PHD CAMP

PHD CAMP:

Featuring Penn State Univ. Hockey Coaching Staff

An instructional camp based on positional specific skills, flow drills to reinforce those skills, and small games to develop hockey sense and further enhance skills.
INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT: The on-ice format will not only involve dividing players by age Groups (A, B, & C), but the players will be further divided on the ice by skill level so that kids learn at the appropriate pace. This division will also allow for a smaller coach-to-player ratio, so that instruction on a one-on-one basis is maximized. WHAT THEY'LL LEARN & PRACTICE: Each group will have ten (10) total on-ice hours with top college hockey coaches from Penn State University! Players will work on: Skating stride, speed, strength, and quickness; Stick-Handling, when and how to use it properly in addition to proper technique; Passing, stationary and on the move, how to pass accurately and smartly; Shooting, backhands, wrists, snaps, slaps and redirects mechanics and how to score; Puck Protection by getting the body between the opponent and the puck to keep possession, Checking with use of the body and the stick, as well as Hockey Sense with the concepts of time and space, quick decision making and smart hockey plays!
CAMP AGENDA
DAY	SESSION 1			SESSION 2
Day 1 12/27/06	Power Skating			Flow Drills & Small Games
Day 2 12/28/06	Stick Handling			Flow Drills & Small Games
Day 3 12/29/06	Passing			Flow Drills & Small Games
Day 4 12/30/06	Shooting			Flow Drills & Small Games
GROUP BREAKDOWN	SESSION 1 ICE TIMES	SESSION 2 ICE TIMES				CAMP COST
Group A (ages 8-10)	8:00am - 9:15am		9:30am - 10:45am		$230.00
Group B (ages 11-13) CANCELLED
Group C (ages 14-18) CANCELLED

	*NOTE: Lunch and/or snacks will NOT be provided. Prepare with money or bag lunches.
PHD/PSU Camp Staff
*Nine Straight ACHA National Championship Game Appearences!*
	Director/Head Instructor Scott Balboni Penn State University Head Coach, Scott Balboni, brings his expansive hockey knowledge and hockey camp format from Penn State to Reston, VA. Coach Balboni's experience speaks for itself: Balboni is originally from Salem, NH and played his high school hockey at St. Johns Prep school in Danvers where he won a New England Catholic Conference championship in 1992. He was then recruited and played as a full scholarship defenseman for NCAA Division I Providence College from 1992-96. A defensive defenseman, he tallied 13 goals and 41 assists in 138 career games with the Friars. His collegiate career culminated with the Friars beating Boston University and then Maine to capture the Hockey East championship in 1996. He obtained a baccalaureate degree in Business Management from Providence in 1996. Balboni is well known in collegiate hockey circles and has been a tireless recruiter and outstanding bench coach for Penn State. Balboni is very familiar with the Icers program and hopes to continue the academic and athletic excellence the program currently enjoys. He has also served as Assistant Director of the Penn State Hockey Camps in the past and will serve as Director in the future.
	Assistant Director/Instructor Darren Hersh Now the Goalie Coach for the United States Naval Academy, Hersh spent six seasons as the goalie coach/consultant for the Penn State University Hockey Team, working with Icers goalies to improve their game. With Penn State, Hersh coached their goalies to three ACHA National Championships and three ACHA National Championship Runners-Up, including a playoff MVP, several ACHA All-Americans and school records for most wins by a goalie, lowest GAA and best save percentage. Over the years, Hersh has been involved with many other championship hockey teams such as: Lawrence Academy Prep School: 1989 Independent School League (ISL) All League Team, 1989 ISL Champions, 1989 New England Prep School Hockey Association All New England Team, 1989 Hockey Night in Boston All Scholastic Team and All Scholastic Champions (Mid-Atlantic Team), Bowdoin College: 1993 ECAC Champions, ECAC Playoff MVP, two time ECAC Goalie of the Month and Wichita Thunder: 1994 Central Hockey League Champions. He was also briefly involved with the Hershey Bears of the AHL, and the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL. Hersh owns and operates Progressive Hockey Development, a synthetic ice hockey training facility in Sterling, VA as well as The Goalie Academy, Inc. He has coached the Northern Virginia Ice Dogs U17 team to the Southeast District Championship in 2004 and Reston Raiders Squirt A Blue team to the CBHL Championship game.
	Instructor Matt Bertani Assistant coach of the Penn State Icers; former minor pro and assistant coach of the Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL); expert power skating instructor. Former coach of various National Bound Pittsburgh Jr Penguins teams. Graduate of Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA
	Instructor Mo Stroemel Mo Stroemel was an assistant coach with the Penn State Ice Lions (ACHA Division II) for two years before taking over as head coach in 1996. As head coach of the Ice Lions, he amassed a record of 131-61-11, and took his teams to three ACHA National Tournaments, including a Final Four appearance and a National runner-up finish. Under his direction the Ice Lions also won a West Penn Collegiate Hockey Association Championship, two University Hockey League Championships and the Super East Collegiate Hockey League regular season title. He was named the ACHA Division II Northeast Region Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2004. He is an assistant professor of theatre at Penn State. Mo is a native of West Chester, PA, and resides in State College with his wife Joan, and children, Sarah and Tom.
Photos by Mark Horgas