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Sean gave some really great tips about shooting on Day 2. Day 2 was a lot of the same skating drills but with the puck. The pace was a bit too fast for me, especially if I wasn't familiar with a drill. Sean would demonstrate a skating drill for 10 seconds and then expect everyone to do it right away. The rough breakdown of the 5 days was: Day 1 - Power skating + stickhandling, Day 2 - Skating agility with the puck + wrist and snap shots, Day 3 - Deking + using dekes in 1 on 1s, Day 4 - Offensive and defensive tactics in 1 on 1s + cross ice games, Day 5 - Deking into shots + 1 on 1s.ĭay 1 could be kind of boring for people because it wasn't clear how the skating would apply in a game. He said that in California, his camps were mostly adults. In this particular camp, the elite groups were mostly 8-12 year old boys, but Sean told me afterward that it varies from location to location. I was actually around the same size as a 12 year old boy, so it worked out pretty well for me. Players were separated into groups by age, so don't worry, you won't be playing 1-on-1's or doing drills in the same line / group with 8 year olds. But he would always let people try first.

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He would often have us do some drills and then if he saw a mistake, he would stop everyone and point out the mistake and show how to correct it. He clearly had a plan for managing large groups of players. Despite the large group, he did a really good job of keeping the sessions up tempo and there wasn't much standing around. He did get a few parents / coaches to volunteer and help move piles of pucks around and setup nets. Sean Walker, the iTrain Hockey coach, was the only coach for about 30 players. pulling the puck between the legs) to basic (but important!) tips about shooting. There was a variety of material ranging from fancy dekes (e.g. Both the Elite groups did the same material and were ages 8 to adult. The youth group was limited to ages 7-10 and geared more towards the basics of hockey. There was a youth group from 9 am - 11 am, Elite Group 1 from 11 am - 1 pm, and Elite Group 2 from 1 pm - 3 pm. I wanted to followup and write about my experience, if anyone else in the future is thinking about going. Thanks everyone who encouraged me to go to the 5-day iTrain Hockey camp.

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