Intermediate Summer Clinic

It's no secret: the best hockey players have always been those who have been able to combine raw skating speed with an almost intuitive understanding of the game. The 2015 AHA Hockey Intermediate Instructional Summer Program will offer rigorous on-ice skills training that will help you to become both a faster skater and a more creative and resourceful team player.

Led by former Minnesota Gopher, US Olympian, and North Stars player Dave Jensen, the program will be focused on the development of skating, speed/agility, and lightning fast on-ice decision making. The program will be skating intensive and will incorporate overspeed skating exercises in order to help you become a faster, more confident player. The instructors will assist you with immediate on-ice feedback concerning your stride mechanics and positional play. We will also be offering an off-ice shooting tutorial(s) as part of the program.

Program Content:

Elements of Power Skating
  • Static and Dynamic Balance
  • Stride Efficiency
  • Edge Work
 Shooting: The Basics
  • Grip Technique
  • Weight Transfer
  • Quick Hands
  • The Five Scoring Areas
  • Accuracy over Speed
Elements of Power Skating (pt. 2)
  • Edge work (cont.)
  • Agility
  • Power and Quickness
 Shooting: Advanced Techniques
  • Shooting in Traffic
  • "Wrong-footed" Shots
  • Disguising the Shot
  • High or Low: Reading the Goalie
Stick Handling Essentials
  • Heads-Up Approach
  • Puck Control
  • Deking
 Team Play Elements
  • Communication Essentials
  • The Face Off
  • Defensive Positioning
  • The Breakout
Passing
  • Vision
  • Anticipation
  • Movement
  • Leading the Receiver
 Team Play Elements (pt. 2)
  • Transition Play
  • Effective Attack Patterns
  • Special Teams
Play Supervised Scrimmage
  • 30 Minute Team Play Review
  • 60 Minute Controlled Scrimmage

Clinic Details:

2016 Clinic details will be posted in Spring 2016

Registration:

• Registration details will be posted in Spring 2016

Goalies:

We are looking for goaltenders to participate at the sessions for no charge. Please contact instructor@ahahockey.com to reserve a spot.

For questions about the Intermediate Summer School please contact instructor@ahahockey.com.