TPH Phoenix Defense Camp Ice Hockey
Director and Head of Hockey at TPH Phoenix, Brett Blatchford, will lead the on-ice sessions. Brett played college hockey at the University of Notre Dame and in the CHL, ECHL, and AHL and brings 12 years of coaching experience. He is passionate about developing defensemen in the Phoenix area and will cover both offensive and defensive skill sets. Limited space and quality coach to player ratios. Players must be at the 14U (2009 and 2010) and 12U (2011 and 2012) age levels. This will be an advanced camp for the strongest defensemen in the Phoenix area. All should be at the AA, AAA, Elite, or Tier I level.
Offensive Concepts: Blue line movement/Activating from the blue line, backward weight shifts, underhandling, puck recoveries, deception, passing while fading backwards, partner movements & climbing.
Defensive Concepts: defending from inside edges/opening hips, changing shape properly, angling, leading with your stick, skating efficiency.
(4) On-Ice Sessions
6/9 5:30pm-6:30pm
6/10 11:30am-12:30pm
6/10 5:10pm-6:10pm
6/11 9:00am-10:00am