The Weeks Pictou County Crushers Organization is excited to announce the return of their summer hockey school, set to begin Aug 16^th.  The camp has been a tremendous success in the past, and with new elements added this year, the hope is to attract some new players to the program.  Head coach Jason Malone, who has a background with the Andrews Hockey Growth Program, believes in the importance of stressing the basic skills of hockey to players at a young age.

 “We want to make sure that the camp is focusing on the foundational aspects of the game for the younger players taking part.  The morning sessions will focus primarily on proper skating techniques, while our evening sessions will integrate basic puck skills.  Obviously, we want the kids to come out and meet some of our players and have some fun, but we also want to make sure that these kids are learning the proper mechanics needed to become efficient skaters.”

Wade Taylor President of the Crushers, sees the camp as a valued part of the Crushers Organization, and sees it moving in the right direction.

“We feel the hockey school this year will take a significant step forward with the addition of Jason and his amount of experience with the Andrew’s program, which is highly regarded both nationally and internationally.”

The school will run from 8:30am until 5:30pm daily and will feature two ice sessions daily as well as gym and pool time at the YMCA.  The program will also feature information sessions for the kids on nutrition, injury prevention and office conditioning as well as guest speakers throughout the week.

Registration forms can be found on our website www.weekscrushershockey.com or by contacting Jane Scott at jane@advocateprinting.ns.ca .