Contact Confidence & Battles Camp 2026
Help your player handle pressure, protect the puck, and win more battles.
A 5-day on-ice camp for AAA/AA players born 2014–2016 and 2017 AAA players. Players learn body position, puck protection, angling, board battles, and safe contact habits before the game gets more physical.
June 29–July 4, 2026 · August 10–14, 2026
Canlan York · 9–11 AM · $750
About the Camp
Skill is not enough when the game gets tight.
Many young players can skate and handle the puck in open space, but struggle when defenders close the gap. They lose puck battles, avoid pressure, or give the puck away too early.
Contact confidence is the bridge between skill training and real game performance.
About the Camp
Contact Confidence ≠ Body Checking
This camp is not about teaching young players to run through opponents.
For younger players, contact confidence means learning how to use body position, balance, angling, puck protection, and safe battle habits so they do not panic when pressure arrives.
Camp Structure & Progression
How We Build It
The goal is not just to learn the technique. The goal is to know when to protect, when to separate, when to escape, and when to make the next play.
Step I:
Mechanics Before Contact
Players learn safe body position, balance, puck protection, stick habits, angling, and controlled contact through progressive drills and pad work.
Step II:
Apply It In Game Situations
Once the foundation is built, players apply those skills in live battle situations: board battles, puck races, corner battles, tight-area games, and pressure-based decision-making.
Objective of the camp
What Players Will Improve
Players will lear how to enhancing both the defensive and offensive sides of the game by using body contact. Here’s how body contact contributes to the effectiveness of players in both aspects:
Offensive Skills
Defensive Skills
Battles and Contact Confidence Camp Info
Details
- June 29-July 4th (July 1st – day off)
- August 10-14th
Duration: 5 days, 2 hr/daily on ice training ( 10 hours total )
Location: Canlan York
Cost: $750
Small Groups
Number of players: 7 players per instructor in the group
Level: AAA/AA only
Drop-Ins
Drop-in registration opens 1 week before the camp.
Click Registration to choose your camp dates. After selecting your drop-in dates, please make sure to choose the purchase option that matches the number of days you are booking so the correct price is applied.
If a day shows Waiting List, you can join the waiting list at no charge. We will do our best to open a spot if group size, age, level, or cancellations allow.
Cost: $65 per 2-hour session
Camp Registration
July
Group: U13–U11 & U10 AAA
Exception dates: July 1st
Eligible Birth Years: 2014– 2016 AAA/AA & 2017 AAA Players
Time: 9-11 AM on the ice
August
Group: U13–U11 & U10 AAA
Eligible Birth Years: 2014– 2016 AAA/AA & 2017 AAA Players
Time: 9-11 AM on the ice