Summer Program

2025 Summer Registration coming soon!

Elevate your skills. Transform your game.

6 weeks. Intensive Programming.
Register week-by-week from mid July to end of August!

For athletes seeking a program that offers more than just skill development, Empower Hockey represents a comprehensive, enriching, and rewarding opportunity to grow as athletes and individuals within a supportive community of aspiring female athletes.

2024 Example schedule

Week 1: Mastering Hockey Skating

  • Focus: Developing fundamental and advanced skating techniques essential for agility, speed, and efficiency on the ice.

  • Activities: Enhance efficiency, explosiveness, deception, balance, power, and stride.

Week 2: Puck Skills Enhancement

  • Focus: Puck handling, shooting, and receiving skills to improve puck control and offensive capabilities.

  • Activities: Snap shots, release, loads and puck handling under pressure.

Week 3: Timing and Passing

  • Focus: Off puck positioning, timing and getting open for passes/shots.

  • Activities: Timing, spacing, and situational awareness.

Week 4: Deception and Goal Scoring

  • Focus: Techniques in deception to outsmart opponents and increase goal-scoring opportunities.

  • Activities: Quick decision-making, evasiveness, and accurate shooting.

Week 5: Position-Specific Skills

  • Focus: Tailored training for forwards and defensemen, focusing on the unique skills required for each position.

  • Activities: Position-specific scenarios and strategies to refine roles and responsibilities.

Week 6: Battle, Flow, and Pace

  • Focus: Integrating skills into high-tempo, game-like situations with an emphasis on competitiveness and resilience.

  • Activities: Mini-games and competitive drills designed to simulate game pressures and encourage quick thinking and teamwork.

Each Week Includes:

  • On-ice goalie-specific training

  • Off-ice strength and conditioning

  • Classroom sessions – covers mental skills to enhance focus, confidence, and resilience, as well as video sessions to break down and analyze game situations (August weeks only)

  • Empower Hockey jersey and bonus swag!

Registration is available on a week-by-week basis. Participants who sign up for the full program will benefit most from the program design as each week builds for the following week. While not necessary, it is recommended to sign up for multiple weeks to see best results.

Why Empower Hockey?

Fostering a culture where athletes learn to take ownership of their development and hold themselves to higher standards, Empower Hockey creates not just skilled hockey players, but independent, strong, and self-motivated individuals. This empowerment is what sets our athletes apart, equipping them with the skills and mindset necessary for success on the ice and in all aspects of their lives.

  • Professional Coaching Staff: Empower Hockey provides access to a coaching lineup that includes world champions, Olympians, and professional players. Coaches like Melanie Jue, Kimberly Newell, Malia Schneider, and Carley Blomberg bring a wealth of experience and a track record of success both on and off the ice. This level of coaching offers athletes unique insights into the game and invaluable lessons that go beyond basic skills training.

  • 360 Player Development: Our program is tailored to strengthen physical skills, mental acuity, and emotional resilience. At Empower Hockey, your daughter will learn to excel in high-pressure situations, both on and off the ice, making her not just a better player, but a more confident and capable individual.

  • Individualized feedback: Empower Hockey stands out because we meet each athlete where she is in her development. Our personalized approach ensures that every session contributes to her unique goals. We focus on creating a responsive environment that adapts to her needs, fostering growth at her own pace and maximizing her potential.

  • Empowering Female Athletes: We are committed to empowering young female athletes, providing them with role models who have succeeded in their fields. This nurturing environment not only enhances their skills but also builds their confidence and inspires them to set and achieve their own lofty goals.

  • Learning to Learn – A Skill for Life: Our innovative approach goes beyond traditional coaching methods. We teach our athletes how to learn, enabling them to become autonomous players who understand their strengths and weaknesses. This critical skill helps them self-diagnose and adjust, ensuring continuous improvement and independence in their development journey.

  • Proven Success for Every Goal: At Empower Hockey, success is about helping each athlete reach her personal goals, whatever they may be. Whether your daughter aims to advance competitively and make the rep team or simply wants to gain confidence and master new skills, we're here to support her journey. Our proven track record is not just about competitive advancements; it's about witnessing our athletes grow stronger, more confident, and more skilled. We celebrate all victories, big and small, because every step forward is a step towards becoming the best version of oneself.

Surpass your own expectations. Reserve your spot today.

Cancellation and Refund Policy:

  • Full refund minus $75 admin fee up until 14 days prior to program start

  • 50% partial refund for cancellations within 14 days of program start

  • No cancellations after program start – students are expected to attend all sessions as no makeup sessions will be provided