Power Skating & Checking Program

National Sports Academy 

Residenece at National Sports Academy.  Walking distance to the Olympic Center.

NEW RESIDENCE FEATURES:

• Check-in Sunday 4pm. Check-out Friday 5pm or 6pm.
• 5 nights accommodations Sunday to Friday
• Each room sleeps 2 - 5 players
• 3 councellors per group who sleep on same floor 24/7
• Laundry on-site
• 5 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 dinners at NSA
• 1 Residence director and medical person 24/7
• Sandy beack on Mirror Lake across street

PROGRAM FEATURES:

15 Hours total on-ice Monday to Friday
3 Hours on-ice daily
1 1/2 hours in the morning power skating
1 1/2 hours in the afternoon checking

1-1/2 hours dauly specialized power skating:

• agility and balance - forward and backward
• using both edges and learn how to attack the net
• developing stride speed
• utilizing upper body for better balance
• building speed muscles in legs
• parachute resistance training

1-1/2 hours daily specialized checking:

• Program designed for the "new standard of play rules"
• learning to give and receive a body check
• developing a sense of body awareness
• developing respect for your body position and opponent's body position while body checking
• learning the purpose of hitting
• learning how to break the confidence wall
• learning the value of peripheral vision so you can anticipate being hit
• learning how to defend yourself while being hit
• forwards will learn the power of forechecking and anticipation; defencement will learn how to read plays 1 on 1s, 2 on 1s, 3 on 2s, etc.
• learn how to block shots properly
• defencemen and forwards will learn how to handle front-of-net physical play
• free daily lunch
• 1 hour off-ice training and 1 hour recreation
• free official hockey sweater
• video analysis on skating stride
• groups will be limited to 34 skaters and 4 goalies
• Specialized goalie instruction included