North American Hockey Academy

 Welcome to the NAHA Elite Development Camp Page! We hope you'll join us in 2012! 

Come join us for the most advanced and innovative training for high school girls in the US. If you didn't receive an invitation and are interested in attending, please email us at: link

A Camp for top high school players
in the country seeking to be the best they can be.

•  What makes this NAHA program different?

No matter how good the instruction provided at a camp, it takes time and repetition to change a player—their skills as well as how they think and play the game. In this program, players are exposed to instruction over a longer period of time, in a more elite training environment allowing the committed athlete to make significant changes in how she plays, her skills and how she ‘thinks the game’. She’s also playing with top players who can play the game at her level.

• Who is this program for?

 We want the best players to be here to help each other become better!We strongly believe that summers are for player development, and seek to maximize each player’s development and ice time. In addition we will provide competitive games that exceed any other summer hockey experience.

Players are challenged and taught—

Core Philosophy: We believe in order to experience success and true learning, players must also make mistakes. In our camp environment, we are committed to helping players learn and make long term changes.
On-ice Skill Development: As we seek to add new tools to each player’s tool box, we teach proper execution then application of the skills in overspeed environments, getting players out of their comfort zones. Position-specific sessions are included in our camps.
Off-ice skills sessions: Increase stickhandling and puck possession skills in our unique skill development sessions.
Training Program: Players will receive information about state-of-the-art hockey-specific training to help them with their off season training. Consulting with USA Hockey and NHL team strength coaches and exercise physiologists, the NAHA program is at the cutting edge of training for hockey. Players leave with an understanding of what they need to do, and when they need to do it.

On-ice ‘Thinking the Game’ Program

We are committed to teaching through small games/activities that incorporate concepts of movement, transition, puck possession, support and playing the Team Game to develop Game Sense. We place an emphasis on player decisions, solving problems and being creative within game situations.

The development of Game Sense is a combination of recognizing the cues the game presents and using tactics and strategy to solve the games problems. Players exposed to our type of instruction can bring their new understanding and increased skill performance directly into game, while learning it in an atmosphere that balances the development of the athlete with lots of fun!

Each on-ice session is based on our daily point-of-emphasis and combines a series of skill development exercises, brings those skills into combination play in small groups then applies the skills and concepts in tactical game play.

Goalies: Goalies will receive position specific training.

 Make sure you check out the Elite Development Camp highlights, it's a camp and experience like no other!

Link to Highlights