2010 ARIZONA STATE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CAMP
This year’s camp will be under the leadership of Mark Ciaccio and will feature the top amateur hockey coaches from every local association in Arizona. A final coaching list will be posted on the AAHA state website.
Mark is the Power Skating Coach of the Phoenix Coyotes and has been involved with the camp the last few years. Joining the camp this year will be Mike Bahn, the Coyotes Strength and Conditioning Coach who will do the off ice training as well as Sean Burke and Grant Fuhr, Coyote Goaltending Coaches who will be doing the goalie skills and evaluations.
This year’s Development Camp will have Head Evaluators who are neither from Phoenix or have any ties with Travel Organizations. We have already received commitments from, Craig Sarner former U.S. Olympic Hockey Team 1972, current head scout Omaha Lancers USHL, Greg Ireland former Head Coach San Antonio Rampage, Grand Rapids of the AHL and many years coaching with Team Canada, Joe Dusbobik former U.S World Jr. Team member, NCAA Scholarship Player at the University of Notre Dame drafted by the San Jose Sharks.
Continuing at this years Girls camp will under the leadership of Mallory Young; Asst Coach, Colby College, Division III in Waterville, Maine and Kristin Cirbus; Asst Coach, Bowdoin College, Division III in Brunswick, Maine. They will be responsible for both the on ice skill development as well as the selection of girls to go on to the District Camp.
The primary focus of the camp will be skills and fundamentals development of the individual player. The camp will also serve as an evaluation and selection of players to represent the State of Arizona at the USA Hockey Rocky Mountain District Player Development Camp. This year’s District camp will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 5 through May 9, 2010. Players who attend the District Camp will have the opportunity to be chosen to attend the USA Hockey National Player Development Camps.
This year’s Arizona State Player and Development Camp will be held on March 29 through April 3, 2010.
Each rink will be hosting the camp a different day.
On Monday, March 29, the camp will be at Polar Ice Peoria
On Tuesday, March 30, the camp will be at Polar Ice Gilbert
On Wednesday, March 31, the camp will be at Arcadia Ice Arena
On Wednesday, March 31, the camp will be at Oceanside Ice Arena
On Thursday, April 1, the camp will be at the Alltel Ice Den for goalies
On Friday, April 2, the camp will be at Polar Ice Chandler
On Saturday, April 3, the camp will be at the Alltel Ice Den
The rink locations and ice schedule is included with this letter and posted to the AAHA website at www.azamteurhockey.org
Cost of this year’s camp is only $175.00 per player for the Boys and Girls Birth Years 93, 94, 95 & 96. This includes five (5) ice slots featuring one (1) power skating session, one (1) skills sessions and three (3) skills/scrimmages. This also includes two (2) off ice slots featuring a general off ice session and a dynamic warm up session for every participant.
There is also a two hour ice slot for goalies on Thursday night.
Cost of the camp for Boy and Girls in Birth Year, 97, 98, 99 and 00 is only $100 and will feature a similar schedule as the older boys and girls with two less sessions. There will not be any opportunity for these players to attend the Rocky Mountain District Camp.
Boys who are members of USA Hockey, US Citizens, residents of the State of Arizona and born in the following birth years are eligible for the Camp – 1993 (17), 1994 (16), 1995 (15), 1996 (14). This year we are also inviting boys with a birth year of 1997 (13), 1998 (12), 1999 (11) and 2000 (10) to participate in the camp although they are not eligible to attend the RMD Camp.
Girls who are members of USA Hockey, US Citizens and residents of the State of Arizona and born in the following birth years are eligible for the Camp -1993 (17), 1994 (16), 1995 (15) and 1996 (14). This year we are also inviting girls with a birth year of 1997 (13) and 1998 (12), 1999 (11) and 2000 (10) to participate in the camp although they are not eligible to attend the RMD Camp.
Registration this year will be at www.azamateurhockey.org
You must register by March 26 to guarantee a spot.
Registrations after March 26, 2010 will be accepted on a space available basis only.
"Players selected to attend the Rocky Mountain District Camp will need to pay an additional $275 fee and will be required to register at the same web site after being notified of selection.
The Arizona allocations, as received from USA Hockey, for this year are:
Boys: 6 forwards, 3 defensemen and 2 goalies per age division.
Girls: 3 forwards, 1 defenseman and 1 goalie per age division.
For further information please contact
Mark Ciaccio at mcpwrskate@cox.net (480-329-8737) or
Geoff Pashkowski at dplusarch@cox.net (602-376-6722) or
Mary Stewart at mshockeymail@aol.com (602-550-3108) or
Jon Brooks at azamateurhockey@yahoo.com (602-999-9194)