Off Season Training
We would like to present the following options for your players in 2025.
These programs are promoted through Orono Youth Hockey Association, but not directly run by the Association.
ALL registrations are currently open except for Karns Jr Program. Please register for your grade/age level for the Fall of 2025.
Read below for more information on each option.
Fortis/Competitive Edge
Replaces Summer STP
Months: June & July
Highlights:
This program is a replacement for what was formerly the STP option. We are very excited about this intense high level format.
We believe this will bring great strength to our summer options.
This is a combined effort between Fortis on Ice and Competitive Edge for Dryland.
Levels:
Boys Program upper level Mites, Sq, P, B
Girls Program: 8u, 10u, 12u, 15u
Potential Schedule:
Traveling:
6 weeks/ 3 days per week 2 days of skills/dryland 1 day small game scrimmage format per week
Skills days will consist of 1 hour dryland followed by 1 hour on ice.
Limited to 30 players per level. Players may be divided by skill on ice.
COST: $750 for traveling
Mites:
2 days per week with both skills and dryland training (2 hrs)
COST: $500 for mites - u6/u8
Best Shift
the choice for Spring/Fall
Months: April/May (4/8 - 6/1)
August/September
Website LINK: Morrison Arena/Best Shift Hockey
Highlights:
Individual based skills training in a small group setting
High emphasis on puck handling, shoot and skating
Highly experienced coaches
Coach to player ratio 1:10
COST: $259
LEVELS: M1, M2E/M2W, M3, M4 Sq/U10, PW/U12, B/U15, HS boys and girls
8 weeks, 1 hour per week
QUESTIONS? Brian Hansen at bhansenoia@gmail.com
Competitive Edge (private/semi-private)
Competitive Edge's reason for existing is to provide individualized coaching. This is hard to get in hockey because hockey is mostly done on-ice which is a scheduling challenge and creates a huge cost increase. So we've created a unique venue that facilitates quality repetitions without having to add the cost of ice. This cuts out about 2/3 of the typical cost compared to on ice lessons. So, whether its group of 1, 2, or 3, Comp Edge creates new opportunities for individualized training that is just hard to come by in Hockey.
The following training packages will be made available to Orono travel-level players. They will be group-of-two or group-of-three depending on sign ups for each slot.
Pricing:
- First time only trial session: $40 for an hour
- Base Rate: Commit to less than 5 hours of lessons - $110 per hour
- Package: Commit to 5+ hours of training lessons - $96 per hour
- on ice training does not include the price of ice rental
Email Andy Blaylock to set up a trial or subsequent lessons:
Read More Here:
KARNS
Over the summer only the Karn Jr. program skates at Orono on Fridays from 7:00-10:00am (30 minute lessons). This is for ages 4-8
Last summer they filled with waiting lists.
The KSD summer registration will open on 1/15/25