6J 7C6
Welcome to the Spring PeeWee Better to Best Program. This is a 10-week Spring program for PeeWee aged hockey player. This program is for the dedicated young player seeking to improve on their skill set. We focus on skating, puck handling, shooting and passing, and individual skills This program is a great way to get some extra ice time with professional instruction between your other spring sports. This program has a 25 Skater limit and will fill fast.
What you can Expect
-5 to 1 Player to instructor ratio
-9 well planned progressive lessons working on various skills of a hockey player
- a healthy balance of slower paced, breaking skills down and teaching skills with higher paced implementation of skills learned
- attention to detail of skills.
What we Expect
-full equipment to be warn
-listening on the ice, along with effort
-good attitude with a desire to learn and improve
-ready to have fun
-arrive and be on the ice on time.
Location and
Times
Monday April 4 6:00 to 7:00 pm Kinsmen Twin Arena B
Monday April 11 6:00 to 7:00 pm Kinsmen Twin Arena B
Monday April 18th No Lesson EASTER Monday
Monday April 25 6:00 to 7:00 pm Kinsmen Twin Arena B
Monday May 2 6:00 to 7:00 pm Kinsmen Twin Arena B
Monday May 9 6:00 to 7:00 pm Kinsmen Twin Arena B
Monday May 16 6:00 to 7:00 pm Kinsmen Twin Arena B
Monday May 23 NO Lesson May Long Weekend
Monday May 30 6:00 to 7:00 pm Kinsmen Twin Arena B
Monday June 6 6:00 to 7:00 pm Kinsmen Twin Arena B
Monday June 13 6:00 to 7:00 pm Kinsmen Twin Arena B
Monday June 20 6:00 to 7:00 pm Kinsmen Twin Arena B
A camp Jersey is Provided for you at the first day of the program
Kinsmen Twin Arena: 1979 111 Street NW Edmonton AB T6J 7C6
What to Expect
- High level of Correction, Demanding Drills, High Repetition of Skills. Demanding improvement and change in ones skating ability.
- Correction, improvement then pace.
- Understanding of the whole body function during skating to achieve maximum speed and control.
- you are going to see improvement
What we Expect
-This is not a learn to skate program. Expectation is that every registrant has ability to skate forward, backwards, turn left and right, stop left and right, x overs forwards and backwards turning left and right. We are not teaching basics here, we are building high performance skaters here.
What you NEED
-Full Equipment
- "I Want to improve " Attitude
- Understanding of through a high level of correction and a ton of reps, improvement is earned.
Extra recommendations
- No Pucks, This is not a puck Skill program, This is for those wanting to become Better High level Skaters. This is for the Player that is Playing A or AA vs AAA because they have been told they aren't quiet there with their Skating.
Trans Alta Tri Leisure Centre: 221 Jennifer Heil Way
Welcome to
the Spring Atom / PeeWee Better to Best Program. This is a 7-week Spring program for Atom / PeeWee
aged hockey player. This program is for the dedicated young player seeking to
improve on their skill set. We focus on skating, puck handling, shooting and
passing, and individual skills This program is a great way to get some extra
ice time with professional instruction between your other spring sports. This
program has a 30 Skater limit and will fill fast.
What you can Expect
-5 to 1 Player to instructor
ratio
-7 well planned progressive lessons working on various skills of a hockey
player, 7th being Game day
- a healthy balance of slower paced, breaking skills down and teaching skills
with higher paced implementation of skills learned
- attention to detail of skills.
What we Expect
-full
equipment to be warn
-listening on the ice, along with effort
-good attitude with a desire to learn and improve
-ready to have fun
-arrive and be on the ice on time.
Location and Times
Thursday April 7 7:45pm to 8:45 pm,Tri Liesure North Arena
Thursday April 14 7:45pm to 8:45 pm, Tri Liesure North
Arena
Thursday April 21 7:45pm to 8:45 pm, Tri Liesure North Arena
Thursday April 28 7:45pm to 8:45 pm, Tri Liesure North Arena
Thursday May 5 7:45pm to 8:45 pm, Tri Liesure North Arena
Thursday May 12 7:45pm to 8:45 pm, Tri Liesure North Arena
Thursday May 19 7:45pm to 8:45 pm, Tri Liesure North Arena
Confederation Arena: 11204 43 Ave Edmonton AB
This is a week long hockey camp. Offering two on
ice session a day with 1.5 hours of dryland training a day as well as 1
hour of classroom to go over game theory and sport psychology. This is
high paced camp teaching the skills needed to excel at the game of
hockey. We have a strong focus on skating. If you cant skate you cant
play. We also teach puck handling, passing and shooting. This is fast
past dynamic Hockey Camp preparing your young player for a great start
to a new hockey season.
August 23th through August 27th, Monday to Friday
Confederation Arena: 11204 43 Ave Edmonton AB
This is a week long hockey camp. Offering two on ice session a day with 1 hour of dryland training a day as well as 1 hour of classroom to go over game theory and sport psychology. This is high paced camp teaching the skills needed to excel at the game of hockey. We have a strong focus on skating. If you cant skate you cant play. We also teach puck handling, passing and shooting. This is fast past dynamic Hockey Camp preparing your young player for a great start to a new hockey season.
August 9th through August 13th, Monday to Friday
Daily Schedule
Classroom 9:15am to 10:15am
First Ice time power skating 10:45 am to 11:45 pm,
Lunch 12:00 am to 1:0 pm
Dryland 1:00:pm 2:00 pm
On ice Skills Session 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
PICK UP 3:30 pm
This is FULL day program, snacks are not provided, but encouraged to be brought, Lunch is a bag lunch brought by the Player. We Provide a camp Jersey with Registration.
WATER BOTTLES ARE NEEDED along with Proper Dryland Training Attire
Terwillegar Rec Centre: 2051 Leger RD NW Edmonton AB