Christmas Break Camp

Xmas Camp

Christmas Break Hockey Camp 2024

Become More Valuable Player on the Ice.
Win More Battles.

RHA Christmas break is a specialized camp designed to enhance players’ ability to impact the game by winning individual battles. Mastering this skill is essential for becoming a more valuable player on any team. Players will improve their body contact, gain puck possession, and develop scoring chance skills in a game-based environment. The practical experience gained from battle drills part will increase their ability to make quick and smart decisions under pressure.

January 1-5th, 2024 | Canlan York

Camp Structure

Targeted Daily Focus: Develop well-rounded players

Christmas break camp structure

Camp Program Covers all areas of the game.

The Xmas camp five days program is structured to focus on a specific aspect of the game each day, with each element building upon the previous to develop well-rounded players. This layered approach ensures players improve not just in individual skills, but in their overall game strategy and efficiency with and without the puck.

Day 1, January 1st

Puck Protection, Edge Work & Escaping From The Pressure

Focus on maintaining puck control under pressure and using body effectively in combination with aggressive edge work.

Day 2, January 2nd

Gaining Possession & Body Checking/Contact

Skills for winning the puck, including angling, stick work, puck separation, body positioning and winning loose puck battles.

Day 3, January 3rd

Creating Offensive Opportunities

Will work on Deception moves in various game situations to beat break through defence, create space and time and beat opponent in one-on-one battles.

Day 4, January 4th

Shooting and Scoring

Focus on creating scoring chances, learning to open shooting lanes, effectively shooting through screens, mastering various types of shots, and adapting to different shooting positions.

Day 5, January 5th

Reinforcement Through Battles

Applying all learned skills in game-like scenarios, emphasizing real-game application and decision-making.

Developing Skills and Linking with Hockey IQ

1st Hour

Aligns skill development close with game performance

Each day of our camp is strategically structured using the RHA “Skills to the Game” method, focusing on a quicker transfer of skills to actual gameplay. The first hour of development consists of four drills, each tailored to a specific game scenario. In these drills, players work on a set of skills necessary to perform effectively in these situations, ensuring practical application and improvement.

Know your Options. Make Smart Decisions.

For each game situation in Christmas camp program, RHA specialists will provide players with real, practical options. They will explain the desired outcomes, the technical skills involved, and the finer details that improve performance. Knowing these options and how to use them gives players real-game experience. This helps them make faster, smarter decisions and perform better during games.

2nd Hour

Stay calm under pressure, reinforce skills application.

The second hour of each session is fully dedicated to battles and applying skills learned in the first hour under pressure. These drills, mirroring real game situations, reinforce skill acquisition and enhance players’ ability to make right decisions in high-stress scenarios.

Christmas Break Camp Info

Program Dates: January 1-5th

Duration: 5 days, 2 hr/daily on ice training ( 10 hours total )

Age Groups:

2013-14’s AAA/AA + 2015 AAA at 9 -11 AM (SOLD OUT)

2010-11’s AAA/AA + 2012 AAA at 11 AM-1 PM (SOLD OUT)

2007-09’AAA/AA + 2010’s AAA at 1 -3 PM (Only Tuesday, Jan 2nd available)

Number of players: 6 players per instructor in the group

Level: AAA/AA only

Location: Canlan York

Cost: $680

  • Drop-in option – click Registration to choose your dates (available week before camp)
  • Cost: $150 ( 2hr )

Coaches

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Alexandr Ivanov (Head Coach) Maksim Topol (Head Coach)

Alex Ivanov Hockey Skills Development Coach

Alex Ivanov is high performance hockey skills development specialist for professional athletes in Toronto. As an expert in the discipline of «Professional and Olympic Athletic Hockey Skill Development» Alex bring 12 years of Pro Hockey experience from the top leagues in Europe and Russia and integrate it in RHA Hockey Skills Development System in order to help players to achieve peak performance. Alex has trained many athletes into the NHL, AHL, OHL NCAA, KHL.

Recently retired professional hockey player.  Born and played his career in Russia with 10 years of professional hockey experience and over 260 games Pro. His professional hockey career began in the MHL and extended to the VHL and KHL.

Arena

Canlan Ice Sports York

RHA Bodychecking Camp will take place at Canlan Ice Sports York
Toronto, Canada

Address
989 Murray Ross Pkwy, North York, ON M3J 3M4

Camp Registration

CAMP — Christmas Break