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Experience the Planet Hockey Difference!

At Planet Hockey, you receive 3 camps in 1:

  • POWER SKATING
  • STICKHANDLING
  • SCORING

Additional topics include:  Team Play, Body Contact, Puck Protection and much more. Plus, our Complete OFF ICE Program (daily Video/Lectures and Dryland Training), skills analysis, Free Planet Hockey Camp Jersey and much more. The most complete training available.

NO standing around at Planet Hockey! Our unique training methods and dedicated Instructors will keep you moving in creative, progressive, results-oriented, FUN drills.

You will be motivated and educated by our professional, certified and passionate International Instructional staff. By the end of camp, we guarantee to improve your hockey skills, training focus and to grow your love of the game. Meet our Staff.

All camps are grouped by age and ability level. We utilize individual instruction as well as small and medium group sizes to maximize instructor/student interaction and attention to specific student needs

Individual Player Assessment - Planet Hockey Instructors will observe and will assess your on ice skating, stickhandling and shooting skills. Planet Hockey will identify your strengths and your areas of weakness. Next we will formulate an efficient Plan of Attack specifically designed to improve your primary weaknesses.

If you want to improve your game, we'll make it happen...regardless of current skill level. Within each group, players are assigned to smaller groups (2-10 players) to further maximize their skills development. So whether you are a curious beginner or a serious AAA player, you will always receive the best training for your skill level. We welcome boys, girls and adults.

Progressive training strategies for ALL positions: Forward, Defense & Goaltenders.

Receive BOTH our Dryland Training (hockey specific strength training) Program and our Video/Lecture (classroom) Sessions designed to further increase your hockey knowledge and training creativity.

Video Lectures - topics of discuss include: On & Off ice Training, Nutrition, Goal-setting, Preparation, College Hockey, Hockey Opportunities, Work ethic & more.

Dryland Training - Hockey specific Off Ice training exercises to develop quick feet, leg strength, soft/creative hands, shooting accuracy, aerobic capacity, endurance and to prevent injury. Circuit Training & Plyometrics.

Players Receive:

  • Free Camp Jersey
  • Player of the Camp
  • Skills Analysis & Breakdown
  • High Tempo / Specialized / European Drills
  • Low Student/Instructor Ratio
  • Small Group Training
  • Final Day Game - Planet Hockey Cup
  • Skills Testing
  • Bungie Cords & Radar guns
  • Professional, Certified Planet Hockey Staff
  • Fun & Improvement Guaranteed

2012 Summer Camps
Registrations NOW being accepted...

We are excited to provide the very finest hockey skills training available.  Join the more than 3,000 players world-wide, who will join Planet Hockey to take their game to the next level in 2012.  

>> Call Shawn Killian at 720-304-3880 to register.

Celebrating our 18th year of skills training excellence.

The most COMPLETE Training Available...

POWER SKATING - Explosive Skating, Increase Stride Length, Power and Efficiency, Forward & Backward strides, Starts, Crossunders, Power turns, Agility, Lateral Mobility, Speed, Acceleration.

STICKHANDLING - Creative Puck Control, Develop SOFT, CREATIVE Hands, Soft/creative hands, Effective moves, Wide reach, agility and control with the puck.

PASSING - Become a Goal-scorer!

SCORING STRATEGIES - dekes, tips, rebounds, Wrist shot, Snap shot, Slap shot, One-timers, Shoot to SCORE!

TEAM STRATEGY - Read the ENTIRE ice, On ice vision & awareness, Passing lanes, be effective away from the puck, Odd man rushes, Breakouts.

BODY CONTACT - Control your opponent, Giving & eceiving body contact, Play along the boards, Gap control, Do's and Don'ts.

DRYLAND TRAINING Get the EDGE  - Proven off-ice hockey specific training exercises to develop quick feet, leg strength, soft/creative hands, shooting accuracy, aerobic capacity and endurance. 

 


Topics covered at Planet Hockey
TOTAL Player Development Camps
At Planet Hockey we roll up our sleeves and 'get under the hood' to work on critical details (advanced fundamentals) that are frequently overlooked.  Don't get stuck taking the 'average' path that consumes most players...let Planet Hockey teach you the little things that add up to SUCCESS!
 
 
SAMPLE DAILY ON ICE SCHEDULE - SUMMER CAMPS
In a FUN, COMPETITIVE environment, our professional staff will challenge you both physically and mentally.  You will progress through our creative/innovative drills and skills training methods specifically designed to improve your game.  At Planet Hockey, we TRAIN YOUR BRAIN!  
Duration On Ice Topic Objective
15 min

Dynamic
Warm-up

 Get the blood pumpin' - Designed to raise core body temperature.  Challenging multi-skilled drills with an emphaisis on skating and a total body warm-up. 
15 min European Flow Drills Synchronize your feet, hands and brain - We introduce fun, creative European 'flow' drills to stimulate your creative juices.
30 min Power Skating Explosive Skating Techniques - Increase your POWER & EFFICIENCY as it applies to:  Forward & Backward strides, Starts, Crossunders, Power turns, Agility, Lateral Mobility, Speed, Acceleration & Quickness.  Lengthen your stride for maximum results.
30 min

Stickhandling
& Passing

 Creative Puck Control - A creative drills progression, specifically designed to develop soft/creative hands, effective moves, wide reach, agility, control with the puck, puck protection and creative on ice 'vision' and play-making.
5-10 min Water Break

Hydrate & possible ice resurface
25 min Scoring & Team Play Scoring - Become a Goal-scorer!
Scoring strategies - Dekes, Tips, Rebounds, Wrist shot, Snap shot, Slap shot, One-timers, Read the goalie, Shoot to SCORE!
Team Play - Read & use the ENTIRE ice
On ice vision & awareness, Passing lanes, Body Contact & Puck Protection, Odd man rushes, Breakouts, Positional Play.
20 min Body Contact & Puck Protection Body Contact - Learn to identify when to play the body, where to engage and how to execute effectively and safely.  Learn proper angles, positioning and timing all with a focus on safety and on neutralizing your opponent.  Taught primarily to players Peewee age and older. 
Puck Protection - Taught at ALL levels.  Learn effective tactics on how to maintain 'puck poise' while in traffic.
 
15 min Scrimmage Dynamic Final Phase - Controlled Scrimmage/Flow Drills