Hey there Bulldogs! Jordan House here, and
we’re going to check out some of the hockey
camps going on in the sports complex this
summer. Stick with me to get the inside scoop
on this year's camps. Let’s head inside
and take a look.
Well what we’re doing right now is, we’re
breaking down individual skills. So in the
morning, I’m working a lot on the skating.
Every morning they’ll do something different,
Monday through Thursday, in terms of specialized
skills, so that they get better throughout
the week. What we want to do is, you know,
make sure that they’re hitting on forward
skating, backward skating, and then some overspeed
training as the week goes on.
We definitely see a lot of kids that come year-to-year.
You see the same faces and the same names,
now they just get a little bit older every
year, but our retention rate here is very
high, and throughout the course of time, you
know, we just keep adding different players
that have been here, and then we use our current
players for our counselors.
Well I think what they’re learning is leadership
skills. They get a chance to be with their
group, direct the kids around campus, but
the one thing it really helps is, you know,
for them to give back to the kids, to help
teach, but I would say that the big thing
is, is their leadership skills.
Today we’re camp counselors, we’re on
the ice with the kids three hours a day, just
show them all the fundamentals, the basics,
and just teach them little things about the game.
Well it’s great, this university gave me
so much when I played here for the four years,
and to be back, and I guess kind of give back
to the kids and the fans is a really nice
experience, and it’s kind of being a kid
again, you know, hanging out with these guys,
and seeing how much they love the game. It’s
kind of refreshing.
You know it’s nice, and a lot of these kids
are fans of the program, and had the opportunity
to watch me play when I was here, and to have
them here, and be able to work with them,
not only on the ice, but, you know, away from
the ice and in the dorms, and get a chance
to joke around with them and just kind of
hang out, you realize how much they really
like to be around us and just around the guys,
around the rink. Like I said before, it’s
a nice experience to be around, and I’m
just really having a great time here.
You don’t really notice how much they look
up to you until you’re next to them. You
know, everything you say, they follow you
through everything. You kind of forget what
you do, and they’re always there to just
push you on pretty much.
