Summer Camps
Skill Development • Conditioning • Fun!!

2441-A Route 22 West • Union , NJ 07083
Phone: 908-687-8610 • Fax: 908-687-8924

Union Sports Arena
2441-A Route 22 West
Union, NJ07083

Phone: 908-687-8610
Fax: 908-687-8924

Summer 2008 Hockey Camp Programs

Here is a list of the Summer Hockey Camps being offered at Union Sports Arena for the summer of 2008:

July 14 – July 18	U.S.A. Hockey Skills Development Camp
July 21 – July 25	2008 High School / Midget Skills Camp
July 28 – August 1	Alexei Kasatonov Hockey Camp
August 4 – August 7	U.S.A. Hockey Skills Development Camp
August 11 – August 14	U.S.A. Hockey Skills Development Camp
August 18 – August 22	Alexei Kasatonov Hockey Camp

U.S.A. Hockey Skills Development Camp
(focus on all 4 skill areas listed below)

July 14 - 18 (5 Days) 10:15 - 11:45 am Mite / Squirt Price: $195

July 14 - 18 (5 Days) 12:30 - 4:00 pm PW/ Bantam Price: $295

U.S.A. Stick Handling and Shooting Camp
(focus on the Stick Handling and Shooting skills listed below)

August 4 - 7 (4 Days) 10:15 - 11:45 am Mite / Squirt Price: $155

August 4 - 7 (4 Days) 12:30 - 4:00 pm PW/ Bantam Price: $235

U.S.A. Powerskating Camp
(focus on Skating skills listed below, along with general pre-season conditioning)

August 11 - 14 (4 Days) 10:15 - 11:45 am Mite / Squirt Price: $155

August 11 - 14 (4 Days) 12:30 - 4:00 pm PW/ Bantam Price: $235

Skating

· Forward and Backward skating

· Crosovers, Starts, Stops, Turns

· Pivoting and transitional play

· Overall agility and foot work

Passing

· Forehand & Backhand passes

· Specialty passes – Drop, Saucer, etc.

Stick Handling

· Handle the puck while stationary or while moving

· Fakes and Dekes

· Poke and Stick Checks

Shooting

· Wrist, Bankhand & Snap shots

· Slap shots (for PW/Bantams)

Coach Information:

Coach Matt Gualtieri grew up playing youth hockey in New Jersey. He played for Westfield High School and played with the NJ Devils Junior B team for 3 years. He also played for 1 year with the Space Coast Blast in the SEHL Junior A league. Matt has coached Westfield High School for 2 years and Governor Livingston High School for 4 years. For the past 2 seasons, Matt also has coached with the NJ Devils Youth Hockey Club program.

Call Union Sports Arena at 908-687-8610 to register for this program.

Click here for more info on the U.S.A. Hockey Skills Development Camp

2008 High School / Midget Skills Camp

Dates: July 21 – July 25, 2008
Ages/levels: High School / Midget age players

Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm – Monday thru Friday

Reasons to attend this camp:

● 14 hours on-ice instruction

● 5 hours off-ice instruction

● Top instructors & players

Learn about the fast paced motion and offensive flow style of hockey (sometimes called the European System) that has been taught by Coach Pierre Pellaton for over 30 years and is now the standard style of play in the NHL.

Learn how to “stretch the ice” and create openings so that players can use their skating skills to get free in the other team’s end and generate shots on net.

Learn how you will need to adjust your style of play for the new USA Hockey player interference rules.

Price Information:

$535 per player (Lunch and drinks included each day)

$485 per player if five players from the same school

apply as a group by July 10.

Camp Format:

This camp will include 2 on-ice sessions per day featuring a combination of skill instruction, conditioning work, and scrimmages where the coaches will work with the players to improve player speed and agility as well as their shooting, stick-handling and passing skills.

The camp will also include a 1 hour dryland session each day where the coaches will work with the players to teach them things they can do to improve their physical development and hockey skills off the ice.

In addition, there will be separate instruction for goaltenders where coaches will work with goaltenders to improve skills necessary for that position.

Camp Schedule:

9:30-9:45 am - Pre-Ice Warm-up

10:15-11:45 am - On-Ice session

12:00-12:30 pm - Lunch

12:30-1:30 pm - Dryland session

2:00-4:00 pm - On-Ice session

Please note: Players will be able to place orders for lunch each day upon arrival at the camp.

Coach Information:

Coach Pierre Pellaton began his love affair with hockey back in the 1950s when he joined his boarding school’s team. His style of play caught the attention of coaches and he ewas invited to join the Swiss National team in 1964, but knee and shoulder injuries sidelined his playing career. By 1970, he was in northern New jersey where he coached for a variety of hockey clubs until 1988

From 1988 to 1999, he coached several Devils teams before returning to his native Switzerland where he coached with the Neuchatel-Young Sprinters HC Junior Elite team during the 1999-2000 season. He served as head coach of the Universite of Neuchatel team from 2000-2002, and in 2002 through 2004 he was pro coaching director for the Neuchatel-Young Sprinters semi-pro team.

Coach Pierre is a midget level coach for the NJ Devils Youth Hockey Club.

Call Union Sports Arena at 908-687-8610 to register for this program.

Click here for more info on the U.S.A. High School Player Camp

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Last updated: June 2, 2008