REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: 2025 CAMP SCHEDULE

Refine your skills. Elevate your game. Spots are limited – register today!

Note: We've transitioned to a new registration platform. If you have credits from 2024, please contact us directly at info@defencefirst.com.

MARCH BREAK

FOCUS: Defend the Rush
This camp will focus on 1 vs 1 and 2 vs 1 to solidify a plan when defending these situations.

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FOCUS: Positioning Checking
Enhancing student confidence in body contact, focusing on initiating and receiving contact techniques, improving balance, power stance, safety, and confidence.

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NEW FOCUS: Development Games
Develop skills and evolve your thinking through custom-specific games, including 1 vs 1 and 2 vs 1 scenarios.

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JULY WEEK 1

NEW FOCUS: Development Games
Develop skills and evolve your thinking through custom-specific games, including 1 vs 1 and 2 vs 1 scenarios.

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NEW FOCUS: Special Teams
Master the art of Power Play by learning to create scoring opportunities and capitalize on the man-advantage. This camp focuses on puck movement, positioning, and decision-making to dominate in critical offensive situations.

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JULY WEEK 2

STANDARD: The Complete Defender
This is our flagship camp, designed to teach all the skills necessary to become an all-around defender. From skating structure to mastering one-on-ones, two-on-ones, and offensive strategies, we focus on helping players initiate, dictate, and take back control of their game.

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FOCUS: Positioning Checking
Enhancing student confidence in body contact, focusing on techniques for initiating and receiving contact, improving balance, power stance, safety, and confidence.

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JULY WEEK 3

FOCUS: Transition to Offence
As defenders, we will teach our players to properly position and take back possession to transition to offence quickly.

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FOCUS: Offence from the Defence
Being a defensive threat is standard outside the defensive zone, while being offensive is the new defensive.

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JULY WEEK 4

FOCUS: Transition to Offence
As defenders, we will teach our players to properly position and take back possession to transition to offence quickly.

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FOCUS: Offence from the Defence
Being a defensive threat is standard outside the defensive zone, while being offensive is the new defensive.

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JULY WEEK 5

STANDARD: The Complete Defender
This is our flagship camp, designed to teach all the skills necessary to become an all-around defender. From skating structure to mastering one-on-ones, two-on-ones, and offensive strategies, we focus on helping players initiate, dictate, and take back control of their game.

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CONNECTICUT - AUGUST 2025

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WINTER BREAK

COMING SOON - RELEASE ON SEPT 2025

Girls Camps

STANDARD: GIRLS Defend the Rush - 1 vs 1 & 2 vs 1
For Girls ONLY. This camp will focus on one-on-ones and two-on-ones to solidify a plan when defending these situations.

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STANDARD: GIRLS The Complete Defender
This is our flagship camp, designed to teach all the skills necessary to become an all-around defender. From skating structure to mastering one-on-ones, two-on-ones, and offensive strategies, we focus on helping players initiate, dictate, and take back control of their game.

LEARN MORE