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Residence Camp
July 20-23, 2010
AGES: (96, 97, 98, 99, 00)
Chicago, Illinois
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RESIDENTIAL CAMP
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Just prior to the College Coaches Weekend, the Selects players
from the 96, 97, 98, and 99 birth years will attend our
week-long Residence Camp. From Tuesday, July 20th
through Friday, July 23rd, the players will train
with elite level coaches from a wide variety of backgrounds,
including college and junior hockey. This intensive training
camp builds up the momentum generated by the College Coaches
Weekend, with the players’ energy levels and receptivity to
coaching at a peak.
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The training the players receive during the Residence Camp is
age-specific, with the goal of maximizing each level’s
age-related development potential. All levels will be
challenged to develop both their physical skills and their
“think-the-game” skills, but an age-specific emphasis will
underlie how each level is approached. For example, there’ll be
a significant emphasis at the youngest two levels on the
“A,B,C’s” of Agility, Balance and Coordination, as well as on
developing their speed and control, because their “window” of
optimization for these traits is still wide-open. At the 96
level, on the other hand, the players are arriving at the
optimum age to develop their “train to compete” qualities, and
so for them the emphasis shifts.
At every level, each and every player is constantly being
evaluated, so that their individual strengths and weaknesses are
identified, and so that any personalized “corrections” can take
place (e.g. for a player who might be avoiding his left skate’s
outside edge, or for one who might be too right-hand dominant).
And at every level, the players will be challenged with drills
that emphasize high tempo and pace, as well as with drills and
mini-games that help players learn tactical concepts and improve
their on-ice situation recognition. The off-ice training the
players receive will focus on developing greater overall
athleticism, as well as on honing the motor skills necessary for
proper execution of hockey’s complex skills.
During the Residence Camp, players will utilize the dormitories
and cafeteria at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. All
on-ice training, as well as most of the off-ice training as
well, will take place at the Chicago Mission Training Facilities
at the nearby Seven Bridges Ice Arena. |
