Christmas Break Camp
Learn To Win More Battles. Get More Ice Time.
RHA Christmas break camp is focused on a crucial aspect of hockey: winning individual battles. Mastering this skill is key to becoming a more valuable player. These moments often dictate the game’s flow and outcome. By winning these battles, players gain puck possession, create scoring chances, and stop the opposing team’s advances. By the end of the camp, players will have honed their ability to positively impact the game, significantly increasing their value to their team.
December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Canlan York
Christmas Camp Focus
Levereging 3 Main Components For Winning Battles
Winning battles isn’t luck — it’s skill, awareness, and compete level working together. This camp builds each of these components so players can create separation, outsmart opponents, and perform with confidence in game-speed situations.
Camp Foundation
Focusing on Game-Critical Tactical Skills for Player Value.
We focus on enhancing players’ on-ice value through amix of tactical and fundamental skills, applied in game-like scenarios. Over five days, we cover essential game aspects, ensuring players develop comprehensively and learn to effectively use these skills in real-game situations.
Players learn how to shield the puck using body positioning, edge control, and stick placement, allowing them to maintain possession under pressure and create time and space in tight areas.
We break down the mechanics of winning loose pucks—reading the play, timing the approach, and using efficient body angles—so players recover pucks quicker and turn battles into opportunities.
Players develop the ability to steer opponents into disadvantageous areas, using smart footwork and stick positioning to control space, reduce options, and separate the puck effectively.
We teach game-ready deception and movement patterns that help players beat defenders, change direction aggressively, and create separation in both open ice and tight spaces.
Players learn safe, efficient contact mechanics—how to deliver and absorb checks, win physical battles, and use body positioning to gain an advantage without losing speed or control.
We focus on opening shooting lanes, attacking with purpose, and using quick-release mechanics to generate high-quality scoring opportunities under pressure.
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Camp Structure & Progression
Transfer Improved Mechanics To The Game
Technical Development
Dedicated to skills development in various game situations.
Game Application Through Battles
Focuses on applying these skills under pressure through game-scenario battle drills.
Daily Focus and Progression
Build IQ and Confidence in All Contact Scenarios
Day 2: Gaining Possession
Skills for winning the puck, including face-offs, intercepting passes, and winning loose puck battles.
Day 3: Creating Offensive Opportunities
Techniques to break through defense, create space, and set up scoring chances.
Day 4: Shooting & Scoring
Enhancing accuracy and power in shooting, along with positioning for optimal scoring.
Day 5: Reinforcement Through Battles
Applying all learned skills in game-like scenarios, emphasizing real-game application and decision-making.
Christmas Break Camp Info
Details
December 29 – January 2, 2026
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 Option – Available 1 week before the camp.
Click Registration to choose your dates. If a day shows a waiting list status, you can register for the waiting list at no charge. We will do our best to adjust mini-groups to open up a spot for specific age/level players or accommodate replacements if openings become available.
Cost: $165 ( 2hr )*Note: Processing fees may apply depending on the payment method.
Camp Registration
Group: U12–U10 & U9 AAA
Eligible Birth Years: 2014– 2016 AAA/AA & 2017 AAA Players
Time: 9-11 AM on the ice
Group: U14+U13 AAA/AA
Eligible Birth Years: 2012–2013 AAA/AA
Time: 11 AM-1 PM on the ice
Group: U17-U15 AAA/AA
Eligible Birth Years: 2009–2011 AAA/AA + 2012 AAA Players
Time: 1-3 PM on the ice