Martian Hockey, Power Skating, Hockey Skills and Goaltending

               2010 SKILLS PROGRAMS

                  (GIRLS & BOYS)

Skills and Cross Ice Combined program for the SUMMER of 2010!!

MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY

120 minutes weekly sessions, 8 weeks, PHILLIPS ACADEMY

COST $230

Martian Sports Skills introduce a new format to our successful skills program for the SUMMER of 2010! We will expand this combination of our successful skills format and the success of the development of our Cross Ice game format to 120 minutes each week for the summer of 2010. Each player will receive 60 minutes of skills instruction weekly and a 60 minute XICE GAME EACH WEEK.

Mike O’Neil and Paul Sacco will once again return to run our successful 8 WEEK, WEEKLY program for mite, squirt, and pee wee/ bantam players. Each of these programs will meet once a week for 8 weeks for 120 minutes. The program is designed around the following weekly lessons:

Week 1: Discovering your edges    

Week 2: The importance of balance  

Week 3: Stopping and starting                        

Week 4: Crossovers / quick acceleration        

Week 5: Backward skating and transition

Week 6: Shooting and Stick handling    

Week 7: Battle Skills and Body position/checking  

Week 8: MARTIAN CUP TOURNAMNET

All of our weekly lessons are weekly skills are reviewed each week with the purpose of building a foundation for the young players to build on throughout the entire program.

ALL SESSIONS – 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM        COST IS $230 PER SESSION PER PLAYER

EACH PALYER WILL RECEIVE A TOTAL OF 16 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION

MITES -  MONDAY NIGHTS

PW/ BTM - TUESDAY NIGHTS

SQUIRTS - THURSDAY NIGHTS

ALL SESSIONS LIMITED AND SPACE IS PROVIDED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS

 MIDDLE SCHOOL DEFENCEMEN SKILLS (7wk, weekly 1 hour sessions) THURSDAY NIGHTS

Paul Sacco, Northeastern and Defensive coach in the USHL, and Chris Dyment, Boston Bruins, will once again head up our defensive skills program. Paul will be joined by Mark Basturache (Providence College), Ryan McCoy (SMU). This program is designed on improving the skills of a defenseman by concentrating on skating, angling, position, and checking. This camp is very popular and sells out quickly.

COST PER PLAYER = $155 PER PLAYER

GRADES 6- 7 & 8 – 8:10 PM

 MIDDLE SCHOOL CHECKING SKILLS – (7wk, weekly 1 hour sessions) THURSDAY NIGHTS

Martian Sports Skills will offer a weekly checking skills program. We introduce the proper method of checking both with the body and with the stick. We will teach the proper techniques and positioning of a player in all aspects of the game. This program will be limited to 30 players. Players must be in their Pee Wee and Bantam years. We will separate the players by birth years to ensure safety.

COST PER PLAYER = $155 PER PLAYER

GRADES 6- 7 – 8 – 7:00 PM

MARTIAN CUP TOURNAMENT 2010

Martian Sports Skills is pleased to announce that our 12^th annual tournament will cap off our summer skills programs. This tournament is the highlight of all of our participants as they play for the right to carry the cup around the ice like their hero’s of the NHL. The winners will also have their name etched on the cup for future players to admire. The tournament will take place the week of August 9^th 2010.  

               2010 SKILLS PROGRAMS

                  (GIRLS &BOYS)

Skills and Cross Ice Combined program for the SUMMER of 2010!!

MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY

120 minutes weekly sessions, 8 weeks, PHILLIPS ACADEMY

COST $230

Martian Sports Skills introduce a new format to our successful skills program for the SUMMER of 2010! We will expand this combination of our successful skills format and the success of the development of our Cross Ice game format to 120 minutes each week for the summer of 2010. Each player will receive 60 minutes of skills instruction weekly and a 60 minute XICE GAME EACH WEEK.

Mike O’Neil and Paul Sacco will once again return to run our successful 8 WEEK, WEEKLY program for mite, squirt, and pee wee/ bantam players. Each of these programs will meet once a week for 8 weeks for 120 minutes. The program is designed around the following weekly lessons:

Week 1: Discovering your edges    

Week 2: The importance of balance  

Week 3: Stopping and starting                        

Week 4: Crossovers / quick acceleration        

Week 5: Backward skating and transition 

Week 6: Shooting and Stick handling    

Week 7: Battle Skills and Body position/checking  

Week 8: MARTIAN CUP TOURNAMNET

All of our weekly lessons are weekly skills are reviewed each week with the purpose of building a foundation for the young players to build on throughout the entire program.

ALL SESSIONS – 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM        COST IS $230 PER SESSION PER PLAYER

EACH PALYER WILL RECEIVE A TOTAL OF 16 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION

MITES -  MONDAY NIGHTS

PW/ BTM - TUESDAY NIGHTS

SQUIRTS - THURSDAY NIGHTS

ALL SESSIONS LIMITED AND SPACE IS PROVIDED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS

 MIDDLE SCHOOL DEFENCEMEN SKILLS (7wk, weekly 1 hour sessions) THURSDAY NIGHTS

Paul Sacco, Northeastern and Defensive coach in the USHL, and Chris Dymant, Boston Bruins, will once again head up our defensive skills program. Paul will be joined by Mark Basturache (Providence College), Ryan McCoy (SMU). This program is designed on improving the skills of a defenseman by concentrating on skating, angling, position, and checking. This camp is very popular and sells out quickly.

COST PER PLAYER = $155 PER PLAYER

GRADES 6- 7 & 8 – 8:10 PM

 MIDDLE SCHOOL CHECKING SKILLS – (7wk, weekly 1 hour sessions) THURSDAY NIGHTS

Martian Sports Skills will offer a weekly checking skills program. We introduce the proper method of checking both with the body and with the stick. We will teach the proper techniques and positioning of a player in all aspects of the game. This program will be limited to 30 players. Players must be in their Pee Wee and Bantam years. We will separate the players by birth years to ensure safety.

COST PER PLAYER = $155 PER PLAYER

GRADES 6- 7 – 8 – 7:00 PM

MARTIAN CUP TOURNAMENT 2010

Martian Sports Skills is pleased to announce that our 12^th annual tournament will cap off our summer skills programs. This tournament is the highlight of all of our participants as they play for the right to carry the cup around the ice like their hero’s of the NHL. The winners will also have their name etched on the cup for future players to admire. The tournament will take place the week of August 9^th 2010.  

HERE IS THE LATEST UPDATE FOR SESSION OPENNINGS FOR OUR SUMMER SKILLS PROGRAMS AS OF 7/2/09

SESSION #1 -All Mites moved to Monday Session - Sold out

SESSION #2 - PW/BANTAMS - Sold out

SESSION # 4A - SQUIRTS WEDNESDAY - Sold out

SESSION #4 - SQUIRTS THURSDAY - Sold out

SESSION #5 - GOALTENDING -Sold out

SESSION #6 - HIGH SCHOOL - Sold out

SESSION #7 - CHECKING SKILLS - Sold Out (email)

SESSION #8 - DEFENSE SKILLS - Sold out

EMAIL - info@martiansportsskills.com

MARTIAN SPORTS SKILLS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF CHRIS DYMENT TO OUR SUMMER STAFF. CHRIS WAS CAPTAIN OF BU AND DRAFTED BY THE MONTEAL CANADIENS IN 1999. HE HAS GONE ONTO PLAY IN THE  AHL,  ITILIAN ELITE LEAGUE,AND THE EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE.

CHRIS WILL HEAD OUR DEFENSIVE SKILL AND CHECKING SKILL SESSIONS ON THURSDAY NIGHTS FOR 6, 7 AND 8TH GRADERS.

CHRIS BIO

Drafted 4 th round with Montreal Canadiens in the 1999 NHL Draft
BU from 1998 to 2002 - captain at BU
Signed pro contract played 5 years in the American League
Houston Aeros
Springfield Falcons
Providence Bruins
Then played in the Italian Elite League in Cortina
Currently plays in the East Coast with Trenton

MARTIAN SPORTS SKILLS WILL ONCE AGAIN OFFER THIS COMPLETE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR  HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY PLAYERS ENTERING IN THE 9^TH GRADE TO THE 12^TH GRADE.

ON ICE INSTRUCTION

THIS PROGRAM COMBINES 22 HOURS  ON ICE  INSTRUCTION BY COMBINING THE SERVICES OF VARIOUS HOCKEY EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD. THIS PROGRAM WIL PROVIDE DIFFERENT PROFFESIONAL HOCKEY INSTRUCTORS  EACH WEEK,  THIS PROGRAM WILL TEACH THE PLAYERS THE IMPORTANCE OF SKILL WORK AND HOW TO IMPROVE PLAY IN ALL ZONES ON THE ICE. OUR INSTRUCTION WILL BE ADVANCED AND VERY HIGH TEMPO TOUCHING BASE ON COVERAGE, TRANSITION, NEUTRAL, OFFENSIVE, AND DEFENSIVE ZONE PLAY AS WELL AS ADVANCED SKILL WORK. WE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTORS THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO OUR PROGRAM FOR 2009:

                PETER WARD – AST. PERSONEL DIRECTOR OF USA HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

                DAVE RIES – HEAD COACH AT THE BROOKS SCHOOL

                TURCOTTE STICKHANDLING - #1 STICKHANDLING SCHOOL IN THE USA

                MARK DENNEHY – HEAD COACH MERRIMAC COLLEGE AND STAFF

                SABASTIAN LAPLANTE – COACH NORTHEASTERN

                PAUL SACCO – USHL, EUROPEAN ELITE SCOUT, CO DIRECTOR MARTIAN SPORTS SKILLS

                BILL BLACKWELL – MASSACHUSETTS COACH OF THE YEAR MASCO HIGH SCHOOL

                THE ON ICE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN THE WEEK OF JUNE 22 AND WILL CONCLUDE ON FRIDAY AUGUST 14^TH, 2009

GOALTENDING

OUR GOALTENDING INSTRUCTION WILL BE PROVIDED BY STOP IT GOALTENDING. BRIAN DACCORD AND HIS PROFEESIONAL DIRECTORS WILL BE PRESENT AT ALL ICE SESSIONS. YOU WILL BE TRAINED AND CRITIQUED EACH WEEK . WE WILL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF GOALIES TO 3 PER SESSION FOR THE SUMMER OF 2009.

OFF ICE TRAINING

OFF ICE TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED BY ART McDERMOT T AND HIS STAFF AT MATRIX TRAINING CENTER LOCATED 5 MILES FROM THE CAMPUS OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY.

EACH PLAYER WILL BE GIVEN A PROGRAM BASED AROUND HIS AGE, SIZE, AND ABILITY. EACH PLAYER WILL BE TESTED AND GIVEN GOALS TO ACHIEVE BY HIS OWN PERSONAL PROFFESSIONAL TRAINOR.  EACH PLAYER WILL BE PROVIDED A NUTRITION PROGRAM MONITERED WEEKLY BY ART AND HIS STAFF.  SESSIONS WILL MEET MONDAY – FRIDAY WITH  FLEXIBLE  TIMES. MATRIX TRAINING WILL PROVIDE THE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY IN THE SCHEDULE FOR AFTERNOON AND MORNING WORKOUT SESSIONS. THE MATRIX TRAINING FACILITY IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE AREA AND THE TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN MANY OF THE STONGEST MEN COMPETIONS FEATURED ON ESPN.

THE OFF ICE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN THE WEEK OF 6/15 AND CONCLUDE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 14TH

THE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN ON OUR OFFICE PROGRAM RUN FROM 

JUNE 15^TH TO AUGUST 14^ND

COST IS $725 FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHELETES. A $300 NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE.

ALL SESSIONS ARE LIMITED TO 28 PLAYERS AND 3 GOALIES.