Hello Hockey Community,
RoughRiders Hockey Academy, summer programming model of RoughRiders Hockey Club, is proud to announce the camp schedule. All of our skills series camps are COED and will include some of the best coaches the area has to offer. Camps will be limited to the first 50 players registered. The series of skills and techniques are designed to put every player in the best possible situation to develop and be their best version of a hockey player for the upcoming season.
Coaching Staff
Dustin Timm, RRHC Executive Director
Zack Stommen, RRHC Asst. Director & Skills Development Coach
Jared Brown, USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Assistant Coach
Andrew Whiteside, USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Assistant Coach
Jeff Stack, RRHC Assistant Director & High School Head Coach
Thad Ramsey, RRHC Director of Off-Ice & High School Assistant Coach
Branden Chiles, RRHC Assistant Director
Steven Shapiro, RRHC Non-Parent Head Coach
Jake Stack, RRHC Goalie Coach
Goalies: Jake Stack, RRHC Director of Goalies will be at every camp this summer. Giving specific goalie coaching and critique for all goalies.
*camp staff will vary based on number of participants and camp
Speed and Power Skating Camp
The Power Skating camp will focus on all of the basic fundamentals of being a good skater. The fundamentals will be taught in an environment that focuses on the use of the skills within the context of game situations.
Dates: April 22-24, 2022 -OR- July 8-10, 2022
Price: $195/player *Maximum capacity of 50 players
Birth Year Groups:
Group 1: 2015-2012 birth years
Group 2: 2011-2007 birth years
Location: ImOn Ice Arena, Cedar Rapids, IA
Deception Dangles and Dekes
This camp will focus on players having the ability to use their skating and stick skills to create time and space. The game of hockey is faster than ever, the players are bigger and stronger than ever, and the best can create time and space using deception, dangling, and dekes. This camp will provide fundamentals on how to use these fakes in game like scenarios and small area games on rushes and in the corners.
Dates: May 20-22, 2022 -OR- August 5-7, 2022
Price: $195/player *Maximum capacity of 50 players.
Birth Year Groups:
Group 1: 2015-2012 birth years
Group 2: 2011-2007 birth years
Location: ImOn Ice Arena, Cedar Rapids, IA
Sniper and Scoring
The Sniper and Scoring camp will focus on the fundamentals of scoring and being able to snipe. However, the game of hockey is won in between the dots. Drills will focus on players being able to get into the middle of the ice and playing under pressure. This camp will focus on positional and individual skills that will make a player more confident and an offensive threat.
Dates: June 10-12, 2022
Price: $195/player *Maximum capacity of 50 players.
Birth Year Groups:
Group 1: 2015-2012 birth years
Group 2: 2011-2007 birth years
Location: ImOn Ice Arena, Cedar Rapids, IA
Defenseman Skills
This camp is defense specific, but all players of all positions are encouraged to attend. Focusing on the defense position players will learn the importance details of the position such as good stick position, playing defensive side of the puck, backwards skating, deception on breakouts, and scoring fundamentals along the blue line.
The body contact camp is specific for upcoming first and second year 14u players.
Dates: July 29-31, 2022
Price: $195/player *Maximum capacity of 50 players.
Birth Year Groups:
- Group 1: 2015-2012 birth years
- Group 2: 2011-2007 birth years
Location: ImOn Ice Arena, Cedar Rapids, IA