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FREE North Hills Hockey Club Skills Development Camp

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

North Hills Hockey Club’s Skills Development Camp is comprised of players from the North Hills School District who want to learn the skills necessary to play the sport of ice hockey while in an interscholastic program with their friends.

 

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Our mission is to give every family in our school district the opportunity to try ice hockey at a reasonable cost. Our goal is to help advance your child’s skill level while maintaining a commitment to having fun.

Our objective is to provide as much information and as many resources as possible to each family, allowing them to make the best hockey decisions that fit their goals.

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Our Skills Development Camp is purely developmental.  We are a hockey initiation camp that focuses on learning to play.

The focus of this camp is to teach the fundamentals of the sport through hard work and proper core skills development, including stick handling, shooting, and skating. Use of stations and various small-area games will also aid in the learning process.

 

If you are just learning to skate, then we strongly recommend building up that foundation prior to participating in our camp.  This can be accomplished by attending learn to skate classes at your local rink.  We also recommend playing DEK hockey, which allows you to focus on your stick skills while not worrying about being on your skates.  Another advantage of DEK hockey is that the players learn positioning and the smaller rink keeps them involved, requiring the players to make quicker decisions in a less intimidating environment.

 

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

·         Limited space available

·         Minimum number of participants are required (10)

·         NHSD residents (proof is required)

·         Open to boys and girls

·         Age group based on current school year

·         Elementary School (3rd – 6th)

·         Middle School (7th – 8th)

·         High School (9th – 11th)

 

DATES & TIMES

·         CAMP

o    Sundays - March 16th, 23rd and 30th

7:30 – 8:20 pm – Elementary School

8:30 – 9:20 pm – Middle School

9:30 – 11:00 pm – High School

·         CAMP MEETING

Sunday, March 30th

6:30 – 7:00 pm – All age groups

 

PROGRAM FEATURES

·         3x FREE hours of on-ice instruction

o    Individual skills development, good practice habits, healthy exercise and fun with classmates.

·         1x team meeting with Q&A

o    Available to answer the who, what, when, where and whys of proper player development as well as the hockey opportunities available.

·         Camp instructors are the North Hills Varsity, Junior Varsity and Middle School ice hockey coaches; assistance provided by North Hills Varsity and Junior Varsity ice hockey players.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

Full ice hockey equipment is required (please note that some inline and DEK hockey equipment could be used on ice):

  • Jersey and Socks
  • HECC certified Helmet with facemask
  • Skates
  • Gloves
  • Shoulder Pads
  • Groin Protection
  • Neck Guard

The RMU Island Sports Center Pro Shop offers a special Beginner's Package.  North Hills Hockey Club does have a limited supply of used equipment that can be borrowed;   contact Donna Gayso at gayso@aol.com and if given enough notice, we will try and help you source equipment.

 

REGISTRATION

Registration is ongoing but space is limited.  Please contact Brandon.Dudt.Mulzet@gmail.com if you are interested.

 

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