Dallas Ice Jets

All sessions at Polar Ice House Grapevine.

 

Spring Camp Dates and Timetables

Camp begins May 1st until June 7th

 

3x per week (Squirts-Midgets)

3 hours of ice per week

3 hours of off-ice training per week

6 hours of total training per week

 

Ice and Dryland Schedule and Times

Midget

Wednesday 5:40 - 6:40 pm  ~ Dryland 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Thursday 5:40 - 6:40 p.m. ~ Dryland 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Saturday 2:20 - 3:20 p.m. ~ Dryland 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

 

Bantam

Tuesday 8:10 - 9:10 p.m. ~ Dryland 6:50 - 7:50 p.m.

Thursday 7:35 - 8:35 p.m. ~ Dryland 6:15 - 7:15 p.m.

Saturday 1:10 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. ~ Dryland Noon - 1:00 p.m.

 

PeeWee

Wednesday 8:05 - 9:05 p.m. ~ Dryland 6:50 - 7:50pm

Thursday 6:50 - 7:50 p.m. ~ Dryland 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. ~ Dryland 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

 

Squirt

Tuesday 7 - 8 p.m. ~ Dryland 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. 

Thursday 6:25 - 7:25 p.m. ~ Dryland 5:40 - 6:10 p.m. and 7:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Saturday 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ~ Dryland 10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

 

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. Since 2002 we have set the standard for high level training. All successful hockey programs come down to two main criteria - coaching and training protocols. The Ice Jets Spring Camp offers the best of both! Our outstanding curriculum combined with a professional coaching staff is second to none.

No program in Dallas can match the experience, longevity or success of our camp.

Our 2012 camp has been improved and expanded to bring the best on and off-ice training to our students. As the leader in training and development, we know what our players and customers are searching for: Results!

With local tryouts beginning in June it is essential that players prepare themselves in the months ahead 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, but also introduces them to our coaches who will be coaching our outstanding 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. Our spring camp will prepare players for their BEST tryout for 2012-13 season.

 

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 will utilize 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

(Mites) On-ice will be two times a week with one off-ice session per week. (Squirts-Midgets) will be three times a week for both on-ice and off-ice training. Off-ice training will be age specific and run by our on-ice coaches and our strength and conditioning coach. All sessions will be run at Polar Ice House in Grapevine.

 

All players will be 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.

 

Group sessions are as follows:

Mite (06-04)

Squirt (03/02)

PeeWee (01/00)

Bantam (99/98)

Midget (97-94)

 

Camp Curriculum

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 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.

 

Camp Coaches

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. The list of camp coaches is as follows:

Paul Taylor

Karson Kaebel

Butch Kaebel

Tom Kelly

Billy Pye

Derek Seal

Fred Seal

Chris Shakesby

Nick Ghidina

 

On-ice skills 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 will 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 will be fun, challenging and motivate athletes to reach higher levels of performance.

 

Players will be introduced to the following training:

 

•     Powerskating
•     Overspeed skating
•     Puckhandling
•     Passing
•     Shooting
•     Offensive game situations
•     Defensive game situations
•     On ice decision making and much more.

 

Games

This year’s camp will feature a combination of skills training and games on the weekends which will include (3-on-3, 4-on-4 and 5-on-5 scrimmages). Players will have the opportunity to combine skill training with game competition so they can transfer learned skills into actual game performance. This layout will give players the opportunity to transfer their learned skills into an actual game environment with the coaches teaching and evaluating.

 

Training Facility

We are proud to call Grapevine Polar Ice House our home. Our training facilities will be 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 our players and parents have top-notch training facilities along with the amenities of the mall.

 

Our performance training areas include:

•     Hockey Specific Weight Rooms
•     Synthetic Ice rink (stickhandling/shooting area)
•     Running Track
•     Plyometric Training Room
•     Video Room
•     Fast-Twitch Room
•     Meeting Rooms
•     Locker Rooms

 

Camp Advantages

 

Our Spring Camp offers these substantial competitive advantages:

•     More hours of combined training (on-ice/off-ice).
•     Best value.
•     Experienced, professional, and dedicated staff.
•     Superior goalie training program instructed by Billy Pye.
•     High-performance training facilities.
•     Longest running and most successful Spring Camp for player development.
•     A proven “11-year” curriculum and system of training.
•     Best opportunity to make an Academy or Association team at tryouts in June.
•     Opportunity for advancement: Several players playing Junior and College who trained in our Ice Jets Spring Camp.
•     Results!

 

Bonus - FREE Tryouts for all 2012 Ice Jet Spring Camp participants.

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 sessions 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 will be age specific.

 

Goalie Program

The Ice Jets Spring Camp Goalie Program is a revolutionary program designed specifically for the development of goalies. All goalies in our camp will be trained by our professional goalie coach, Billy Pye. The highlights of the goalie camp are:

•     Professional goalie training by Billy Pye
•     On ice 3 times a week with one of those hours being intense goalie instruction with Billy Pye
•     Weekend games with intermittent goalie and game evaluations
•     Goalies will also receive 6 days of goalie only training and that will be age specific
•     Upon completion of spring camp each goalie will be given a written evaluation

 

Camp Investment

*SPECIAL SIGN-UP DISCOUNT UNTIL APRIL 1ST

Squirts through Midget: $849.00

Sign-up after April 1st

Squirts through Midget: $899.00

 

 

Sibling discount for squirts through midgets:

Second child: $799.00

Third child: $699.00

 

All players participating in the Ice Jets 2012 Spring Camp will receive a free tryout with an Ice Jets Academy or Association team during the 2012-13 tryouts in June.

 

Camp Registration

Registration will be limited to a specific numbers of skaters and goalies per age group. Sign ups will be available online by registering on the Ice Jets website, or by mail-in or fax form in the interim. Payments will be accepted by either online credit card or through PayPal. Note: If you do not already have a TST Media website account, you will need to create one in order to access the player registration session. Sign up today as space is limited!