Last year's camp offered 2 ice sessions per day - each one preceded by a high quality dryland warm-up both inside and outdoors. Every mid-day, there was a seminar on various subjects including equipment, nutrition, mental preparation and coaching theory.
Instruction last summer was provided in roughly a 1:13 (coach:skater) ratio resulting in plenty of one-on-one contact with the 3 full-time coaches - Neal, Marcin and Andrea. Guest coaches included Olympic speed skaters Kevin (Overland) Crockett and Denny Morrison.
The on-ice program was largely technical with some interval training and plenty of opportunity to freely skate and apply the coaches' instructions.
There was great camaraderie, both on and off the ice, amongst the various participants who came from many parts of Canada and the USA.
When off the ice for warm-up or cool-down, there was lots of opportunity to watch the national teams of several countries training on the oval. More than one master skater came home with autographs from famous Canadian Olympians including Catriona Lemay Doan, Cindy Klassen and Jeremy Wotherspoon.
This year's camp runs from July 10th to 15th. Complete information and registration form is available at http://www.oval.ucalgary.ca/Camps/Camps2006/masters_ss.pdf
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