National Hockey Training Camps

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTORS

National Hockey Training seeks to create skill development programs where players will not only play against top-level players, but will have the opportunity to get to know college coaches on a personal level. We have designed a demanding and integrated hockey experience that will challenge you to give your best, both mentally and physically. While it is impossible for us to predict the precise nature of the experience that the coaches believe will be vital to your growth in the coming years.

At National Hockey Training, we will encourage you to:

Develop an understanding of the "Comfort Zone" and its relationship to skill development.
Develop your creative, competitive, and imaginative impulses through participation in small games and combative activities.
Develop an athlete’s ability to work with, to share with, and to lead others.
Develop an attitude of respect for your coach, your fellow athletes, and the game of hockey.
Develop your ability to read and react to the many changing circumstances of an ice hockey game.
Develop new sources of personal strength and confidence by testing yourself physically and mentally.

We envision a training experience in the broadest possible terms. Every coach is an educator first and foremost, and we take pride in our commitment to educating and developing the entire athlete. We will ask you to reach for excellence in all that you undertake at the camp. By the end of your training, you will have developed the skills, the conceptural understanding, and the personal confidence necessary for success in the modern game. Aim high and remember, the depth of your commitment to your training will be that most important factor in determining the quality of your hockey experience in the future.

Mike Maher and Jim Ward
Coaching Directors