SPD Summer Clinics

Moderate 1

Wednesdays: 6:40pm-7:40pm

This clinic is designed for players that have been through learn to play at TamO’shanter, also players that have 1-2 years of playing experience after learn to play. The clinic will provide each player with the proper foundation needed to start becoming proficient on their edges. Through a series of fundamental powerskating drills and progressions the player will learn how to cut the ice properly when stopping, starting, turning, moving forward and backward. The techniques taught in this clinic are done by experienced instructors with many years of experience in this area. Small area game play and general skill work will also be an emphasis in the clinic.

Moderate 2

Tuesdays: 6:00pm-7:20pm

This clinic is designed for all player’s 9 and up looking to improve on every aspect of their game. This 8 week clinics focus will start with a major emphasis on skating and will touch on all fundamentals throughout the clinic, game play and specific game concepts will also be an added emphasis during the 8 weeks.

Accelerated

Mondays: Dryland 5:00pm / Ice 6:00pm-7:20pm

Thursdays: Dryland 5:00pm / Ice 6:00pm-6:50pm

This clinic is designed for player’s that are in the Junior Walleye program, travel programs, all-star house programs and other more advanced players from ages 7-11. This clinic is a more aggressive approach to a summer regiment and will emphasize more advanced skating, stickhandling and shooting concepts. This clinic will also reinforce situational game concepts, reinforcing the fundamental skill training previously learned, and ultimately how to apply these fundamentals in game scenarios. There is also a dryland session before each ice time.

Overspeed 1

Mondays: Dryland 8:00am / Ice 9:00am-10:20am

Fridays: Dryland 7:30am / Ice 8:30am-9:20am

This clinic is designed for player’s that have previously done 2-3 years of the Accelerated summer program at TamO’shanter. The on-ice techniques used in this clinic have been adopted over the years by many advanced programs all over the country. This program is highly recommended for young travel or likewise dedicated players that are looking for a competitive edge for the upcoming season. Stickhandling, shooting and game concepts will also be worked on, however the primary focus will be on speed. A dryland session precedes every on ice session in this clinic.

Overspeed 2 (Travel Elite/Highschool)

Wednesdays: Dryland 8:00am / Ice 9:00am-10:20am

Fridays: Dryland 8:30am / Ice 9:30am-10:20am

This clinic is designed for ages 12 and up. This clinic is an offshoot of Overspeed 1 and is a reinforcement of the same concepts with more advanced training concepts and age appropriate on and off ice training. Recommended for players that have previously done multiple summers of Accelerated and Overspeed 1/Elite training.

Overspeed 3 (Travel Elite)

Wednesdays: Dryland 12:30pm / Ice 1:30pm-2:50pm

Fridays: Dryland 10:30am / Ice 11:30am-12:20pm

This clinic is designed for player’s that have previously done an Overspeed summer program at TamO’shanter. The on-ice techniques used in this clinic have been adopted over the years by many advanced programs all over the country. This program is highly recommended for young travel players that are looking for a competitive edge for the upcoming season. Stickhandling, shooting and game concepts will also be worked on, however the primary focus will be on speed. A dryland session precedes every on ice session in this clinic.

Elite (Highschool/Travel)

Mondays: Dryland 6:30pm / Ice 7:30pm-8:50pm

Thursdays: Dryland 6:00pm / Ice 7:00pm-7:50pm

This clinic is designed for ages 12 and up. There is a Travel or Highschool level requirement for this clinic. This clinic is similar to Overspeed 2 in some of the content. However, advanced game concepts using small area games will be more of an emphasis than in Overspeed 2. Also, game concepts like breakouts, angling, boardplay in defensive zone, creating and taking away time and space will all be covered. This clinic will also have a more technical approach to stickhandling and shooting concepts than other clinics. Learning how to protect and transfer the puck in traffic and learning various shooting techniques will be reinforced. There is also a dryland session that precedes each ice time.

Defense

Tuesdays: 5:00pm-5:50pm

The D clinic is for all aspiring defensemen. This clinic will not only reinforce backward skating, transitions and quick starts. It will also help with concepts such as angling, timing on transitions from backward to forward, one on one play and many other concepts that defensemen must be knowledgeable on as they move up the ranks.

SPD Goalie Clinic

8 weeks

Wednesdays: Dryland 2:00pm-2:45pm / Ice 3:00pm-3:50pm

Fridays: Dryland 12:00pm-12:45pm / Ice 1:00pm-1:50pm

Dialed In Goaltending is focused on extending goaltenders opportunity to further life and hockey. Instructors with over a decade of instructing and coaching experience, Dialed In Goaltending is taking charge of this forgotten position and teaching the valuable craft needed to succeed on and off the ice. The approach is aimed at developing technical and physical aspects needed to be a top-tier goaltender today. Continued learning of top puck-stoppers in today’s game accelerates our teaching. Properly conveying and implementing techniques develops the confidence of a Dialed In Goaltender.

The clinics offered will supplement the engagement and reinforce the repetitions needed in developing technique and the effective base to continue succeeding.

Below is the current list of area Junior, College and Pro players that have trained with SPD over the years at TamO'Shanter. Some have been with us since they were 5-6 years old! This summer like many others, the players will be back in town skating in the SPD select clinic. Be careful who you substitute your training with this summer, use the off-season training regiment that so many players have benefited from in the past.

TANNER DICKINSON

SPD's Tanner Dickinson 4th round draft pick for the St. Louis Blues is currently playing for the Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL. Tanner has 8 goals and 18 assists in 37 games played. Tanner also was called up to the St. Louis Blues main affiliate this season and tallied 1 goal in 2 games played.

MITCHELL MILLER

SPD’s Mitchell Miller is currently playing for the Kazan AK-Bars in the KHL, notably the second best league in the world. Mitchell currently has 3 goals and 7 assists in 23 games as a defenseman.

GORDIE MYER

SPD’s Gordie Myer is currently back for his 3^rd season as a defenseman on the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye.

BRANDON SCHULTZ

SPD’s Brandon is currently in his 4^th season in the ECHL and with the Cincinnati Cyclones.

BEN SCHOEN

SPD’s Ben is currently in his senior season at Penn State (Big-10) Division 1

BRANDON FURY

SPD's Brandon Fury plays for the Philadelphia Flyers main affiliate the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the AHL. Brandon currently has 2 goals and 5 assists in 28 games.

MITCHELL DIGBY

SPD's Mitchell Digby currently has 2 goals and 1 assist in 25 games, for the division 1 Airforce Academy hockey team in the AHA.

PATRICK SMYTH

SPD's Patrick Smyth is currently in his senior year with the Army division 1 hockey team in the AHA.

JACK LUDWIG

SPD's Jack Ludwig is currently a junior at SUNY-Potsdam.

ADAM SCHANKULA

SPD’s Adam Schankula is currently at Bowling Green State University (Division 1)

Adam currently has 1 goal in 5 games played.

JASE SOFO

SPD’s Jase Sofo is currently in his first season (freshman year) with the U. of St. Thomas division 1 hockey team.

JACK BLANCHETT

SPD’s Jack Blanchett is currently in his first season with Lake Superior State University’s division 1 hockey team.

GUS HOLT

SPD’s Gus Holt is currently in his first season with ARMY’s division 1 hockey team.

DEVON BOBAK

SPD’s Devon Bobak is currently in his sophomore year, playing for Trinity College.

ANDREW ST. JULIAN

SPD’s Andrew St. Julian is currently playing in his sophomore year at Salem State College.

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