Summer Hockey Camps
Why train at Vancouver Hockey School?
Vancouver Hockey School’s outstanding reputation stems from its quality of instruction. Our team of professional coaches teach and coach players of all levels up to and including the NHL. Our summer camps provide you with individual attention, more puck touches, increased drill repetition, and detailed individual skills. Vancouver Hockey School’s mandate to provide you with the highest quality of coaching and hockey instruction to all participants.
U9 Elite Prospects Camp (2013-2014)
Students receive 1hr of skating instruction and 1hr rep calibre hockey skills daily including: edges, power and stride, passing, shooting, checking, stick-handling, and scoring. Players also gain knowledge of NHL full ice (85 ft x 200ft) drills and positional play. Players are grouped based on ability allowing students to compete against players of the highest calibre. On-ice are separated by a 15min ice clean allowing students time to snack and re-fuel. 6:1 student / professional instructor ratio.
Skating topics include:
- First step explosiveness
- Effective turns with the puck
- Body positioning
- Advanced pivots
- Puck control with speed
- Battle and Compete
Shooting and Scoring topics include:
- Short, long, and wide dribble
- Correct hand position
- Waves and cutbacks
- Passing techniques
- Shooting technique
- Special fakes and dekes
U9 Elite Prospects Camp – Aug 2021
Rep Prep Camp
Competitive (5) day curriculum designed to prepare players rep tryouts. Players receive 1hr of skating and skills instruction daily including: skating, passing, shooting, battle and checking, and situational game play. Students are grouped by ability (two ice surfaces) allowing players to compete against students of the highest calibre. Camp is not suitable for “C” level players.
Skating topics include:
- First step explosiveness
- Effective turns with the puck
- Body positioning
- Advanced pivots
- Puck control with speed
- Battle and Compete
Shooting and Scoring topics include:
- Short, long, and wide dribble
- Correct hand position
- Waves and cutbacks
- Passing techniques
- Shooting technique
- Special fakes and dekes
Rep Prep Camp – Aug 2021
Bantam / Midget Elite Camp
Competitive (5) day curriculum designed for Bantam and Midget rep and academy level players. Players receive 1hr of power skating instruction and hockey skills including: passing, shooting, battle and checking, and situational game play. *Not suited for “C” level players.
Skating topics include:
- First step explosiveness
- Effective turns with the puck
- Body positioning
- Advanced pivots
- Puck control with speed
- Battle and Compete
Shooting and Scoring topics include:
- Short, long, and wide dribble
- Correct hand position
- Waves and cutbacks
- Passing techniques
- Shooting technique
- Special fakes and dekes
Bantam / Midget Elite – AuG 2021
Popular camps
Skating 4 scoring
Want to score more goals? In this camp you will train exclusively with NHL Skating Coach Derek Popke, former pro player Stan Sibert, and current WHL Vancouver Giants skills coach Yogi Svejkovsly. Students will be taught the most complex fakes, dekes, shooting, and skating techniques in the game.
Defenseman Camp
VHS Defenseman Camps are instructed by professional coach Stan Sibert. Topics of this camp include: defenseman specific skating, gap control, playing in front of the net, gap control, and body position. Staff includes NHL draft picks and current College players.
Compete & Battle
Want to increase your intensity and battle level in games and become a player the coach can trust? Students will be taught stick checking techniques, engaging in puck battles, offensive net front play, and tools to become a complete player!
