This camp must comply
with regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
and be licensed by the local board of health.
Feedback
Do you appreciate feedback from your employer? Well hockey players
do as well. We all learn faster when we get good positive feedback.
This gives us a picture of where we are. Feedback can be visual or
verbal and every player learns through different types of feedback
Breaking Down
Every skill is broken down into separate parts and practiced until
perfected. I’ve read countless articles of Tiger Woods changing
his swing to improve his gave and spending hundreds of hours practicing
on the putting green. Does your son or daughter get the same time
in practice during the season? That’s why proper summer instruction
is vital. I became the #2 recruited player in North America as a result
of what I am talking about.
Linking
When each element is perfected we link them together into the complete
skill, this allows the player to practice each element and gain confidence
before moving on to the next element. The player then performs the
skill with more confidence and proficiency.
The Player’s Mind
Hockey is 90% mental they say. Confidence is the driving force in
a player’s performance. Remember when you had a test to take
in school that you were not prepared for? The anxiety was paralyzing
wasn’t it? However, when you were prepared you went into that
classroom knowing you were going to ace the test. The hockey game
is the players testing grounds and practice is the study hall. If
the player is not prepared he/she enters the testing ground with anxiety.
My camp helps teach the player how to better prepare physically and
mentally.
Multi-Skill Development
Practice sessions are best conducted when using themes. The most effective
coaches understand this concept. It is pointless to try and teach
every skill in one camp. That is why we specialize in the specialty
camp in order to focus on specific themes with skating being the primary
theme at all Townshend Hockey camps
Pairing
Players learn faster when paired with others of similar skill. Lesser
skilled players learn faster when paired in a mixed-skill group.
Our Teaching Progression – 5 E’s
Elect the Skill
Select does not begin with an E, so we decided to get clever and start
with electing a skill. I am sure you get the point though.
Explanation
We explain why we are doing the drill and when it can be used in a
game. As a player myself I was only concerned with how the skill was
going to make me better and when I could use it and how.
Example
We quickly give an example of a current situation when the skill has
been used and by whom. For example; Sidney Crosby used a 360 degree
leap to escape a check and was able to maintain puck possession while
doing so as he chipped the puck off the boards and leaped by the pinching
defenseman.
Execute
After a very brief explanation and example or demonstration by our
highly trained staff, we give the students a chance to execute the
drill until they have achieved some level of proficiency. If the student
has not grasped the concept after some time they are then given to
a staff member for one on one instruction until they have. No other
camp in the country offers this service.
Evaluate
The staff then evaluates and corrects the students with observations
and verbal feedback.
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products that Townshend Hockey Skating Systems are offering. This
contact is completely authorized - however, the only place to register
is on our website or by contacting Graeme directly.
