General Information:
- This is a day school (overnight lodging is not provided).
- Cost: $449.00 + Tax (includes jersey)
- Grouping: Participants are divided into groups of 20 using the level of hockey each child is going into in the coming hockey season. For example, we will have a group of first year atoms, one group of second year atoms and so on. There will be some fine tuning and movement of players to even out group numbers. Each group has a Group Leader and a Junior Leader that will supervise all day.
- Start Times: There are staggered start and end times with start times between 7:30 - 10:00am and end times between 3:30 - 6:30 pm. The youngest groups start and end first, and the oldest are the last to start and finish. A typical day is 7-8 hours long. See the hockey school you are interested in for sample schedules.
- Staff: Edge Hockey employs amazing staff that are experienced, enthusiastic and caring; they are what make Edge Hockey schools better than the rest. The staff is on the ice each day, instructing all aspects of the game using the latest techniques to help each child. They are also busy off the ice running our program so the participants get as much off the ice as on.
Daily Program Details
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Ice Time: Each participant will have two ice sessions daily for 2.25 to 2.5 hours. On the ice the groups are divided into 5 different stations, each that teaches a different skill set. A progressive system is used, where basic skills are learned on Monday and advance throughout the week. There is a ratio of 8 participants to 1 instructor on the ice. All aspects of skating, passing, shooting, positioning and many other skills will be covered on the ice. Programs are developed according to the age and skill level of each group.
Bodychecking is introduced to the participants that are at that age level (pee wee) or going into that level. Safety is at the forefront here and all of the instructors that teach this station have extensive knowledge in this area.
- 1 to 1.5 Hours conditioning per day. The basics of conditioning as it applies to hockey are taught, and designed based on the skill level of the group. Edge Hockey wants players to see that you do not have to be on the ice all the time to improve your game. We also include team building and ice breakers in this program to help the overall development of each participant.
- 1 to 1.5 Hours of Read and React per day. This program is designed to teach the systems of hockey and how to react to different situations on the ice through ball hockey. We have now incorporated a large shooting and stick handling component to this part of the program as well.
- 30 min to 45 min of Hockey Talk per day. This gives students a chance to learn more about all aspects of the game in a fun learning environment. Participants will learn about hockey equipment, systems and even have a chance to ask some of our professional players questions.
- 1 hour of Cross Training/pool time per day. All locations that have a pool will include fun pool time for each group. School locations that do not have a pool will have cross training times where we will play a variety of games.
Other Information:
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Optional Lunch Program. Edge Hockey offers parents the option to add a convenient, nutritious, child friendly lunch to the hockey school package. Lunch will include fruit and or vegetables as well as drink and desert. Sample menu items include: pasta, chicken fingers, pizza, pita pockets or wraps, build your own tacos, hamburgers, chili, and much more. Each school will have it's own menu provided by the caterer for that location.
When registering on the registration page add $60.00 + Tax to the cost of the program, otherwise please bring a packed lunch. Please note we are a peanut free camp, so please do not send any peanuts or products that may contain peanuts.