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Camp Types
The following is an attempt to define some of the terms we
use with regards to teach of the camps that we put on. We hope this
helps. If you still have questions, please don't hesitate to call and
ask. We don't just want your money. We want to make sure that
you are satisfied with your camp experience.
Skills Development
Camp
This is our staple. This camp
is designed for a large cross-section of adult recreational players, from
rookies through advanced intermediates. How are we able to handle such a
wide disparity of skill levels? Well, first of all, most of what is being
taught is primarily individual skills. While players are taught the same
skills, the level at which they are able to execute them is highly variable.
Further, by breaking groups up
for many of the exercises according to ability, the coaches are able to
adjust the degree of difficulty in many of the drills, challenging the
players in the more advanced group, while breaking it down to the simple
building blocks for the less experienced.
Game
Strategy Camp
This camp focuses on teaching
you more about the team game than individual skills. It is more about
tactics and less about technique. It is about positioning. You will learn
where you need to be on the ice, depending upon the situation. The drills
center upon learning things like breakouts, 2 on 1’s, 3 on 2’s, face-off
alignments, etc.
Should I
Choose a Skills Development or Game Strategy Camp?
Every player needs to improve
their skills, and that is why our standard (skills development) camp is
focused upon skating and hockey skills. The Game Strategy camp is for those
that have a reasonably solid skill base and want to focus more on team
tactics and positioning. A novice player should attend a standard skills
development camp before attempting a Game Strategy camp.
A more
experienced player can decide if he or she wants to work on individual skill
development or team strategy and positioning. Some players choose to do
both in the same year.
“NHL Bonus Experience”
(None of this type are scheduled for 2008)
This is just like one of our
standard skills development camps (described above), but will also include a ticket to attend
an NHL game and a scrimmage on the ice of the pros. Before the NHL game, we
will hold a Weekend Warriors “Blue vs. White” scrimmage. And although we
don’t sell our camps as fantasy camps, it is pretty cool to play in the big
arena. It is an experience that most adult players never get. And as long
as you’re not expecting 18,000 feverish fans cheering you on (think more
like 18 fans with only slightly elevated body temperatures), we believe you
will get quite a thrill out of it.
Most importantly however, our
camps are about learning. The “NHL Bonus Experience” is just that, a
bonus. You will still get a great learning experience, just like at any of
our other camps.
What happened to the Level II
camp?
In 2006 we called it Level
II, now it is called “Game Strategy” camp. So what’s the difference? The
camp has not changed, we just wanted to more accurately name it. By calling
it a Level II camp, an experienced player is likely to think that they have
no use for a standard camp once they have attended a Level II camp. Nothing
could be further from the truth. NHL players still spend time working on
their skating, their shot and other individual skills. That is why the
standard skills development camp will continue to be our most popular and
demanded camp for recreational players of varying abilities.
Phantasy Philosophy
If your idea of a hockey
fantasy is to shake the hand or get the autograph of some kid that is half
your age and out-earns you by a few million dollars per year, then this is
not a fantasy camp. However, for Weekend Warriors, our idea of a fantasy is
that we have the opportunity to play this wonderful game as adults, even
though we earn our living in a completely unrelated “arena”. If that is
YOUR definition, then all of our locations qualify as fantasy camps.
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