http://www.sps-powerskating.ca/
Camp attended: 1 hr semi-private power skating lesson for my son & 2 of his teammates March 2012 at Moody Park Arena in New Westminster, BC
Camp attended: 1 hr semi-private power skating lesson for my son & 2 of his teammates March 2012 at Moody Park Arena in New Westminster, BC
Overall - Great feedback, a bit expensive compared to other camps but recommended (ie. you get what you pay for...)
(All ratings go from 1 = worst to 5 = best)
Quality of Coach - 4
Quality of Assistant coaches - N/A
Coach to Student ratio - 5
Quality of Drills - 5
Age vs. Skill flexibility - 5
Organization - 4
Off-ice session - N/A
Jersey - N/A
Website - 2
Game day or scrimmage - N/A
Value for money - 3
Would we go back? Yes, but would probably wait for cheaper ice time or bring 2 more kids...
While we were back in Canada for Spring Break, as mentioned, we had issues with the lack of seriousness of the UBC camp, and we'd arranged for 2 of my son's teammates and their mothers to come all the way from Japan, so we thought we'd organize a semi-private lesson to do something a bit more serious. Coach Duncan was great about helping to arrange the session, booking the ice time, and making all the arrangements. The drills he had them run through were quite good, some very basic, but as he was doing it, he picked up a few issues in my sons skating (ie. not bringing his skates all the way back in before pushing off again), so he had the kids start doing drills that were specifically designed to fix the issues he'd noticed. These were excellent. He also gave a lot of good feedback after the class, in terms of what the kids could be doing to improve their skating and hockey, and the best feedback he gave was to have the kids not do hockey, but to cross-train and do something like gymnastics or judo that can help with their balance and body control. Couldn't agree more. It was a bit expensive per hour compared to other camps, as we only had 3 kids, however the feedback was excellent and very personalized, with clear takeaways for the kids to work on. One note, on the website, it mentions video feedback, so we assumed this was included. It's not, and is an additional charge for an off-ice session, so please make sure of this when booking your session.
While we were back in Canada for Spring Break, as mentioned, we had issues with the lack of seriousness of the UBC camp, and we'd arranged for 2 of my son's teammates and their mothers to come all the way from Japan, so we thought we'd organize a semi-private lesson to do something a bit more serious. Coach Duncan was great about helping to arrange the session, booking the ice time, and making all the arrangements. The drills he had them run through were quite good, some very basic, but as he was doing it, he picked up a few issues in my sons skating (ie. not bringing his skates all the way back in before pushing off again), so he had the kids start doing drills that were specifically designed to fix the issues he'd noticed. These were excellent. He also gave a lot of good feedback after the class, in terms of what the kids could be doing to improve their skating and hockey, and the best feedback he gave was to have the kids not do hockey, but to cross-train and do something like gymnastics or judo that can help with their balance and body control. Couldn't agree more. It was a bit expensive per hour compared to other camps, as we only had 3 kids, however the feedback was excellent and very personalized, with clear takeaways for the kids to work on. One note, on the website, it mentions video feedback, so we assumed this was included. It's not, and is an additional charge for an off-ice session, so please make sure of this when booking your session.
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