Spring Schedule: April 19- June 14
More information and registration coming soon to www.icejets.com

9th Annual Ice Jets Spring Training & Pre-Tryout Camp
 
The Ice Jets will offer an environment of Intense Individualized, Sport Specific Training in Texas. Our Camp is based out of Polar Ice in Grapevine Texas-with two large sheets of training Ice, a synthetic ice rink, two weight training facilities and a running track. Our highly qualified coaches will make your athlete faster, more agile and more powerful.
 
There is a better way to Train….Reach for the next level with the Ice Jets.

The Dallas Ice Jets will hold its 9th Annual Spring Training and Pre-tryout Camp in 2010. The Ice Jets originated the training concept back in 2002 that has since swept across the Metroplex. During the past 8 years under the leadership of Karson Kaebel and Paul Taylor, this dynamic camp has been the largest and most successful camp in Texas, training more than 700 players.

 

In spring 2010 we will once again raise the bar in delivering the most comprehensive and cutting edge program in the country, giving players and families the most value for their money. We are proud of our spring camp's success and how it has seriously impacted youth players at all ages and levels - forcing them to train and develop smarter and more effectively than ever before.

 

Mission

It is our mission to remain the industry leader in providing cutting edge professional, high quality hockey programs. Our spring camp is designed with one purpose in mind: Player development. We are highly trained professionals offering players a training roadmap for success.

 

As the leader in training and development and the originators of spring training since 2002, we know what our players and customers are searching for: Results!

 

With local tryouts beginning in June it is essential that players prepare themselves to improve their overall skill base and assure themselves an opportunity to play on their team of choice. Local competition at the AA/AAA levels has become fierce over the past few seasons and gaining an advantage over the competition is vital. Our spring camp not only prepares players for tryouts, it also introduces them to our coaches who will be coaching our outstanding AAA/AA teams with the Dallas Ice Jets. This gives players a prime opportunity to improve their skill while showcasing their abilities, attitude and character to our coaching staff.

 

Camp goals

The goals and objectives of this Camp are centered on improving individual hockey skills and hockey sense. We believe the harder you train the better you get. The better you get, the more you are willing to try. The more that you are willing to try, the more confident that you will be. Our program utilizes this philosophy by offering a training curriculum using a combination of innovative, creative proven training techniques from NCAA Division I programs, European training, USA/Canadian Olympic programs and the NHL.

 

Camp format and curriculum

All players are grouped according to player's birth year and/or skill level. Coaches will place players at their respective levels. This is a great chance for all players with like-minded aspirations, skill and desire to train together under one program.

 

Our philosophy is to run high-energy, innovative and challenging training sessions. Every training session we run is constructed with considering the needs of the player first. Our training protocols for both on ice and off ice training is game-specific. Our goal is to increase players' skill levels and athleticism so they become more effective in what matters most: Game performance!

 

We believe there is a direct relationship between the movement of the game and the design of our hockey training and teaching system. Players and parents need to understand the value of a structured training program that provides the necessary number of repetitions done with proper form, motivation and instruction. This type of training is how players perform a skill correctly and naturally over time. Physiologists have stated that it takes thousands of repetitions using the proper techniques to become proficient in a skill. Our system of teaching for both on ice and off-ice training aligns perfectly with this science.

 

On-ice training

All practices on ice will be organized as fast-paced, high intensity workouts. Players will receive numerous repetitions and correct teaching within each drill and concept and be shown how to perform at maximum intensity. Our spring camp centers around the fundamentals of skating, puck skills, and shooting for younger players and moves to build on that foundation using advanced hockey concepts with our older groups. Players participate in challenging progressive drills that push them to move out of their comfort zone while simultaneously moving their feet and handling a puck, forcing them to work on their vision skills. Practice sessions are fun, challenging and motivate athletes to reach higher levels of performance. Players are introduced to the following training:

- Powerskating

- Overspeed skating

- Puckhandling

- Passing – Shooting

- Offensive game situations

- Defensive game situations

- On-ice decision making and much more.

 

Skills and game training

Camps feature a combination of skills and games. Players have the opportunity to combine skill training with game competition so they can transfer learned skills into actual game performance. The camp offers 8 games of competition with referees, scoreboard, bench coaches and intense competition. This layout gives players the opportunity to transfer their learned skills into an actual game environment with the coaches teaching and evaluating.

 

Camp coaches

The coaching staff is a key ingredient to any good program. Hockey Directors Paul Taylor and Karson Kaebel put together a first class staff, hand-picked for its teaching abilities, communication skills, knowledge of the game and overall experience. Our coaches are teachers who love the game, love to teach, understand how to balance work and fun, and who come to the rink each day with one thing in mind; how to make players better! Our staff works hard to help each students reach their full potential. All of our coaches have extensive hockey backgrounds and have played and/or coached at the AAA, Junior, College or Professional level. This level of coaching and training is what all our players deserve.

 

Off-ice training

Off-ice training is one of the most essential components to the total development of a hockey player. Ice hockey is an explosive and intensive sport that requires the use of complex motor skills. Along with these skills, the demands of the game require a player to be in exceptional physical shape. Our dryland training session will include sprint intervals, plyometrics, agility courses, resistant and explosiveness training. We use hockey specific training equipment and techniques to achieve these results. Medicine balls, agility ladders, resistant tubes and professional slide boards, Russian boxes are just a few of the training devices used in our program. Our dryland training program is designed to improve a player in the following areas:

- Speed Development

- Flexibility

- Aerobic/Anaerobic Capacity

- Coordination

- Balance

- Footwork

- Strength & Explosiveness

- Acceleration & Deceleration

- Torso (core strength).

All dryland training is age specific and run by our on-ice coaches and our official strength and conditioning coach.

 

Elite goalie program

The Jets Goalie Performance Program (JGPP) is a revolutionary program designed specifically for the development of goalies. The camp is run by professional goalie coach Billy Pye.

 

Training facilities

We are proud to call Polar Ice at Grapevine Mills Mall our home. Our training facilities are some of the best in the country as we offer a wide range of high-performance training rooms. The quality of our training and the convenience of our program is just another feature that separates us from our competitors. With our two sheet ice rink being adjacent to Grapevine Mills Mall, our players and parents will have top notch training facilities along with the amenities of the mall.

 

Below is a list of our performance training areas:

- Three hockey-specific weight rooms

- Stickhandling room

- Three-lane running track

- Plyometric training room

- Video room

- Synthetic ice

- Meeting rooms

- Locker rooms

 

Camp cost and registration

Please monitor the Ice Jets website for information about 2010 camp costs and registration.