<p> MICHAEL MCEWEN’S 2015 SKILL/TEAM BUILDING CAMPS</p><p>CHECKING CAMP July 20th- 24th Monday –Friday—8:45a.m.-11:45a.m. All ages</p><p>To Pre-Register: Call or email Mike at 496-4044 or email [email protected] Cost: $225.00 15 hours of Ice Time, Drills, and Instruction Payments/Registration/Medical Waivers will be done Monday morning, July 20 or you may go to BIC at your convenience Head Instructor: Michael McEwen- 3 Time Stanley Cup Champion; Tyler Minx-NAHL Odessa, UCO Bronchos ACHA Division 1 College Champions; Tanner Karty-USHL Des Moines Buccaneers; Luke Ward- UCO Bronchos ACHA Division 1 College Champions; Drake Johnson-OKC Jr. Blazers</p><p>The Checking Camp is the most popular Skill Development Camp offered by Michael McEwen. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL AGES: USA Hockey allows body contact or ‘hitting’ at 13 years of age and older. Checking is ‘separating the puck from the man,’ a science that rarely involves hitting. Basketball defense is very similar to hockey defense. The three most important qualities of a good checker are ‘skating, smarts and tenacity.’ Penalties are NOT tolerated. Your hockey player, whatever his/her age will improve his/her skating skills, be introduced to defense, practice offensive play, and become a more confident, complete hockey player by doing this camp. “All hockey skills are improved when someone challenges your ice space. Ice time is one hour of balance drills and agility skating, (you must be able to skate with your opponent in order to check him) and 2 hours of checking instruction/drills. Individual 1 on 1 techniques/tactics are emphasized such as angling, stick checking, body position, timing, hitting,(efficient and legal hitting techniques) pressure vs. contain checking, rubbing out an opponent and pinning. An introduction into the basic concepts of Forechecking & Back checking are taught & drilled.</p><p>MICHAEL MCEWEN’S TEAM BUILDING CAMP August 10-14, Monday-Friday, 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m. All ages</p><p>To Pre-Register: Call Mike at 496-4044 or email [email protected] or call Blazers Ice Center at 631-3307 Payments/Registration Forms/Medical Waivers can be done Monday morning August 10 or go to BIC at your convenience. Cost: $350.00 (Includes Lunch/Jersey) 15 hours of Ice Time; Off-Ice Training; Mental Training--Relaxation, Visualization and Concentration Techniques; Videos Head Instructor: Mike McEwen-3 time Stanley Cup Champion; Tyler Minx-NAHL Odessa, UCO Bronchos ACHA Division 1 College Champions; Tanner Karty-USHL Des Moines Buccaneers; Luke Ward-UCO Bronchos ACHA Division 1 College Champions; Drake Johnson-OKC Jr. Blazers</p><p>Players will be coached as a TEAM. Players will be divided into House and Travel team groups. Each ice time will be run as a team practice with skill training incorporated. Instruction will be based on skill and experience level. Emphasis will be on Defensive and Offensive Team Tactics in all 3 zones; Defensive, Neutral, and Offensive Zones. Off-Ice Training will focus on Core Strength training, Quick- Feet and Explosive First Step Training. Mental Training will be 30 minutes a day. Videos will hockey informative. This promises to be a FUN and Informative camp for your player.</p>